Overview
- Presents the first philosophical text on pride since 1995, allowing readers to achieve a new perspective of understanding pride as a value
- Explores pride from historical, philosophical and societal perspectives, achieving a global perception of the quality
- Offers numerous theories and arguments from respected philosophers and critics on the concepts of pride and authenticity, as well as their practical implications in contemporary existance
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Table of contents (29 chapters)
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Front Matter
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Proper Pride
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History and Its Challenges
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Morality and the Self
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About this book
This book explores the morality of pride, a value that has been condemned through history and is still largely unwelcome in many societies. The author explores the nature of the self and free will, and how pride links to technology and rational theology. It refers to the work of Lionel Trilling, Allan Bloom, Charles Taylor and Heidegger on authenticity; Jacob Burckhardt, Stephen Toulmin, Max Weber and Mark Lilla on modernity; Christine Korsgaard on the self; John Rawls and Ruth Benedict on morality; and the Stoics and Kant on free will.
Authors and Affiliations
About the author
Ulrich Steinvorth is a Professor Emeritus of the University of Hamburg, Germany, and lives in the United States. He has published books and papers in German, English and French, in political philosophy, ethics, and metaphysics. He has taught philosophy at universities in Germany, France, Turkey and Japan.
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Pride and Authenticity
Authors: Ulrich Steinvorth
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-34117-0
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan Cham
eBook Packages: Religion and Philosophy, Philosophy and Religion (R0)
Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s) 2016
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-319-34116-3Published: 12 October 2016
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-319-81680-7Published: 22 April 2018
eBook ISBN: 978-3-319-34117-0Published: 01 October 2016
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: VII, 243
Topics: Moral Philosophy, History of Philosophy, Self and Identity