Title

Ethics, literature, and the emotional dimension of moral understanding

Document Type

Article

Peer Reviewed

1

Publication Date

9-1-1998

Journal/Book/Conference Title

Journal of Religious Ethics

Volume

26

Abstract

Examines how three books demonstrate that reading literature can help persons achieve greater moral understanding. `Literature and Moral Understanding,' by Frank Palmer; `On Moral Personhood: Philosophy, Literature, Criticism, and Self-Understanding,' by Richard Eldridge; `Love's Knowledge: Essays on Philosophy and Literature,' by Martha Nussbaum.

Keywords

Sustainability, Examines how three books demonstrate that reading literature can help persons achieve greater moral understanding. `Literature and Moral Understanding, ' by Frank Palmer, `On Moral Personhood: Philosophy, Literature, Criticism, and Self-Understanding, ' by Richard Eldridge, `Love's Knowledge: Essays on Philosophy and Literature, ' by Martha Nussbaum.

Published Article/Book Citation

Journal of Religious Ethics, 26:2 (1998) pp.409



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