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Humility is a vital aspect of political discussion, social media
and self-help, whilst recent empirical research has linked humility
to improved well-being, open-mindedness and increased accuracy in
assessing persuasive messages. It is also a topic central to
research and discussion in philosophy, applied ethics and religious
studies. The Routledge Handbook of Philosophy of Humility is the
first collection to present a comprehensive overview of the
philosophy of humility, whilst also covering important
interdisciplinary topics. Comprising 41 chapters by an
international team of contributors, the Handbook is divided into
seven parts: • Theories of humility • The ethics of humility
• The politics of humility • Humility in religious thought •
The epistemology of humility • The psychology of humility •
Humility: applications to the social world. Essential reading for
students and researchers in ethics, epistemology, political
philosophy and philosophy of mind and psychology, this Handbook
will also be extremely useful for those in related disciplines such
as psychology, religious studies and law.
This collection of 19 chapters, all appearing in print here for the
first time and written by an international team of established and
emerging scholars, explores the place of intellectual virtues and
vices in a social world. Relevant virtues include open-mindedness,
curiosity, intellectual courage, diligence in inquiry, and the
like. Relevant vices include dogmatism, need for immediate
certainty, and gullibility and the like. The chapters are divided
into four key sections: Foundational Issues; Individual Virtues;
Collective Virtues; and Methods and Measurements. And the chapters
explore the most salient questions in this areas of research,
including: How are individual intellectual virtues and vices
affected by their social contexts? Does being in touch with other
open-minded people make us more open-minded? Conversely, does
connection to other dogmatic people make us more dogmatic? Can
groups possess virtues and vices distinct from those of their
members? For instance, could a group of dogmatic individuals
operate in an open-minded way despite the vices of its members?
Each chapter receives commentary from two other authors in the
volume, and each original author then replies to these
commentaries. Together, the authors form part of a collective
conversation about how we can know about what we know. In so doing,
they not only theorize but enact social virtue epistemology.
Humility is a vital aspect of political discussion, social media
and self-help, whilst recent empirical research has linked humility
to improved well-being, open-mindedness and increased accuracy in
assessing persuasive messages. It is also a topic central to
research and discussion in philosophy, applied ethics and religious
studies. The Routledge Handbook of Philosophy of Humility is the
first collection to present a comprehensive overview of the
philosophy of humility, whilst also covering important
interdisciplinary topics. Comprising 41 chapters by an
international team of contributors, the Handbook is divided into
seven parts: * Theories of humility * The ethics of humility * The
politics of humility * Humility in religious thought * The
epistemology of humility * The psychology of humility * Humility:
applications to the social world. Essential reading for students
and researchers in ethics, epistemology, political philosophy and
philosophy of mind and psychology, this Handbook will also be
extremely useful for those in related disciplines such as
psychology, religious studies and law.
Virtue is among the most venerable concepts in philosophy, and has
recently seen a major revival. However, new challenges to
conceptions of virtue have also arisen. In Current Controversies in
Virtue Theory, five pairs of cutting-edge philosophers square off
over central topics in virtue theory: the nature of virtue, the
connection between virtue and flourishing, the connection between
moral and epistemic virtues, the way in which virtues are acquired,
and the possibility of attaining virtue. Mark Alfano guides his
readers through these essays (all published here for the first
time), with a synthetic introduction, succinct abstracts of each
debate, suggested further readings and study questions for each
controversy, and a list of further controversies to be explored.
This book explores men's attraction to violent extremist movements
and terrorism. Drawing on multi-method, interdisciplinary research,
this book explores the centrality of masculinity to violent
extremist recruitment narratives across the religious and political
spectrum. Chapters examine the intersection of masculinity and
violent extremism across a spectrum of movements including: the far
right, Islamist organizations, male supremacist groups, and the far
left. The book identifies key sites and points at which the
construction of masculinity intersects with, stands in contrast to
and challenges extremist representations of masculinity. It offers
an insight into where the potential appeal of extremist narratives
can be challenged most effectively and identifies areas for both
policy making and future research.
Virtue is among the most venerable concepts in philosophy, and has
recently seen a major revival. However, new challenges to
conceptions of virtue have also arisen. In Current Controversies in
Virtue Theory, five pairs of cutting-edge philosophers square off
over central topics in virtue theory: the nature of virtue, the
connection between virtue and flourishing, the connection between
moral and epistemic virtues, the way in which virtues are acquired,
and the possibility of attaining virtue. Mark Alfano guides his
readers through these essays (all published here for the first
time), with a synthetic introduction, succinct abstracts of each
debate, suggested further readings and study questions for each
controversy, and a list of further controversies to be explored.
Moral psychology is the systematic inquiry into how morality works,
when it does work, and breaks down when it doesn't work. In this
comprehensive new textbook, Mark Alfano outlines the five central
concepts in the study of moral psychology: agency, patiency,
sociality, temporality, and reflexivity. Subsequent chapters each
assess a key area of research, which Alfano relates both to the
five central concepts and to empirical findings. He then draws out
the philosophical implications of those findings before suggesting
future directions for research. One of Alfano's guiding themes is
that moral philosophy without psychological content is empty,
whereas psychological investigation without philosophical insight
is blind. He advocates and demonstrates a holistic vision that
pictures moral psychology as a project of collaborative inquiry
into the descriptive and normative aspects of the human condition.
Featuring a glossary of technical terms, further reading sections
and chapter-by-chapter study questions, this rich, systematic, and
accessible introduction to moral psychology will be suitable for
both undergraduates and researchers in philosophy, psychology and
related fields.
Nietzsche, a trained philologist, frequently urges his readers to
interpret him carefully. In this book, Mark Alfano combines
detailed close reading with digital methods (corpus analysis and
semantic network visualization) to reframe our understanding of
this major figure. He argues that virtue is a neglected concept in
Nietzsche's writings, and sets out a fresh interpretation of
Nietzschean virtues as well-calibrated drives. As different people
embody different constellations of drives, so virtues differ from
person to person. For Nietzsche himself, Alfano argues, five
virtues are essential: curiosity, courage, a sense of humor, and
pathos of distance (that is, contemptuousness) toward one's self
and toward one's society. This innovative and original book will be
invaluable for historians of philosophy, contemporary researchers
in moral psychology and virtue theory, and philosophers interested
in the fast-growing methodologies of the digital humanities.
Everyone wants to be virtuous, but recent psychological
investigations suggest that this may not be possible. Mark Alfano
challenges this theory and asks, not whether character is
empirically adequate, but what characters human beings could have
and develop. Although psychology suggests that most people do not
have robust character traits such as courage, honesty and
open-mindedness, Alfano argues that we have reason to attribute
these virtues to people because such attributions function as
self-fulfilling prophecies - children become more studious if they
are told that they are hard-working and adults become more generous
if they are told that they are generous. He argues that we should
think of virtue and character as social constructs: there is no
such thing as virtue without social reinforcement. His original and
provocative book will interest a wide range of readers in
contemporary ethics, epistemology, moral psychology and empirically
informed philosophy.
Everyone wants to be virtuous, but recent psychological
investigations suggest that this may not be possible. Mark Alfano
challenges this theory and asks, not whether character is
empirically adequate, but what characters human beings could have
and develop. Although psychology suggests that most people do not
have robust character traits such as courage, honesty and
open-mindedness, Alfano argues that we have reason to attribute
these virtues to people because such attributions function as
self-fulfilling prophecies - children become more studious if they
are told that they are hard-working and adults become more generous
if they are told that they are generous. He argues that we should
think of virtue and character as social constructs: there is no
such thing as virtue without social reinforcement. His original and
provocative book will interest a wide range of readers in
contemporary ethics, epistemology, moral psychology and empirically
informed philosophy.
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