Description: Humility : The Secret History of a Lost Virtue, Hardcover by Bellitto, Christopher M., ISBN 1647123763, ISBN-13 9781647123765, Brand New, Free shipping in the US "This book is an accessible discussion of humility for a general audience that aims to recover a lost virtue and to offer humility as a way forward for our divided society. It's a cultural history-the biography of an idea. Recovering humility might serveas an alternative to the diseases of hubris, arrogance, and narcissism that have infected us. The frightening alternative to a life of humility has been the death of civility. History demonstrates that when the virtue of humility is cast aside, hubris follows. This book explores treatments of humility in Greco-Roman history, philosophy, and literature; ancient and medieval Jewish, Christian, and Muslim scriptures and sermons; and Enlightenment and contemporary discussions on education in virtue and citizenship"--
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Book Title: Humility : the Secret History of a Lost Virtue
Number of Pages: 176 Pages
Language: English
Publisher: Georgetown University Press
Publication Year: 2023
Topic: Ethics & Moral Philosophy
Item Height: 0.9 in
Genre: Philosophy
Item Weight: 10.4 Oz
Author: Christopher M. Bellitto
Item Length: 8.1 in
Item Width: 5 in
Format: Hardcover
