Humility is a virtue that can be difficult to describe because of its paradoxical nature: claiming authority about humility and claiming that one is humble both suggest a lack of humility. In Humility, Everett L.Worthington Jr. seeks a way around this paradox by looking to people who are considered by others to be humble. He suggests people as examples: Jesus, Siddhartha, Gandhi, Mother Teresa, and Martin Luther King Jr. He looks, too, at people whom he admires. He examines the characteristics of humility they share, and, in doing so, formulates a working understanding of humility. Science has made few attempts to measure humility,Worthington points out, but those few studies do give a different, but complementary, perspective on humility than the wisdom of the ages. Humility may not be a skill we can learn, but people can be inspired to be humble. "Great people—and ordinary people acting nobly—can inspire us," Worthington writes. "When we catch the spirit, we can transfer that spirit from ourselves to others." Quotations interspersed throughout the book reinforce the message that the unassuming virtue of humility transforms lives.
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Humility is a virtue that can be difficult to describe because of its paradoxical nature: claiming authority about humility and claiming that one is humble each suggest a lack of humility. This book seeks a way around this paradox by looking to people who are considered humble by others. He suggests people as examples: Jesus, Siddhartha, Gandhi.
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Introduction / ix Paradoxes and Potentials of Humility / 3 Heroes of Humility / 17 What Do These Heroes Have in Common? / 37 Can We Learn Humility? / 51 What Does Science Tell Us about Humility? / 79 The Spirit of Humility / 99 References / 107 Select Books about Humility / 109 About the Author / 111
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Produktdetaljer

ISBN
9781599471280
Publisert
2007-10-01
Utgiver
Vendor
Templeton Foundation Press,U.S.
Vekt
113 gr
Høyde
159 mm
Bredde
140 mm
Dybde
10 mm
Aldersnivå
01, G, 01
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Heftet
Antall sider
128

Biographical note

Everett L Worthington Jr has won national recognition for his research and teaching. He is a professor of psychology at Virginia Commonwealth University and has taught at the VCU's American Psychological Association-accredited psychology program for almost 30 years.