Scrooge Learns it All in One Night

In Fritz Allhoff & Scott C. Lowe (eds.), Christmas ‐ Philosophy for Everyone. Oxford, UK: Wiley‐Blackwell. pp. 172–182 (2010)
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This chapter contains sections titled: Happy as an Oyster His Wealth is No Use to Him All in One Night Keeping Christmas.

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Scrooge Learns it All in One Night ‐ Happiness and the Virtues of Christmas   A Christmas Carol, about the moral and ethical aspects of Christmas tradition   A Christmas Carol, Christmas tradition helping people ‐ to develop virtues of generosity and gratitude   Scrooge, being “self‐contained and as solitary as an oyster”   Christmas, inspiring ‐ a spirit of generosity in people, as part of ethical core of celebrations   The Nature and Destiny of Man, Reinhold Niebuhr ‐ insight into relationships, freedom, insecurity, power and injustice   Scrooge learning lessons of a lifetime ‐ of missed Christmases all in one night   greed, singular pursuit of one's self‐interest   ghost of Christmas future ‐ teaching Scrooge about gratitude, and terrible consequences of his misspent life   Dickens' story, a powerful antidote ‐ against vices of greed and ingratitude that slip into Christmas

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10.1002/9781444325386.ch15

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