{"product_id":"improving-character-moral-virtues-strategies-and-questions-paperback-softback-9781394297078","title":"Improving Character; Moral Virtues, Strategies, and Questions (Paperback \/ softback) 9781394297078","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eImproving Character\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eMoral Virtues, Strategies, and Questions\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eRobert J. Hartman (Edited by), Hartman (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781394297078, Wiley\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 28 May 2026\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e448 pages\u003cbr\u003e25.2 x 17.5 x 3 cm, 0.93 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eDevelop moral virtues through forty-five accessible and practical essays\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCharacter development requires both understanding what moral virtues look like and how to cultivate them. \u003ci\u003eImproving Character: Moral Virtues, Strategies, and Questions\u003c\/i\u003e assembles forty-five newly commissioned essays that are concise, engaging, and largely jargon-free to make virtues and character cultivation immediately accessible without sacrificing philosophical depth or rigor. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe volume begins with chapters on the need for character improvement and why moral virtue is good for us. Next it covers sixteen moral virtues including courage, patience, temperance, honesty, humility, gratitude, generosity, and justice. It then presents sixteen practical strategies for character development such as friendship, role models, nudging, good manners, disrupting social norms, running, and journaling. Ten essays address challenging questions about the whole enterprise. It closes with Charles Dickens’s \u003ci\u003eA Christmas Carol \u003c\/i\u003eas a cautionary tale. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eReaders will also find: \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003ePortraits of virtues drawn from Western philosophy alongside ancient Chinese and Buddhist traditions for broader cross-cultural perspectives on character\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003ePractical strategies that move beyond theory to actionable guidance on developing specific virtues through everyday activities and relationships\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eCritical questions examining how we measure character improvement and determine which traits genuinely are moral virtues \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eEssays designed specifically for undergraduate students and general readers seeking philosophical substance without intimidating technical vocabulary\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eAn unusual blend of theoretical foundations and practical application rarely found together in philosophy texts \u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003eWritten for first-year undergraduates and general readers interested in personal development, \u003ci\u003eImproving Character\u003c\/i\u003e serves students taking courses in virtue ethics, practical ethics, ethical leadership, and professional ethics programs. Its trade-style orientation makes it equally valuable for character development in athletics, high schools, and personal goal setting.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003eNotes on Contributors x\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePreface xviii\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAcknowledgments xxi\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart I: Concepts and Reasons 1\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 1: Moral Virtue: The Basics (Heather Battaly) 3\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 2: The Need for Character Improvement (Liezl van Zyl) 11\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 3: Reasons to Improve Your Character Traits (Robert J. Hartman) 20\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart II: Moral Virtues 29\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 4: Practical Wisdom (Maria Silvia Vaccarezza) 31\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 5: Courage (Adam C. Pelser) 39\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 6: Patience (Anne Jeffrey) 46\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 7: Perseverance (Timothy J. Pawl) 53\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 8: Hope (Aaron D. Cobb) 61\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 9: Temperance (Alan T. Wilson) 68\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 10: Honesty (Christian B. Miller) 76\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 11: Humility (Robert C. Roberts) 84\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 12: Mildness (Kevin Timpe) 91\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 13: Justice (Mark LeBar) 98\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 14: Gratitude (Tony Manela) 105\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 15: Generosity (Andrew Pinsent) 112\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 16: Loyalty (John Kleinig) 119\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 17: Integrity (Jennifer A. Herdt) 127\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 18: Love (Eric J. Silverman) 135\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 19: Hospitality (Brandon Warmke) 142\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart III: Strategies 151\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 20: Habituation and Scripting to Cultivate Honesty (Howard J. Curzer) 153\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 21: Friendship to Cultivate Practical Wisdom (Kristján Kristjánsson) 161\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 22: Imitating Role Models to Cultivate Courage (Eric Yang) 169\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 23: Nudging to Cultivate Generosity (Bart Engelen and Alfred Archer) 176\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 24: Selecting Circumstances to Cultivate Digital Temperance (Dylan F. Brown and Michael Lamb) 184\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 25: Internalizing Stoic Aphorisms to Cultivate Mildness (Brittany Polat) 192\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 26: Journaling to Cultivate Gratitude (Philip C. Watkins) 200\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 27: Understanding Surprising Human Tendencies to Cultivate Integrity (Marcella Linn) 207\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 28: Anarchist Calisthenics, Radical Honesty, and Creating Social Norms to Cultivate Justice (Jason Brennan) 215\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 29: Manners to Cultivate Civility (David McPherson) 223\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 30: Running to Cultivate Perseverance (Sabrina B. Little) 230\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 31: Experiencing Nature to Cultivate Patience (Silvia Caprioglio Panizza) 238\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 32: Meatless Meals to Cultivate Temperance (Elizabeth Foreman) 245\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 33: Twelve Steps in Alcoholics Anonymous to Cultivate Humility (Michael W. Austin) 252\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 34: Christian Rituals to Cultivate Hope (Ryan West) 259\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 35: Reading Literature to Cultivate Love (Kirsten M. K. Welch) 267\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart IV: Questions 275\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 36: How Do We Know Which Character Traits Are Moral Virtues? (Rebecca Stangl) 277\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 37: How Can You Know if You Have Successfully Cultivated Virtue? (Jennifer Cole Wright) 284\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 38: Is Character Education in the University Objectionably Paternalistic? (Jennifer Rothschild) 292\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 39: Is Virtue Signaling Consonant with Moral Virtue? (Neil Levy) 301\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 40: Is Suffering Good When It Is Essential to Exercising a Moral Virtue? (Michael S. Brady) 308\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 41: Are There Serious Costs to Being Morally Virtuous? (Denise Vigani) 315\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 42: What Is the Relationship Between Luck, Virtue, and Flourishing? 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