Moral Creativity by John Wall

Moral Creativity by John Wall

John Wall argues that moral life is inherently creative. Creativity, he says, is an element not just in the expression of moral sentiments, the application of moral principles, or the formation of moral cultures, but also the very activity of living morally itself. He supports his argument by means of an examination and critique of the moral thought of the French hermeneutical phenomenologist Paul Ricoeur, especially his poetics of will. Wall places Ricoeur's work in the larger context of historical and contemporary conversations about moral transformation. In the process, he draws new connections between sin and tragedy, ethics and poetics, and the moral life and religious mythology. If moral life is creative at its core, Wall argues, it challenges all of these inherited oppositions and demands some fundamental rethinking of the nature and meaning of moral life itself.

A provocative primer rich and thoughtful in current phenomenological conversations related to major questions debated today* Horizons *

John Wall is Assistant Professor of Religion at Rutgers University. He is author of numerous articles in religious ethics and co-editor of Paul Ricoeur and Contemporary Moral Thought (2002).

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ISBN 13	9780195182569
ISBN 10	0195182561
Title	Moral Creativity
Author	John Wall
Series	Aar Reflection And Theory In The Study Of Religion
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Hardback
Publisher	Oxford University Press Inc
Year published	2005-08-25
Number of pages	244
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