{"product_id":"humility-the-secret-history-of-a-lost-virtue-9781647123765","title":"Humility: The Secret History of a Lost Virtue","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThis cultural history of humility reveals this lost virtue as a secret defense against arrogance and incivility\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHistory demonstrates that when the virtue of humility is cast aside, excessive individualism follows. A person who lacks humility is at risk of developing a deceptive sense of certitude and at worst denies basic human rights, respect, and dignity to anyone they identify as the enemy. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eHumility\u003c\/i\u003e, a cultural history and biography of the idea of humility, argues that the frightening alternative to humility has been the death of civility. In this book, Bellitto explores humility in Greco-Roman history, philosophy, and literature; in the ancient and medieval Jewish, Christian, and Muslim scriptures and sermons; in the Enlightenment; and in contemporary discussions of education in virtue and citizenship. The author encourages readers to recover and reclaim this lost virtue by developing a new perspective on humility as an alternative to the diseases of hubris, arrogance, and narcissism in society. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis book offers a fresh perspective on this lost virtue for readers concerned with the culture wars and those interested in finding a path to renewed civility.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Georgetown University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/01\/2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781647123765\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 192","brand":"Christopher M. Bellitto","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43040306331829,"sku":"9781647123765","price":21.21,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_e4016aa2-3d09-4905-8630-34fa927a3211.jpg?v=1689089133","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/humility-the-secret-history-of-a-lost-virtue-9781647123765","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}