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VIRTUE ETHICS IN THE LETTER TO TITUS WISSENSC...

Dogara Ishaya Manomi analyzes and identifies the characteristics of (neo-)Aristotelian virtue
ethics that are implicitly and explicitly embedded in the linguistic elements  theological
motifs  and ethical norms in the letter to Titus. He argues that (neo-)Aristotelian virtue
ethics and the ethical perspectives of Titus share the following features: a sense of a moral
telos that leads to human flourishing  emphasis on character  habits  and inner dispositions 
focus on the morality of persons more than the morality of actions  commitment to moral
perfectionism  particularity of moral agents  the concept of moral exemplar  a concern for
character development through training or moral education  and a consideration of the moral
significance of community. The author concludes  therefore  that there is a significant
correlation between (neo-)Aristotelian virtues ethics and the ethical perspectives of the
letter to Titus  to the extent that the letter to Titus can be described as a virtue-ethical
text. Moreover  his research concludes that the virtue-ethical perspectives of Titus  in
comparison with African ethics  have foundational and narrative differences  yet they share
some important similarities. However  through progressive hermeneutical negotiations 
concessions  appropriations  and application between the two virtue-ethical perspectives  there
emerges a new virtue-ethical horizon described as African Biblical Virtue Ethics  which is  as
accountable as possible  faithful to the virtue-ethical perspectives of Titus and at home to
African Christian ethics. This study was awarded the prestigious Johannes Gutenberg
Dissertation Prize.

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