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Virtues and Passions in Literature: Excellence, Courage, Engagements, Wisdom, Fulfilment

By Anna-Teresa Tymieniecka (eds.) , Tsung-I Dow (auth.)

Book information

Publisher
Springer Netherlands
Year
2008
ISBN
978-1-4020-6421-0, 978-1-4020-6422-7
DOI
10.1007/978-1-4020-6422-7
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
5 MB (5465224 bytes)
Series
Analecta Husserliana 96
Edition
1
Pages
319\329
Time added
2013-10-20 05:25:02
Metaphysics; Ethics; Phenomenology; History of Phi

Description

Paradoxically, our human virtues that maintain our societal fabric emerge from passional grounds/sources in individual existence. It is the Human Condition that prompts our creative strivings beyond the natural round of life toward outstanding achievements. Our full possibilities allow our singular existence: excellence of individual character, courage, engagement, and wisdom to unfold. The transformations that the virtues work with a timing of human progress, never entirely accomplished, lift us toward personal fulfillment.

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