Virtues of Greatness in the Arabic Tradition

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Cover Virtues of Greatness in the Arabic Tradition Copyright Contents Acknowledgements Introduction 1: Greatness of Soul: The Reception of an Ancient Virtue Ancient Approaches: One Virtue, Many Configurations Arabic Approaches: Defining a Virtue The Ethics of Honour and Self-Esteem: Miskawayh The Ethics of Honour and Self-Esteem: Al-Ghazālī An Ethical Conflict and its Eclipse Concluding Remarks 2: Greatness of Spirit: The Transfiguration of Heroic Virtue Philosophical Handbooks: Aspiring to the Greatest Things Mirrors for Princes: A Virtue Fit for the Great The Genealogy of a Virtue Between Greek and Persian Ethics Pre-Islamic Arab Culture and the Virtues of Heroes Broader Perspectives Postlude: A Living Virtue? Situating Greatness of Spirit: A Second-Order Virtue? Emulation, Aspiration, Self-Reference Schematizing a Defence Bibliography Index