It takes the average reader 3 hours and 3 minutes to read Why Faith Is a Virtue by Philip Smith
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What is faith? In what ways might faith be a virtue, a component of a life well lived? How might faith be corrupted and become a vice? In Why Faith Is a Virtue, Philip D. Smith builds on the work of Alasdair MacIntyre and Robert Adams to argue that faith contributes to human excellence. To make the argument, Smith sorts through conflicting possible "faiths" and shows how some of them are not virtues at all. Nevertheless, he argues that faith, properly understood, contributes to crucial human practices: scientific research, social reform, and parenting. He explains how and why faith is a...
Why Faith Is a Virtue by Philip Smith is 182 pages long, and a total of 45,864 words.
This makes it 61% the length of the average book. It also has 56% more words than the average book.
The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 4 hours and 10 minutes to read Why Faith Is a Virtue aloud.
Why Faith Is a Virtue is suitable for students ages 10 and up.
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