Dante's Christian Ethics
Book • 2020
In 'Dante's Christian Ethics', George Corbett examines the moral theology embedded in Dante's Divine Comedy, arguing that Dante's poetic vision articulates a sustained ethical framework rooted in Christian doctrine and classical philosophy.
Corbett traces how Dante integrates concepts of virtue, vice, reason, and love to depict the soul's moral formation and the ordering of desire toward God. The book analyzes key episodes and characters across the three canticles to reveal Dante's ethical psychology and normative aims.
It situates the Comedy within medieval theological debates and shows how Dante's imagination provides a pedagogy for moral conversion and spiritual growth.
The work contributes to both Dante studies and theological ethics by making Dante's moral vision accessible to contemporary readers.
Corbett traces how Dante integrates concepts of virtue, vice, reason, and love to depict the soul's moral formation and the ordering of desire toward God. The book analyzes key episodes and characters across the three canticles to reveal Dante's ethical psychology and normative aims.
It situates the Comedy within medieval theological debates and shows how Dante's imagination provides a pedagogy for moral conversion and spiritual growth.
The work contributes to both Dante studies and theological ethics by making Dante's moral vision accessible to contemporary readers.
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