The Greatness of Humility: St. Augustine on Moral Excellence - Couverture rigide

McInerney, Joseph J

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 1498218180 ISBN 13 : 9781498218184

Editeur : Wipf & Stock Publishers, 2016

Synopsis

The jury is out on the virtue of humility. Most people find humility a more attractive character trait in others than its opposites of pride and arrogance. Yet many philosophers, be they ancient or modern, find little value in humility as a virtue. For the Aristotelian moral tradition, humility is an impediment to greatness. Modern philosophers take this sentiment further, asserting that humility is a sham virtue that leads to unhappiness and human debasement. The Christian intellectual tradition, however, provides a contrast to these negative appraisals of humility. St. Augustine of Hippo is an eloquent and robust proponent of humility's value. Unlike the thinkers of the classical and modern philosophic traditions, Augustine asserts that humility is not only a significant virtue; it is the indispensable foundation of human greatness. The Greatness of Humility traces how Augustine makes his argument regarding the importance of humility and shows how his position measures up to those of his philosophical rivals.

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À propos des auteurs

Joseph J. McInerney is Associate Director for Planning and Assessment, Division of Leadership Education at the United States Naval Academy. A Commander with more than twenty years of active-duty service in the United States Navy, he received a doctorate in systematic theology from the Catholic University of America in 2012.

C.C. Pecknold is Assistant Professor of Historical and Systematic Theology at The Catholic University of America in Washington, DC.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Wipf & Stock Publishers
• Date d'édition: 2016
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1498218180
• ISBN 13: 9781498218184
• Reliure: Relié
• Nombre de pages: 208
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• Personne responsable: non disponible