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1	The Value of Foresight: The Story of Thomas Jefferson more books like this by Ann D Johnson, Steven Pileggi (Illustrator) add to wishlist A biography of Thomas Jefferson emphasizing his lasting contributions to his country. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $59.95! \| first editions \| SVS
2	The Forbidden Schoolhouse: The True and Dramatic Story of Prudence Crandall and Her Students more books like this by Suzanne Jurmain add to wishlist They threw rocks and rotten eggs at the school windows. Villagers refused to sell Miss Crandall groceries or let her students attend the town church. Mysteriously, her schoolhouse was set on fire--by whom and how remains a mystery. The town authorities dragged her to jail and put her on trial for breaking the law. Her crime? Trying to teach ... see all copies from $4.87! new only from $11.82! \| SVS
3	The Cardinal Virtues: Prudence, Justice, Fortitude, and Temperance more books like this by Thomas Aquinas, Saint add to wishlist This newly translated and streamlined compilation of the texts on prudence, justice, fortitude, and temperance from the "Summa Theologica II-II" follows the question-and-answer format of the original, while omitting almost all appeals to authority. Minor objections and replies have also been omitted. A general Introduction to the moral thought of ... see all copies from $11.00! new only from $11.00!
4	Miss Crandall's School for Young Ladies & Little Misses of Color more books like this by Elizabeth Alexander, Marilyn Nelson, Floyd Cooper (Illustrator) add to wishlist Using the sonnet form of verse, two renowned poets tell the story of Prudence Crandall and her black students, who endured the cruelty of prejudice and hateful actions for the sake of their education, in Canterbury, Connecticut, in the 1830s. Full color. see all copies from $7.45! new only from $13.41! \| SVS
5	Interpreting Political Responsibility: Essays 1981-1989 more books like this by John Dunn add to wishlist The task of political theory is to show human beings how they have good reason to act in the historical situation in which they find themselves. The central theme of "Interpreting Political Responsibility" is the increasingly inefffectual contribtuion of modern academic study of political theory to carrying out this task. Human beings today depend ... see all copies from $3.00! new only from $3.98! \| first editions \| SVS
6	Virtues of the Mind: An Inquiry Into the Nature of Virtue and the Ethical Foundations of Knowledge more books like this by Linda Trinkaus Zagzebski add to wishlist Almost all theories of knowledge and justified belief employ moral concepts and forms of argument borrowed from moral theories, but none of them pay attention to the current renaissance in virtue ethics. This remarkable book is the first attempt to establish a theory of knowledge based on the model of virtue theory in ethics. The book develops the ... see all copies from $23.79! new only from $42.11! \| first editions \| SVS
7	Moral Wisdom and Good Lives more books like this by John Kekes add to wishlist Kekes returns to the classical Greek sources of Western philosophy to argue for the contemporary significance of moral wisdom. He develops a proposal that is eudaimonistic - secular, anthropocentric, pluralistic, individualistic, and agonistic. He understands moral wisdom as focusing on the human effort to create many different forms of good lives ... see all copies from $4.35! new only from $18.40!
8	A Whole-Souled Woman: Prudence Crandall and the Education of Black Women more books like this by Susan Strane add to wishlist In 1833, Prudence Crandall opened the first private boarding school for black girls in New England. The village vigilantes resorted to violence and forced the school to close in 1834, whereupon Crandall "took to the prairie"--a dramatic story of one woman's incredible courage. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $16.10! \| first editions
9	Careful more books like this by J Sanschagrin add to wishlist Caillou decides to take his teddy bear outside. Mommy uses the occasion to teach him when to be careful. Illustrations. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $42.18! \| SVS
10	Tempered Strength: Studies in the Nature and Scope of Prudential Leadership more books like this by Ethan Fishman (Introduction by), Professor Francis Fukuyama (Foreword by) add to wishlist Moral leadership matters. As world politics enters a new and dangerous era, judgement, constancy, moral purpose, and a willingness to overcome partisan politicking are essential for America's leaders. This study finds the alternative standard of leadership that Americans are seeking in the classical philosophy of prudence. Ethan Fishman brings ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $19.75! \| first editions
11	Sense of Appropriateness: Application Discourses in Morality and Law more books like this by Klaus Gunther, John Farrell (Translator) add to wishlist see all copies from $14.50! new only from $25.95!
12	Power and Prudence: The Presidency of George H. W. Bush more books like this by Professor Mark J Rozell, Ryan J Barilleaux add to wishlist When George H. W. Bush took office in January 1989, he brought to the presidency an impressive resume. A former member of Congress, national party leader, CIA director, ambassador to China, and two-term vice president, he had the credentials and experience for a uniquely successful presidency. Less than four years later, the American electorate ... see all copies from $11.25! new only from $24.20! \| first editions \| SVS
13 view cover	Politics for the Greatest Good: The Case for Prudence in the Public Square more books like this by Clarke Forsythe add to wishlist Leading policy strategist Clarke Forsythe campaigns for a recovery of the virtue of prudence and for its application by policymakers and citizens to contemporary public policy. In particular he applies these concepts to the prolife debate, arguing for political prudence and gradual change as the most effective way to achieve political and ... see all copies from $3.97! new only from $17.38! \| SVS
14 view cover	Right Practical Reason more books like this by Daniel Westberg add to wishlist This book is a study of the role of intellect in human action as described by Thomas Aquinas. One of its primary aims is to compare the interpretation of Aristotle by Aquinas with the lines of interpretation offered in contemporary Aristotelian scholarship. The book seeks to clarify the problems involved in the appropriation of Aristotle's theory ... see all copies from $92.29! new only from $106.21! \| SVS
15 view cover	Prudence: Classical Virtue, Postmodern Practice more books like this by Robert Hariman (Editor) add to wishlist This volume brings together scholars in classics, political philosophy and rhetoric to analyse prudence as a distinctive and vital form of political intelligence. The authors identify neglected resources for political judgment in today's conditions of pluralism and interdependency. see all copies from $40.00! new only from $119.05!
16	The Futures of Prudence: Pure Strategy & Aristotelian & Hobbesian Strategists more books like this by Nathan D Grundstein add to wishlist see all copies from $1.99! signed copies \| first editions
17 view cover	Interpreting Political Responsibility more books like this by John Dunn add to wishlist The task of political theory is to show human beings how they have good reason to act in the historical situation in which they find themselves. The central theme of Interpreting Political Responsibility is the increasingly ineffectual contribution of modern academic study of political theory to carrying out this task.Human beings today depend ... see all copies from $27.98! new only from $27.98! \| first editions \| SVS
18	Practical Knowledge more books like this by Yves R Simon, Robert Mulvaney (Editor) add to wishlist Yves R. Simon (1903-1961) is often considered one of this century's greatest students of the virtue of practical wisdom. Simon's interest in this virtue ranged from ultimate theoretical and foundational concerns, such as the relationship between practical knowledge and science, to the most concrete and immediate questions regarding the role of ... see all copies from $27.24! new only from $27.24! \| first editions
19 view cover	Prudence more books like this by Lucia Raatma add to wishlist Explains the virtue of prudence, or thinking carefully before acting, and describes ways to show prudence at home, at school, and in the community. see all copies from $1.99!
20	Practical Knowledge Practical Knowledge more books like this by Yves Rene Marie Simon, Yves Simon R, Robert Mulvaney (Editor) add to wishlist Yves R. Simon (1903-1961) was one of this centuryas greatest students of the virtue of practical wisdom. Simonas interest in this virtue ranged from ultimate theoretical and foundational concerns, such as the relationship between practical knowledge and science, to the most concrete and immediate questions regarding the role of practical wisdom in ... see all copies from $59.70! new only from $59.70!
21 view cover	The Priority of Prudence: Virtue and Natural Law in Thomas Aquinas and the Implications for Modern Ethics more books like this by Daniel Mark Nelson add to wishlist In The Priority of Prudence, Daniel Mark Nelson proposes a reappropriation of a moral perspective that focuses on the cardinal virtues of courage, temperance, justice, and prudence. The study aims to recover and rehabilitate the virtue of prudence as a way of resuming a moral conversation that has been stalemated for too long. Nelson's main source ... see all copies from $75.00! first editions
22	Report of the arguments of counsel, in the case of Prudence Crandall, plff. in error, vs. State of Connecticut : before the Supreme Court of Errors, at their session at Brooklyn, July term, 1834 more books like this by Prudence Crandall, Member of the bar, Connecticut. Supreme Court of Errors, John Bailey Pamphlet Collection (Library of Congress) add to wishlist see all copies from $38.99! new only from $44.87!
23	The Virtue of Prudence add to wishlist see all copies from $197.64!
24 view cover	Machiavelli and the History of Prudence more books like this by Eugene Garver add to wishlist see all copies from $149.98!
25 view cover	Introduction to Virtue Ethics: Insights of the Ancient Greeks more books like this by Raymond J Devettere add to wishlist This examination of the development of virtue ethics in the early stages of western civilization deals with a wide range of philosophers and schools of philosophy - from Socrates and the Stoics to Plato, Aristotle, and the Epicureans, among others. This introduction examines those human attributes that we have come to know as the "stuff" of virtue ... see all copies from $12.95! new only from $13.58! \| first editions

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