{"product_id":"humility-christopher-m-bellitto-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 interested in finding a path to renewed civility.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Christopher M. Bellitto\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1647123763\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781647123765\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Georgetown University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/01\/2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 176\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.65lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.60h x 5.20w x 1.20d","brand":"Christopher M. Bellitto","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":44159575720191,"sku":"9781647123765","price":24.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_3c0d0278-bc8c-4db1-bffe-3859271f142c.jpg?v=1689083426","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/humility-christopher-m-bellitto-9781647123765","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}