The Social Dimensions of Modesty
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 8097760 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Scott Woodcock (0000-0001-8107-6215, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2008 |
| Volume | 38 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 1-29 |
| Publication date | 2008-03-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Canadian Journal of Philosophy (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0045-5091 • E-ISSN: 1911-0820 |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1353/cjp.0.0009 |
| OpenAlex | W2046309195 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 3 |
Modesty is a surprisingly complicated character trait. Most of us feel that we intuitively understand what modesty is, and we feel confident that we can recognize modesty when it is exhibited in others. However, it is difficult to provide a detailed account of modesty without discovering that it is not nearly as simple as one initially presumes it to be. For example, in her recent book Uneasy Virtue , Julia Driver proposes a definition of modesty that seems uncomplicated until further reflection reveals it to be more intricate and contentious than it appears. Driver claims that modesty is the virtue of being disposed to persistently underestimate one's self-worth despite available evidence suggesting that this estimation is incorrect. There is something compelling about such a concise definition of modesty, but Driver's view implies that a modest agent is truly ignorant of her natural talents, accomplishments or other attributes that contribute to assessments of her self-worth. It is this feature of Driver's definition that has generated debate since she first presented her view of modesty in an influential article that preceded her book
Aesthetics · Character (mathematics · Character traits · Epistemology · Natural (archaeology · Simple (philosophy · Sociology · Trait · Virtue · Computer Science · Emotions and Moral Behavior · Philosophical Ethics and Theory · Psychology · Psychology of Moral and Emotional Judgment · History · Philosophy · Social Psychology
| Citations per year | 0.75 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2022 - 2025 (4) |
| Highly cited | No |