Jane Austen’s Philosophy of the Virtues

1. Introduction How Should I Live My Life?
Sarah Emsley

2. The Virtues According to Aristotle, Aquinas, and Austen
Sarah Emsley

3. Propriety’s Claims on Prudence in Lady Susan and Northanger Abbey
Sarah Emsley

4. Sense and Sensibility: “Know Your Own Happiness”

Sarah Emsley

5. Pride and Prejudice and the Beauty of Justice

Sarah Emsley

6. Fanny Price and the Contemplative Life
Sarah Emsley

7. Learning the Art of Charity in Emma
Sarah Emsley

8. Balancing the Virtues in Persuasion
Sarah Emsley

9. Conclusion: After Austen
Sarah Emsley

Keywords: Literature, British and Irish Literature, Nineteenth-Century Literature, Fiction