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5. The Seven Deadly Sins

  1. Raymond Angelo Belliotti

Published Online: 6 OCT 2011

DOI: 10.1002/9781118112434.ch5

Book Title

Dante's Deadly Sins: Moral Philosophy in Hell

Dante's Deadly Sins: Moral Philosophy in Hell

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How to Cite

Belliotti, R. A. (2011) The Seven Deadly Sins, in Dante's Deadly Sins: Moral Philosophy in Hell, Wiley-Blackwell, Oxford, UK. doi: 10.1002/9781118112434.ch5

Author Information

  1. State University of New York at Fredonia, USA

Publication History

  1. Published Online: 6 OCT 2011
  2. Published Print: 14 OCT 2011

ISBN Information

Print ISBN: 9780470671054

Online ISBN: 9781118112434

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Keywords:

  • Dante's treatment of the Seven Deadly Sins;
  • Pride (Arrogance), Envy, Avarice, Wrath, Lust, Gluttony and Sloth;
  • Seven Deadly Sins, lacking biblical foundations;
  • St. Thomas Aquinas' distinction of five spiritual capital sins;
  • Superbia (Pride), actions contemptuous of God;
  • delusions of grandeur - not a road to happiness;
  • Acedia (Sloth), capital sin for a reason;
  • gluttony, an indefensible value system;
  • love, transformative but not redemptive;
  • desire and love, best antidotes for the seven capital sins

Summary

This chapter contains sections titled:

  • Historical Background

  • Superbia (Pride)

  • Invidia (Envy)

  • Ira (Wrath)

  • Acedia (Sloth)

  • Avaritia (Avarice)

  • Gula (Gluttony)

  • Luxuria (Lust)

  • The Antidote: Righteous Love

  • The Bridge to Salvation

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