FT-58183-10 | Research Programs: Summer Stipends | Emrys Westacott | Frugality: A Philosophical Study | 5/1/2010 - 9/30/2010 | $6,000.00 | Emrys | | Westacott | | | | Alfred University | Alfred | NY | 14802-1205 | USA | 2010 | Ethics | Summer Stipends | Research Programs | 6000 | 0 | 6000 | 0 |
My project is a book-length philosophical examination of the concept of frugality, understood here to mean the virtue of living simply with few needs or expenses. Questions posed include: Why has frugality traditionally been considered a virtue? Should it still be regarded as a virtue today? Why is extravagance commonly seen as a vice? Is this view reasonable? Is there a connection between frugality and happiness? Is there a connection between frugality and wisdom. The book will draw from a venerable philosophical and literary tradition and connect up with contemporary research in the social sciences. |