Personal Virtues

CLIFFORD WILLIAMS teaches Philosophy at Trinity College in Deerfield, Illinois, USA. He is the author of Free Will and Determinism: A Dialogue and of numerous articles and reviews.

• Acknowledgements Introduction Generosity of Spirit; J.Kupfer Gratitude and Justice; P.Boleyn-Fitzgerald Humility; N.E.Snow The Practice of Pride; T.Smith The Cognitive Structure of Compassion; M.C.Nussbaum Reasons for Love; R.C.Solomon The Value of Hope; L.Bovens Patience and Courage; E.Callan Forgivingness; R.C.Roberts Trust as an Affective Attitude; K.Jones Sources Index

Justice, compassion, courage, trust, humility - if such virtues deeply characterized individual lives and communities, human existence would be far less scarred by genocide, terrorism, poverty, torture and other human rights abuses that plague the twenty-first century. This well-edited collection of essays contains clear philosophical reflection that provides much-needed guidance for anyone and everyone who strives to support and extend the moral qualities that are necessary to amend the world.' - John Roth, Edward J. Sexton Professor of Philosophy and Director of the Center for the Study of the Holocaust, Genocide, and Human Rights, Claremont McKenna College, USA