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Those authors who hold that the moral sense which is natural to all mankind, consists in a natural relish of the beauty of virtue, and so arises from a principle of true virtue implanted by nature in the hearts of all, hold that true virtue consists in public benevolence.
A Dissertation Concerning the Nature of True Virtue is a work by American Christian reformer, theologian, author and, pastor Jonathan Edwards originally published posthumously in 1765. The work was published jointly with A Dissertation Concerning the End for Which God Created the World.
Feb 20, 2020 · Like the great speculators Augustine, Aquinas, and Pascal, Jonathan Edwards treated religious ideas as problems not of dogma, but of life. His exploration of self-love disguised as "true virtue" is grounded in the hard facts of human behavior.
The Nature of True Virtue. Jonathan Edwards. University of Michigan Press, 1960 - History - 107 pages. Like the great speculators Augustine, Aquinas, and Pascal, Jonathan Edwards treated...
The Nature of True Virtue. by Jonathan Edwards. Table of Contents. Chapter I: Showing wherein the essence of true virtue consists. Chapter II: Showing how that love, wherein true virtue consists, respects the Divine Being and created beings. Chapter III: Concerning the secondary and inferior kind of beauty.
Perry Miller, 'Jonathan Edwards' Like the great speculators Augustine, Aquinas, and Pascal, Jonathan Edwards treated religious ideas as problems not of dogma, but of life. His exploration of self-love disguised as true virtue is grounded in the hard facts of human behavior.
Jul 14, 2017 · The Nature of True Virtue Kindle Edition. by Jonathan Edwards (Author) Format: Kindle Edition. 4.6 29 ratings. See all formats and editions. Jonathan Edwards, the 18th century American thinker and theologian, tackles the topic of morality and virtue, ultimately arguing that true virtue is the desire to see God's glory above all things.
