The Praiseworthy Passion of Shame. An Historical and Philosophical Elucidation of Aquinas's Thought on the Nature and Role of Shame in the Moral Life

Kristanto, Heribertus Dwi (2019) The Praiseworthy Passion of Shame. An Historical and Philosophical Elucidation of Aquinas's Thought on the Nature and Role of Shame in the Moral Life. Serie Filosofia, 37 . Gregorian and Biblical Press, Rome. ISBN 978-88-7839-400-1

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Abstract

Shame is a multifaceted phenomenon whose moral status has puzzled philosophers since antiquity: is (a sense of) shame merely a passion or is it a moral vir-tue? Aquinas, influenced by Aristotle, contends that shame is, properly speaking, a passion, though it can be called, broadly speaking, a virtue, insofar as it is a praiseworthy passion (passio laudabilis). Through careful exegesis on key passages containing the shame-related words verecundia, erubescentia, confu-sio, pudor, and turpitudo in Thomas Aquinas’s oeu-vre, this study shows that, despite its potential to de-moralize, to lead to shallow conformism, or to send the ashamed person into violent rage, shame can be praiseworthy on account of its very nature as a moral passion and its constructive role in the moral life.

Item Type:	Book
Subjects:	B Philosophy. Psychology. Religion > BJ Ethics A General Works > B Philosophy. Psychology. Religion > BJ Ethics
Divisions:	Program Sarjana > Program Studi Filsafat
Depositing User:	Dr. Heribertus Dwi Kristanto
Date Deposited:	06 Jun 2024 04:56
Last Modified:	06 Jun 2024 04:56
URI:	http://repo.driyarkara.ac.id/id/eprint/1631

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