Emotions of Self-Assessment in Al-Ghazālī and Aquinas
Shame as Virtue and Pride as Vice
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Product details:
- Edition number 1
- Publisher Routledge
- Date of Publication 18 March 2026
- ISBN 9781041080633
- Binding Hardback
- No. of pages236 pages
- Size 234x156 mm
- Language English
- Illustrations 1 Illustrations, black & white; 1 Halftones, black & white; 2 Tables, black & white 700
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Short description:
This book offers a comparative study of two central yet often neglected moral emotions—shame and pride—in the ethical writings of Abū Ḥāmid al-Ghazālī and Thomas Aquinas. .
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This book offers a comparative study of two central yet often neglected moral emotions—shame and pride—in the ethical writings of Abū Ḥāmid al-Ghazālī and Thomas Aquinas. Moving beyond conventional accounts of medieval philosophy focused on metaphysics or law, it reveals how each thinker reinterprets Aristotelian virtue ethics through the lens of religious commitment. While Aristotle regarded pride as the crowning virtue and shame merely as a praiseworthy emotion, al-Ghazālī and Aquinas recast this evaluation: they elevate shame as a virtue and denounce pride as a fundamental vice.
Through close textual analysis and careful contextualization, the book traces how each thinker integrates these emotions into their broader theological and philosophical visions. By examining the metaphysical, psychological, and ritual dimensions of shame and pride, it illuminates the deep interrelation between self-assessment and moral formation in religious ethics.
Richly interdisciplinary and grounded in rigorous historical scholarship, this study contributes to comparative philosophy, Islamic and Christian ethics, moral psychology, and the philosophy of emotion. It offers not only a fresh reading of key figures but also a new framework for understanding how religious beliefs and practices can shape the valence of emotions.
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Introduction 1. Aristotle On Shame And Pride 2. Al-Ghazālī On Shame And Pride 3. Thomas Aquinas On Shame And Pride 4. Shame and Pride: A Comparison Conclusion: The Virtue Of Shame And The Vice Of Pride. Index
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