How Long to Read Worldly Virtue

How Long Does it Take to Read Worldly Virtue?

It takes the average reader 3 hours and 8 minutes to read Worldly Virtue by Judith Andre

Assuming a reading speed of 250 words per minute. Learn more

Description

Worldly Virtue argues that general discussions of virtue need to be complemented by attention to specific virtues. Each chapter addresses a single virtue, most of them traditional (e.g., honesty, generosity, and humility), and sometimes newly framed (“earthly virtue,” for instance, and “open hope.”) The final essay breaks ground by identifying virtues specific to the fact that we age. The book draws upon various spiritual traditions, especially Christianity and Buddhism, for what they value and the practices that sustain those values; at times it identifies ways in which each can mislead. The book also draws from contemporary sciences, natural but especially behavioral. Anthropologists and sociologists, for instance, have identified a universal norm of reciprocity; virtuous generosity must respect this need to give back. In another example, new understandings of addiction suggest that temperance requires dealing with pain as much as resisting pleasure. Because no single template applies to every virtue, different questions are asked about each. Nevertheless each chapter addresses the often-neglected question of how the virtue in question is acquired, and how social context can support or impede its acquisition. The book is addressed to philosophers, but may also be of interest in religious studies, for its philosophical development of religious themes.

How long is Worldly Virtue?

Worldly Virtue by Judith Andre is 185 pages long, and a total of 47,175 words.

This makes it 62% the length of the average book. It also has 58% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read Worldly Virtue Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 4 hours and 17 minutes to read Worldly Virtue aloud.

What Reading Level is Worldly Virtue?

Worldly Virtue is suitable for students ages 10 and up.

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