Martial Virtues: Lessons in Wisdom, Courage, and Compassion from the World's Greatest Warriors ISBN: 9780804840231 Author: Charles H. Hackney

About Martial Virtues: Lessons in Wisdom, Courage, and Compassion from the World's Greatest Warriors

What does it mean to be a good warrior? Courage, justice, wisdom, benevolence... These are a few of the virtues of the ideal warrior or martial artist. But from whence do these virtues arise? Are they inherent, or can they be cultivated and taught? If so, how? This title explores the place of the martial arts in the development of moral character. What does it mean to be a good warrior? Courage, justice, wisdom, benevolence...These are a few of the virtues of the ideal warrior or martial artist. But from whence do these virtues arise? Are they inherent, or can they be cultivated and taught? If so, how? "Martial Virtues" explores the place of the martial arts in the development of moral character. It focuses on the spiritual aspects of martial arts training, attempting to answer the question of what it means to be a good warrior. In this ground-breaking analysis, Hackney draws from the psychological literature on the development of positive character traits and from the lives and experiences of admirable warriors of fact and fiction, and analyses how the virtues of ancient and modern warriors can be developed by practicing the martial arts.

Genre: East Asian martial arts Page Number (if available): 224 Type: Hardback

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