Spirituality and the Good Life

Philosophical Approaches
Herausgeber: McPherson, David

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

A philosophical exploration of the relationships between spirituality, well-being, religion, and philosophy, examining specific spiritual practices and spiritually informed virtues.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: European Community
• Seitenzahl: 248
• Erscheinungstermin: 19. Oktober 2017
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 241mm x 163mm x 18mm
• Gewicht: 485g
• ISBN-13: 9781107133006
• ISBN-10: 1107133009
• Artikelnr.: 48094200

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction David McPherson
1. Philosophy, religion, and spirituality John Cottingham
2. The problem of impiety Cora Diamond
3. The virtue of piety Robert C. Roberts
4. Homo religiosus: does spirituality have a place in neo-Aristotelian virtue ethics? David McPherson
5. Desire and the spiritual life Fiona Ellis
6. Between heaven and earth: sensory experience and the goods of the spiritual life Mark R. Wynn
7. The Jewish Sabbath as a spiritual practice Samuel Fleischacker
8. The power of the spoken word: prayer, invocation, and supplication in Islam Mukhtar H. Ali
9. Aristotelian friendship and Ignatian companionship Karen Stohr
10. Starting with compassion Richard White
11. Identifying with the Confucian heaven: immanent and transcendent Dao May Sim
12. Agnostic spirituality John Houston.