Jane Austen and the Philosophy of the Virtues

[@HeyAllyHey]

I really enjoyed your video! I’ve been searching for KZbinrs you but they’re few and far between. ❤️ Going to look up that book on Austen’s virtues 👌

[@beatrixscudeler]

Thank you so much for your kind comment! I'm so glad you enjoyed the video!!

[@HeyAllyHey]

@@beatrixscudeler You’re welcome! I just love your J.A. content. I’m pacing myself so I don’t run through them all in a quickness 😆

[@beatrixscudeler]

@@HeyAllyHey that's so kind of you to say! I've taken a break from KZbin for maternity leave but I'll be back soon for more!

[@HeyAllyHey]

@@beatrixscudeler Congratulations on your little one ❤️

[@Abel-ec6ch]

I never leave comments on KZbin, but I need to this time, to say that your insight is exactly what I've been looking for to complement my reading of Austen's works! Thank you so much for your videos! This is the first one I've seen but I already know I'll be watching a lot more!

[@beatrixscudeler]

That's so kind, thank you!!

[@123mgck]

I found your channel after a search for Sarah Emsley’s book. I have very much enjoyed listening to your views on Austen and Virtue ethics and I think what you are saying is quite important and has caused me to reread Austen with a fresh perspective. I have a post graduate background In Victorian literature and history and find your insights fascinating. May I recommend a substantial and significant work which addresses some of Macintyre’s post "After Virtue" views on Christianity, and Thomism in particular. “Sources of Christian Ethics” by Dominican scholar Servais Pinckaers is the book. Macintyre thought so much of Pinckaers’ work that he supplied an introduction to an abbreviated version of the work. That is called “Morality: The Catholic View”. Pinckaers supplies a detailed account of the development and rejection of virtue in the church over the centuries as well as its recent tentative acceptance. Perhaps you are already familiar with Pinckaers' work. It adds to Macintyre’s developing philosophical insights in the 40 years since After Virtue. Keep up the good work.

[@beatrixscudeler]

Hi Michael! I confess I'm not familiar with Pinckaers' work, but I'm thrilled that you are recommending something for me to discover. My husband is a theologian so I bet he knows about him! If you have any more recommendations please send them my way - I'm starting a PhD soon and the more I read the better!