Environmental Modesty
Reclaiming an Ancient Virtue
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 14760588 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Laura M Hartman (0000-0001-9835-594X, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2015 |
| Volume | 43 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 475-492 |
| Publication date | 2015-09-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of Religious Ethics (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0384-9694 • E-ISSN: 1467-9795 |
| Publisher | Wiley (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1111/jore.12106 |
| OpenAlex | W2526310306 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 10 |
Despite this virtue's history as an instrument of women's oppression, modesty, at its most basic, means voluntary restraint of one's power, undertaken for the sake of others. It is a mechanism that modifies unequal power relationships and encourages greater compassion and fairness. I use a C hristian perspective with influences from J ewish and M uslim sources to examine modesty. The modest person, I argue, must be in relationship with others, must be honestly aware of her impacts on others, must be sensitive to those impacts, compassionate toward others, and willing to hold back for others' sakes. Moreover, modesty is not only a virtue that pertains to sexuality and clothing, but it also can promote virtuous environmental behavior, particularly as it leads to awareness of, and sensitivity to, the effects of everyday behaviors on vulnerable others
Compassion · Environmental ethics · Epistemology · Human sexuality · Oppression · Perspective (graphical · Political science · Power (physics · Sociology · Virtue · Biblical Studies and Interpretation · Gender Studies · Law · Philosophy · Psychology · Religion, Ecology, and Ethics · Social Psychology · Theological Perspectives and Practices
| Unique citing works | 1 |
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| Citations per year | 0,11 |
| Citation span | 2017 - 2017 (1) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 1 |