LEADER 04717nam 22006135 450 001 9910765487503321 005 20251008160525.0 010 $a9783031327391 010 $a303132739X 024 7 $a10.1007/978-3-031-32739-1 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC30960531 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL30960531 035 $a(CKB)29019352600041 035 $a(DE-He213)978-3-031-32739-1 035 $a(OCoLC)1414468618 035 $a(EXLCZ)9929019352600041 100 $a20231120d2023 u| 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurcnu|||||||| 181 $ctxt$2rdacontent 182 $cc$2rdamedia 183 $acr$2rdacarrier 200 14$aThe Ethics of Courage $eVolume 1: From Greek Antiquity to the Middle Ages /$fby Jacques M. Chevalier 205 $a1st ed. 2023. 210 1$aCham :$cSpringer International Publishing :$cImprint: Palgrave Macmillan,$d2023. 215 $a1 online resource (380 pages) 311 08$aPrint version: Chevalier, Jacques M. The Ethics of Courage Cham : Springer International Publishing AG,c2024 327 $aChapter 1 The roots of courage -- Chapter 2 Fearlessness and fate in Ancient Greece -- Chapter 3 Soldierly courage and wisdom -- Chapter 4 Wisdom above soldierly courage -- Chapter 5 Wisdom as courage -- Chapter 6 The courage of natural living -- Chapter 7 Courage, wisdom, and mysticism -- Chapter 8 Fear and love in early Christianity -- Chapter 9 Living, conquering, and ruling -- Chapter 10 Overtures to the wisdom of love and fortitude -- Chapter 11 Freedom and the wisdom of love and fortitude -- Chapter 12 Courage in the early Middle Ages and Islam -- Chapter 13 Crusading and dying for Christ -- Chapter 14 Reason, faith, and charity -- Chapter 15 Intentionality and powers of the will -- Chapter 16 Challenging and reforming the church -- Chapter 17 Custodians of the Earth. 330 $aThis two-volume work examines far-reaching debates on the concept of courage from Greek antiquity to the Christian and mediaeval periods, as well as the modern era. Volume 1 begins with Homeric poetry and the politics of fearless demi-gods thriving on war. The tales of lion-hearted Heracles, Achilles, and Ulysses, and their tragic fall at the hands of fate, eventually give way to classical views of courage based on competing theories of rational wisdom and truth. Fears of the enemy and anxieties about suffering and death are addressed through the lenses and teachings of medicine, geography, military history, moral philosophy, and metaphysics. For early Christian thinkers, the ethics of fear, fate, and fealty to the Almighty supplant the voice of reason and the wisdom of virtue. Much of Christian doctrine's history is a long journey towards bridging the gap between Greek philosophy and devotion to God and spirits in heaven. Some Church Fathers attempt to dispel the fear of suffering through a joyful craving for martyrdom and the eternal blessings that follow. Others show openness to one or more of the following principles: the abstractions of moral philosophy, the metaphysics of Gnostic enlightenment, the gift of free will and intentionality, the growth of church authority and hegemony, and the intrinsic worth of life on Earth. Augustine, Ambrose, Cassian, and Chrysostom play a central role in revisiting the foundations of Christian fortitude along some or all of these lines. They lay the groundwork for the scholastic adaptations of faith-based rationalism proposed by Peter Lombard, Philip the Chancellor, Albert the Great, and Thomas of Aquinas. The mediaeval period ends with church dissidents and Protestant Reform leaders condemning Rome?s corruption and calling for a return to early Christian faith and the courage of godly fear, submission, suffering, and fate. Jacques M. Chevalier is Chancellor's Professor Emeritus at CarletonUniversity, Canada. 606 $aEthics 606 $aPhilosophy$xHistory 606 $aPhilosophy, Ancient 606 $aPhilosophy, Medieval 606 $aMoral Philosophy and Applied Ethics 606 $aHistory of Philosophy 606 $aAncient Philosophy / Classical Philosophy 606 $aMedieval Philosophy 615 0$aEthics. 615 0$aPhilosophy$xHistory. 615 0$aPhilosophy, Ancient. 615 0$aPhilosophy, Medieval. 615 14$aMoral Philosophy and Applied Ethics. 615 24$aHistory of Philosophy. 615 24$aAncient Philosophy / Classical Philosophy. 615 24$aMedieval Philosophy. 676 $a179.6 700 $aChevalier$b Jacques M$01448953 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910765487503321 996 $aThe Ethics of Courage$93644939 997 $aUNINA