tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12897315.post2376338120866409701..comments2024-03-28T08:15:02.660-05:00Comments on Dad29: The Destruction Called 'Envy' and Who Uses ItDad29http://www.blogger.com/profile/08554276286736923821noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12897315.post-76500436369567264472011-10-07T10:55:32.894-05:002011-10-07T10:55:32.894-05:00Point well-made. Certainly, 'generosity'&...Point well-made. Certainly, 'generosity''s opposite number is not the vice of envy.<br /><br />But charity is.Dad29https://www.blogger.com/profile/08554276286736923821noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12897315.post-23990401378122227302011-10-07T10:27:49.806-05:002011-10-07T10:27:49.806-05:00From an Aristotelian perspective, a virtue should ...From an Aristotelian perspective, a virtue should have two opposites: thus, generosity should be on a scale that runs from envy to some vice that has to do with being insufficiently concerned with preserving your and/or your family's wealth, so that others end up having to take care of you: <br /><br />Envy --- Generosity --- Wasteful<br /><br />Of course, as Aquinas and Aristotle both note, the virtue won't be always in the precise center of the scale. So if you are in a position in which the source of your wealth is greater and well-assured, you might be even more robustly giving than the term "generous" indicates. This virtue is called "liberality" in Medieval literature, and it's just a different point on the same scale.<br /><br />Envy --- Liberality --- WastefulGrimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07543082562999855432noreply@blogger.com