RT Book
T1 Friendship and virtue ethics in the Book of Job
A1 Vesely, Patricia 1975-
LA English
PP Cambridge
PB Cambridge University Press
YR 2019
UL https://www.ixtheo.de/Record/1667781391
AB For classical philosophers, friendship was a serious topic of ethical reflection, yet in contemporary discussions on ethics, this subject is largely absent. Drawing upon Aristotelian ethics based on virtue, Patricia Vesely examines friendship as a moral category in the Book of Job, illuminating those virtues, motivations, and perceptions that this relationship entails. She argues that for Job, the virtues of loyalty, compassion, courage, humility, honesty, hospitality, and practical wisdom are essential to a relationship of friendship. These traits of character are most fully embodied in actions of advocacy. In addition to a detailed examination of friendship in the Book of Job, Vesely addresses topics such as the contribution of virtue to human flourishing, the role of tragic literature in moral formation, friendship in Hellenistic and biblical contexts, and ethics in heroic societies. Her book brings together topics spanning philosophy, ethics, and biblical studies, yielding a work that will appeal to a broad range of audiences.
NO Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 11 Mar 2019)
SN 9781108568500
SN 9781108476478
SN 9781108700795
K1 Bible : Job : Criticism, interpretation, etc
K1 Friendship : Biblical teaching
K1 Bible ; Job ; Criticism, interpretation, etc
K1 Friendship ; Biblical teaching
DO 10.1017/9781108568500