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.
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.Hinweis: Dieser Artikel kann nur an eine deutsche Lieferadresse ausgeliefert werden.
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.
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Introduction 1: What Suffering Is 2: The Nature of Unpleasantness 3: Suffering as a Virtuous Motive 4: Suffering and Virtues of Strength and Vulnerability 5: Suffering, Morality, and Wisdom 6: Suffering, Communication, and Social Virtue
Introduction 1: What Suffering Is 2: The Nature of Unpleasantness 3: Suffering as a Virtuous Motive 4: Suffering and Virtues of Strength and Vulnerability 5: Suffering, Morality, and Wisdom 6: Suffering, Communication, and Social Virtue
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