Humility Archives - Vincent Ryan Ruggiero Official website - Author https://mind-at-work.com/essays/humility/ Vincent Ryan Ruggiero - Author of books and essays Sat, 12 Jun 2021 18:10:17 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.1.3 https://mind-at-work.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/cropped-open-book-32x32.png Humility Archives - Vincent Ryan Ruggiero Official website - Author https://mind-at-work.com/essays/humility/ 32 32 America’s Flawed View of Truth, Part 2 https://mind-at-work.com/americas-flawed-view-of-truth-part-2/ Sat, 12 Jun 2021 18:02:02 +0000 https://mind-at-work.com/?p=4504 Socrates Part 1 discussed the error of believing that truth is within us so we don’t need to search outside our minds, apply reason, and form judgments. Instead we can just consult our feelings and regard them as our personal “truth.” I also gave examples of the consequences that this error produces. Part [...]

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]]> America’s Flawed View of Truth https://mind-at-work.com/americas-flawed-view-of-truth/ Sat, 05 Jun 2021 14:50:28 +0000 https://mind-at-work.com/?p=4494 A discussion of truth may seem too academic to have any practical value, but it really isn’t. In fact, our understanding of truth is crucial to the proper functioning of our minds. It therefore profoundly impacts our attitudes and thinking habits and shapes our approach to everyday living. The concept of “truth” has been with [...]

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]]> Rediscovering Humility https://mind-at-work.com/rediscovering-humility/ Fri, 16 Nov 2018 01:29:34 +0000 https://mind-at-work.com/?p=2983 In a recent essay I traced the problem of divisiveness in modern America to our culture’s overemphasis on SELF—notably self-esteem and self-actualization—and suggested that the solution lies in renewed appreciation of the virtue of humility. Unfortunately, such a renewal will very difficult to accomplish for two important reasons. First, humility and self-esteem are almost exact opposites. Humility [...]

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]]> “Make Me an Instrument of Your Peace” https://mind-at-work.com/make-me-an-instrument-of-your-peace/ Wed, 03 May 2017 19:10:48 +0000 https://mind-at-work.com/?p=2146 The prayer that begins with this petition is my favorite and the favorite of millions of people of various religious denominations around the world. A musical version of the prayer, “Make me a channel of your peace,” is also popular with church choirs. Here is the full prayer: Lord, make me an instrument of your [...]

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]]> Condescension and Religion https://mind-at-work.com/condescension-religion/ Fri, 20 Feb 2015 15:14:25 +0000 https://mind-at-work.com/?p=1344 I used to think the mocking expression Nyeah, nyeah children repeat in a lilting chant was an English language phenomenon, until I heard children chanting it in Spanish some years ago in the Mediterranean town of Torremolinos. I learned later that it is common in many other languages, as well. Nyeah, Nyeah is a childish [...]

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