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Virtuous Minds

Intellectual Character Development

By: Philip E. Dow

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Paperback | 8 April 2013

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Templeton Foundation Character Project's Character Essay and Book Prize Competition award winner

What does it mean to love God with all of our minds?

Our culture today is in a state of crisis where intellectual virtue is concerned. Dishonesty, cheating, arrogance, laziness, cowardice--such vices are rampant in society, even among the world's most prominent leaders. We find ourselves in an ethical vacuum, as the daily headlines of our newspapers confirm again and again. Central to the problem is the state of education. We live in a technological world that has ever greater access to new information and yet no idea what to do with it all.

In this wise and winsome book, Philip Dow presents a case for the recovery of intellectual character. He explores seven key virtues--courage, carefulness, tenacity, fair-mindedness, curiosity, honesty and humility--and discusses their many benefits. The recovery of virtue, Dow argues, is not about doing the right things, but about becoming the right kind of person. The formation of intellectual character produces a way of life that demonstrates love for both God and neighbor.

Dow has written an eminently practical guide to a life of intellectual virtue designed especially for parents and educators. The book concludes with seven principles for a true education, a discussion guide for university and church groups, and nine appendices that provide examples from Dow's experience as a teacher and administrator.

Virtuous Minds is a timely and thoughtful work for parents and pastors, teachers and students--anyone who thinks education is more about the quality of character than about the quantity of facts.

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"This is the first book of its kind and one that is urgently needed inside and outside the Christian community. . . . Dow's writing is accessible, engaging and fun. It is also intellectually astute, historically informed and packed with wonderful illustrations."

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Acknowledgements
Foreword
Introduction
The Seven Intellectual Virtues
Intellectual Courage
Intellectual Carefulness
Intellectual Tenacity
Intellectual Fair-mindedness
Intellectual Curiosity
Intellectual Honesty
Intellectual Humility
The Fruits of Intellectual Character
The Benefits of Knowing More about More
The Benefits of Better Thinking
Loving God
Loving Your Neighbour
Becoming People of Intellectual Character
Developing Virtuous Intellectual Character in Yourself
Seven Suggestions for Parents and Educators
Conclusion
Discussion Guide & Appendices
A Discussion Guide for University and Church Groups

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