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The Mismeasure of the Self - A Study in Vice Epistemology (Hardcover)
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The Mismeasure of the Self - A Study in Vice Epistemology (Hardcover)
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The Mismeasure of the Self is dedicated to vices that blight many
lives. They are the vices of superiority, characteristic of those
who feel entitled, superior and who have an inflated opinion of
themselves, and those of inferiority, typical of those who are
riddled with self-doubt and feel inferior. Arrogance, narcissism,
haughtiness, and vanity are among the first group. Self-abasement,
fatalism, servility, and timidity exemplify the second. This book
shows these traits to be to vices of self-evaluation and describes
their pervasive harmful effects in some detail. Even though the
influence of these traits extends to any aspect of life, the focus
of this book is their damaging impact on the life of the intellect.
Tanesini develops and defends a view of these vices that puts
vicious motivations at their core. The analyses developed in this
work build on empirical research in attitude psychology and on
philosophical theories in virtue ethics and epistemology. The book
concludes with a positive proposal for weakening vice and promoting
virtue.
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