Ryan West
Biographic Data
| ID | 5996458 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Ryan West |
| GIVEN NAMES | Ryan |
| FAMILY NAME | West |
| SIGNATURE | WEST R |
| AFFILIATIONS | Baylor University |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 3 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 1 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 2 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 1 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2006 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2015 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Contempt and the Cultivation of Character
M acalester B ell urges the cultivation of apt contempt as the best response to what she calls “the vices of superiority” (arrogance, hypocrisy, racism, and the like). In this essay, I sketch two character profiles. The first—the ideal contemnor—paradigmatically answers the vices of superiority with contempt. The second—the ideal Christian neighbor—is marked by humility and love, and answers the vices of superiority in non‐contemptuous ways. I ar…
Natural epistemic defects and corrective virtues
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Contempt and the Cultivation of Character
M acalester B ell urges the cultivation of apt contempt as the best response to what she calls “the vices of superiority” (arrogance, hypocrisy, racism, and the like). In this essay, I sketch two character profiles. The first—the ideal contemnor—paradigmatically answers the vices of superiority with contempt. The second—the ideal Christian neighbor—is marked by humility and love, and answers the vices of superiority in non‐contemptuous ways. I ar…
Natural epistemic defects and corrective virtues
Computer Science (3 works) · Epistemology (2 works) · Philosophy (2 works) · Psychology (2 works) · Sketch (2 works) · Sociology (2 works) · Character (mathematics (1 work) · Cognition (1 work) · Cognitive science (1 work) · Computer security (1 work)