The Virtue of Endurance
by King, Nathan L.Format: Hardcover
Pub. Date: 2025-03-19
Publisher(s): Oxford University Press
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Author Biography
Nathan L. King is Edward B. Lindaman Endowed Chair Professor of Philosophy at Whitworth University. He is the author of The Excellent Mind: Intellectual Virtues for Everyday Life (OUP, 2021).
Table of Contents
Introduction: Nathan L. King
Explorations
1. Perseverance and Pertinacity: Persisting for the Difficult Good: Jennifer A. Herdt
2. Virtues of Willpower and Self-Possession: Robert C. Roberts and Ryan West
3. Intellectual Patience: Controlling Temporally-Charged Urges in the Life of the Mind: Josh Dolin and Jason Baehr
4. Hope and Resilience: Nancy E. Snow
5. Intellectual Perseverance, Grit, and Growth Mindset: Nathan L. King
6. Patience, Perseverance, and Goal Pursuit: Philosophical and Psychological Analysis of Aquinas's Distinctions: Juliette Ratchford, Timothy Pawl, and Sarah A. Schnitker
Applications
7. Hold the Line! Endurance in Times of War: Peter D. Harms, Paul B. Lester, and Daniel R. Smith
8. Cultivating Persistence: A Disposition for Success: Arthur L. Costa and Bena Kallick
9. Perseverance in the Polity and the Person: What the Soul Might Learn from the City: Sherman J. Clark
10. Towards an End: Perseverance in Medical Training and Practice: Michael K. Hawking, Benjamin W. Frush, and John D. Yoon
11. Perseverance in the Religious Life: Daniel J. McKaughan and Daniel Howard-Snyder
Explorations
1. Perseverance and Pertinacity: Persisting for the Difficult Good: Jennifer A. Herdt
2. Virtues of Willpower and Self-Possession: Robert C. Roberts and Ryan West
3. Intellectual Patience: Controlling Temporally-Charged Urges in the Life of the Mind: Josh Dolin and Jason Baehr
4. Hope and Resilience: Nancy E. Snow
5. Intellectual Perseverance, Grit, and Growth Mindset: Nathan L. King
6. Patience, Perseverance, and Goal Pursuit: Philosophical and Psychological Analysis of Aquinas's Distinctions: Juliette Ratchford, Timothy Pawl, and Sarah A. Schnitker
Applications
7. Hold the Line! Endurance in Times of War: Peter D. Harms, Paul B. Lester, and Daniel R. Smith
8. Cultivating Persistence: A Disposition for Success: Arthur L. Costa and Bena Kallick
9. Perseverance in the Polity and the Person: What the Soul Might Learn from the City: Sherman J. Clark
10. Towards an End: Perseverance in Medical Training and Practice: Michael K. Hawking, Benjamin W. Frush, and John D. Yoon
11. Perseverance in the Religious Life: Daniel J. McKaughan and Daniel Howard-Snyder
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