Modesty is a rather neglected virtue today. In this paper, I consider different and divergent definitions of this virtue and finally I criticize the main three approaches to modesty. Aristotle’s approach as a full-fledged representative of the ancient world asserts that modesty is not a virtue. Saint Augustin not only characterizes modesty as a virtue but also as the most fundamental virtue in human and faithful life. Julia Driver, the contemporary philosopher, adopts a totally different approach, suggesting that true modesty implies epistemic flaws and relative ignorance of one’s own self. In this paper, I propose that modesty should be defined at three levels: behavioral or external, spiritual or internal, and existential in order to overcome some of the challenges before these three approaches
Sadeghi, M. (2020). Analysis of three definitions of humility; The approaches of Aristotle, Augustine and Julia Driver. Journal of Moral Studies, 3(8), 89-109.
MLA
Masoud Sadeghi. "Analysis of three definitions of humility; The approaches of Aristotle, Augustine and Julia Driver". Journal of Moral Studies, 3, 8, 2020, 89-109.
HARVARD
Sadeghi, M. (2020). 'Analysis of three definitions of humility; The approaches of Aristotle, Augustine and Julia Driver', Journal of Moral Studies, 3(8), pp. 89-109.
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Sadeghi, M. Analysis of three definitions of humility; The approaches of Aristotle, Augustine and Julia Driver. Journal of Moral Studies, 2020; 3(8): 89-109.
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