“With the humble is wisdom”: humility as an antidote to humiliation and shame

Humility is of deep significance for the functioning of democratic societies, as it is the psychic basis of the capacity to function in a citizenly way. Its meaning as the opposite of humiliation shows a deep ambiguity in the resonances today of the Latin word humus (meaning ground or soil) which is...

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Main Author: Richards, Barry (Author)
Format: Electronic/Print Article
Language:English
Published: 2022
In: Interdisciplinary applications of shame/violence theory
Year: 2022, Pages: 77-94
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