Re: Ethical clarity and the role of character
Posted: Tue Apr 28, 2015 8:27 pm
Is pride (in oneself) the worst vice?
David Brooks thinks so, as argued in his latest book, THE ROAD TO CHARACTER. {Isn't it great when a new book on Ethics comes out?!!! ! And it makes it to the 'Best-seller List!}
Or is arrogance even worse? And what is the exact difference between pride and arrogance?
His basic message is: We need to cultivate humility. Self-pride is not to be conflated with confidence. Confidence means Believing in yourself. Pride (the opposite of humility) means that you think you did it all yourself, in your life - without the heritage, the culture, the social networks, the societal foundations and facilities. Brooks would phrase it this way: When you suffer from pride you think you did it without the grace of God.
Is it more correct to define it as "arrogance is the opposite of humility'?
.....Your views?
P.S. A reviewer of the book wrote: "Responding to what he calls the culture of the Big Me, which emphasizes external success, the author challenges us to rebalance the scales between achieving wealth and status—and those that exist at the core of our being: kindness, bravery, honesty, faithfulness, etc. See the reviews at: http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/081299 ... 081299325X"
David Brooks thinks so, as argued in his latest book, THE ROAD TO CHARACTER. {Isn't it great when a new book on Ethics comes out?!!! ! And it makes it to the 'Best-seller List!}
Or is arrogance even worse? And what is the exact difference between pride and arrogance?
His basic message is: We need to cultivate humility. Self-pride is not to be conflated with confidence. Confidence means Believing in yourself. Pride (the opposite of humility) means that you think you did it all yourself, in your life - without the heritage, the culture, the social networks, the societal foundations and facilities. Brooks would phrase it this way: When you suffer from pride you think you did it without the grace of God.
Is it more correct to define it as "arrogance is the opposite of humility'?
.....Your views?
P.S. A reviewer of the book wrote: "Responding to what he calls the culture of the Big Me, which emphasizes external success, the author challenges us to rebalance the scales between achieving wealth and status—and those that exist at the core of our being: kindness, bravery, honesty, faithfulness, etc. See the reviews at: http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/081299 ... 081299325X"
