Suffering and Virtue

ISBN-13: 9780198812807 / Angielski / Twarda / 2018 / 192 str.

Michael S. Brady

Opis

Why do we suffer? On one reading, this is a question about the causes of physical and emotional suffering. On another, it is a question about whether suffering has a point or purpose or value. Michael Brady's ground-breaking book argues that suffering is vital for the development of virtue, and hence for us to live happy or flourishing lives.

Recenzje

Well written, clear and sound structured, Suffering and Virtue is a critical study that attempts to drive the aspects of a difficult subject matter as suffering in the current context. In this research,Bradyhas a major purpose: to explore why do we suffer ... Brady's contribution through this volume that addresses such a current issue not only helps our understanding of suffering but also puts the question back on the table of the debate about how to learn to suffer and overcome difficulties virtuously. Metapsychology

O autorze

Michael Brady is Professor of Philosophy at the University of Glasgow, having previously taught at the University of Stirling. His research centres on the philosophy of emotion, and its links with moral philosophy and epistemology. He was Director of the British Philosophical Association, having previously served as Secretary of the Scots Philosophical Association, and he is Philosopher in Residence with Quarantine, the Manchester-based theatre and performance company.