LEADER 02883nam 2200565 a 450 001 9910462174503321 005 20200520144314.0 010 $a91-87121-73-5 010 $a91-87121-74-3 035 $a(CKB)2670000000212117 035 $a(EBL)946168 035 $a(OCoLC)796383048 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000679499 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)12293407 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000679499 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10610026 035 $a(PQKB)10886079 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC946168 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL946168 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10576155 035 $a(EXLCZ)992670000000212117 100 $a20040608d2003 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 14$aThe value of courage$b[electronic resource] /$fPer Bauhn 210 $aLund, Sweden $cNordic Academic Press$d2003 215 $a1 online resource (212 p.) 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a91-89116-62-3 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $aCover; Copyright; Table of Contents; Preface; 1. The Need for Courage; 2. Courage as the Ability to Confront Fear; 3. The Courage of Creativity; 4. The Courage of Conviction; The Fear of Meaninglessness; The Fear of Dying; The Fear of Social Death; 5. The Objective Self and Moral Reasoning; 6. The Common Good and Morality; 7. Combining the Two Forms of Courage; Lewis; Robespierre; Irreconcilable Motivational Conflicts?; 8. Heroism and Courage; The American Civil War Experience; Heroism and Ordinary Virtues; 9. Prudence and Courage; 10. Some Concluding Reflections on Courage 327 $aThe Objection Regarding Courage as a Form of SexismThe Objection Regarding Courage as a Cultivation of Insensitivity; The Objection Regarding Courage as Incapable of Dealing with Tragedy; Literature; Index 330 $aCombining in-depth analysis with strikingly apt examples of the role that courage plays in the life of human beings, this major contribution to moral philosophy argues that courage is necessary to personal achievement as well as to the common good of a civic community. Bauhn insists that courage is necessary for reinforcing people's understanding of themselves as autonomous agents, which is in turn necessary for countering widespread feelings of alienation and depression. He defines courage as the ability to confront fear, but crucially distinguishes a variety of fears that give rise 606 $aCourage 606 $aEthics 608 $aElectronic books. 615 0$aCourage. 615 0$aEthics. 676 $a179/.6 700 $aBauhn$b Per$0988093 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910462174503321 996 $aThe value of courage$92259421 997 $aUNINA