Suffering and Virtue
Michael S. Brady
Sept 2018 · Tantor Media Inc · Narrated by Jonathan Cowley
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Suffering, in one form or another, is present in all of our lives. But why do we suffer? On one reading, this is a question about the causes of physical and emotional suffering. On another, it is a question about whether suffering has a point or purpose or value. In this groundbreaking book, Michael Brady argues that suffering is vital for the development of virtue, and hence for us to live happy or flourishing lives. After presenting a distinctive account of suffering and a novel interpretation of its core element-unpleasantness-Brady focuses on three claims that are central to his picture. The first is that forms of suffering, like pain and remorse, can themselves constitute virtuous responses. The second is that suffering is essential for four important classes of virtue: virtues of strength, such as fortitude and courage; virtues of vulnerability, such as adaptability and humility; moral virtues, such as compassion; and the practical and epistemic excellences that make up wisdom. His third and final claim is that suffering is vital for the social virtues of justice, love, and trust, and hence for the flourishing of social groups.
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Alex Angeon
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14 July 2020
I enjoyed the thorough analysis, the nicely brought correlation between suffering and virtue. Very insightful information, which I relate with. I have used this material in my self assessment as a way to open to another perspective.
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Michael S. Brady is Professor of Philosophy at the University of Glasgow, having previously taught at the University of Stirling. His research centers on the philosophy of emotion and its links with moral philosophy and epistemology.
Jonathan Cowley is a British voice actor who calls Los Angeles home. He has received AudioFile Earphones Awards for his narration of The Science of Evil by Simon Baron-Cohen, The Tower, the Zoo and the Tortoise by Julia Stuart, and The Angry Chef's Guide to Spotting Bullsh*t in the World of Food by Anthony Warner.
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