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Wealth, Virtue, and Moral Luck : Christian Ethics in an Age of Inequality /
"In this book, Kate Ward addresses the issue of inequality from the perspective of Christian virtue ethics. Her unique contribution is to argue that moral luck, our individual life circumstances, affects one's ability to pursue virtue. She argues that economic status functions as moral luc...
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Washington, DC :
Georgetown University Press,
[2021]
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| Colección: | Book collections on Project MUSE.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
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| 505 | 0 | |a Introduction : Reframing the Problem of Inequality -- Groundwork -- Christian Virtue Ethics -- Toward a Christian Virtue Account of Moral Luck -- Defining Wealth and Poverty for Christian Virtue Ethics -- Wealth and Virtue : The Dangers of Hyperagency -- The Impact of Poverty on Virtue -- How Inequality Impacts Virtue. | |
| 520 | |a "In this book, Kate Ward addresses the issue of inequality from the perspective of Christian virtue ethics. Her unique contribution is to argue that moral luck, our individual life circumstances, affects one's ability to pursue virtue. She argues that economic status functions as moral luck and impedes the ability of both the wealthy and the impoverished to pursue virtues such as prudence, justice, and temperance. The book presents social science evidence that inequality reduces empathy for others' suffering, and increases violence, fear, and the desire to punish others. For the wealthy, inequality creates "hyperagency" - abundant freedom, power, and choice beyond that enjoyed by other members of society. For the poor, scarcity of time, money, and other important goods can also impair their ability to pursue virtue. Having established the theological harm caused by inequality, Ward then makes the argument that both individual Christians and Christian communities have obligations to address the impact of inequality. As individuals, Christians should pursue what Ward calls encounter, conversion, and contentment. Encounter means genuinely reaching out to the less fortunate and spending enough time to get to know individuals as human beings. For Ward, conversion means informing oneself about the realities of poverty and inequality. Contentment means being satisfied with one's position and not striving for more material wealth. Christian communities, in Ward's view, have obligations to pursue political action, tithing, and aid, and to foster encounters in parishes and educational settings"-- |c Provided by publisher. | ||
| 588 | |a Description based on print version record. | ||
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| 650 | 7 | |a Poverty |x Moral and ethical aspects. |2 fast |0 (OCoLC)fst01074113 | |
| 650 | 7 | |a Equality |x Moral and ethical aspects. |2 fast |0 (OCoLC)fst00914466 | |
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| 650 | 0 | |a Wealth |x Moral and ethical aspects. | |
| 650 | 0 | |a Equality |x Moral and ethical aspects. | |
| 650 | 0 | |a Christian ethics. | |
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