Wealth, virtue, and moral luck : Christian ethics in an age of inequality / Kate Ward.
Wealth, virtue, and moral luck : Christian ethics in an age of inequality / Kate Ward.
Wealth, virtue, and moral luck : Christian ethics in an age of inequality / Kate Ward.
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Washington, DC : Georgetown University Press, [2021]
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G 2021/2210
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English
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xii, 265 pages ; 23 cm.
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text
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unmediated
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volume
Contents
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 Inequa...
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Washington, DC : Georgetown University Press, [2021]
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District of Columbia
Date Published
[2021]
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"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 impove...
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Wealth, virtue, and moral luck : Christian ethics in an age of inequality / Kate Ward.
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Moral traditions series
Includes bibliographical references (pages 233-258) and index.
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©2021
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G 2021/2210
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74VKaLNx2w3g
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ISBN
164712137X
9781647121372
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170
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991024430123602626
