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Suffering and Virtue (Hardcover)
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Suffering and Virtue (Hardcover)
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Suffering, in one form or another, is present in all of our lives.
But 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.
In this ground-breaking book, Michael Brady argues that suffering
is vital for the development of virtue, and hence for us to live
happy or flourishing lives. After presenting a distinctive account
of suffering and a novel interpretation of its core element -
unpleasantness - Brady focuses on three claims that are central to
his picture. The first is that forms of suffering, like pain and
remorse, can themselves constitute virtuous responses. The second
is that suffering is essential for four important classes of
virtue: virtues of strength, such as fortitude and courage; virtues
of vulnerability, such as adaptability and humility; moral virtues,
such as compassion; and the practical and epistemic excellences
that make up wisdom. His third and final claim is that suffering is
vital for the social virtues of justice, love, and trust, and hence
for the flourishing of social groups.
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