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==Definition==
*1. The [[quality]] of [[being]] humble or having a lowly opinion of oneself; meekness, lowliness, humbleness: the opposite of pride or haughtiness.
:b. with pl. An [[act]] of '''humility''' or self-abasement.
*2. Humble or low condition, rank, or estate; unpretentiousness, humbleness.
*3. A local name of several N. American birds of the family Scolopacidæ.
==Description==
The term "humility" is derived from the [[Latin]] word "humilitas", a noun related to the adjective "humilis", translated not only as "humble", but also alternatively as "low", or "from the [[earth]]", and "humus", humid.[1] Because the [[concept]] of humility addresses intrinsic self-worth, it is emphasized in the realm of [[religious]] [[practice]] and [[ethics]] where the motion is often made more precise and extensive.
===Philosophical views===
[[Kant]] is among the first [[philosophers]] to view c[[oncept]]ion of humility as "that meta-attitude which constitutes the moral agent's proper [[perspective]] on himself as a dependent and corrupt but capable and dignified [[rational]] agent". Kant's notion of humility is that humility is a [[virtue]], and indeed a central virtue.
[[Mahatma Gandhi]] is attributed as suggesting that attempting to sustain [[truth]] without humility is doomed to cause it to become instead an "arrogant caricature" of truth.[4][5] Some other schools of [[thought]], such as [[Ayn Rand]]'s [[Objectivism]], have seen self-abasement as antithetical to [[morality]].
Humility is considered an important [[virtue]] in taoism. The following quote describes how a [[wise]] person should see his accomplishments, according to the Tao Te Ching (77.4)
<blockquote>[a wise person] acts without claiming the results as his; he achieves his merit and does not rest (arrogantly) in it: -- he does not wish to display his superiority.</blockquote>
Nietzsche wrote of humility (not to speak of patience, wisdom, and any other virtue lauded widely by the [[masses]]) as a weakness, a false virtue which concealed the frailties and hidden crookedness in its holder. His idealized ubermensch would be more apt to roam around unfettered by pretensions of humility, proud of his stature and power, but not reveling idly in it, and certainly not displaying [[hubris]].
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==Definition==
*1. The [[quality]] of [[being]] humble or having a lowly opinion of oneself; meekness, lowliness, humbleness: the opposite of pride or haughtiness.
:b. with pl. An [[act]] of '''humility''' or self-abasement.
*2. Humble or low condition, rank, or estate; unpretentiousness, humbleness.
*3. A local name of several N. American birds of the family Scolopacidæ.
==Description==
The term "humility" is derived from the [[Latin]] word "humilitas", a noun related to the adjective "humilis", translated not only as "humble", but also alternatively as "low", or "from the [[earth]]", and "humus", humid.[1] Because the [[concept]] of humility addresses intrinsic self-worth, it is emphasized in the realm of [[religious]] [[practice]] and [[ethics]] where the motion is often made more precise and extensive.
===Philosophical views===
[[Kant]] is among the first [[philosophers]] to view c[[oncept]]ion of humility as "that meta-attitude which constitutes the moral agent's proper [[perspective]] on himself as a dependent and corrupt but capable and dignified [[rational]] agent". Kant's notion of humility is that humility is a [[virtue]], and indeed a central virtue.
[[Mahatma Gandhi]] is attributed as suggesting that attempting to sustain [[truth]] without humility is doomed to cause it to become instead an "arrogant caricature" of truth.[4][5] Some other schools of [[thought]], such as [[Ayn Rand]]'s [[Objectivism]], have seen self-abasement as antithetical to [[morality]].
Humility is considered an important [[virtue]] in taoism. The following quote describes how a [[wise]] person should see his accomplishments, according to the Tao Te Ching (77.4)
<blockquote>[a wise person] acts without claiming the results as his; he achieves his merit and does not rest (arrogantly) in it: -- he does not wish to display his superiority.</blockquote>
Nietzsche wrote of humility (not to speak of patience, wisdom, and any other virtue lauded widely by the [[masses]]) as a weakness, a false virtue which concealed the frailties and hidden crookedness in its holder. His idealized ubermensch would be more apt to roam around unfettered by pretensions of humility, proud of his stature and power, but not reveling idly in it, and certainly not displaying [[hubris]].
[[Category: General Reference]]
[[Category: Philosophy]]
