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Reverence: Renewing a Forgotten Virtue
Paul Woodruff
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Description for Reverence: Renewing a Forgotten Virtue
Paperback. First published by Oxford University Press in 2001, this new edition of Reverence is revised and expanded. It contains two new chapters, one on the sacred and one on compassion, and an epilogue focused on renewing reverence in our own lives. Num Pages: 336 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HPQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 177 x 21. Weight in Grams: 278.
Reverence is an ancient virtue that survives among us in half-forgotten patterns of civility and moments of inarticulate awe. Reverence gives meaning to much that we do, yet the word has almost passed out of our vocabulary. Reverence, says philosopher and classicist Paul Woodruff, begins in an understanding of human limitations. From this grows the capacity to be in awe of whatever we believe lies outside our control -- God, truth, justice, nature, even death. It is a quality of character that is especially important in leadership and in teaching, although it figures in virtually every human relationship. It ... Read more
Reverence is an ancient virtue that survives among us in half-forgotten patterns of civility and moments of inarticulate awe. Reverence gives meaning to much that we do, yet the word has almost passed out of our vocabulary. Reverence, says philosopher and classicist Paul Woodruff, begins in an understanding of human limitations. From this grows the capacity to be in awe of whatever we believe lies outside our control -- God, truth, justice, nature, even death. It is a quality of character that is especially important in leadership and in teaching, although it figures in virtually every human relationship. It ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Oxford University Press Inc
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
Weight
278g
Number of Pages
336
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9780199350803
SKU
V9780199350803
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Ref
99-88
About Paul Woodruff
Paul Woodruff has served at the University of Texas at Austin since 1973; he has been chair of the Department of Philosophy, director of the Plan II Honors Program, and inaugural dean of the School of Undergraduate Studies. Specializing in ancient Greek philosophy and the history of ethics, Woodruff has published a number of translations of works by Plato, Sophocles ... Read more
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