Prostitutes, musicians, and self-respect : virtues and vices of personal life
"In Prostitutes, Musicians, and Self-Respect, Joseph H. Kupfer turns a critical eye to the personal virtues and vices that pervade daily life but are easily and frequently overlooked. Unlike public virtues such as courage and patriotism, the personal virtues of humility, generosity, gratitude, and patience do not have particular occasions on which they shine forth and are celebrated, but rather are in continuous use in our interactions with other people and our relationship with ourselves. Kupfer contrasts these personal virtues with the vices of sentimentality, envy, ingratitude, and impatience. At the core of the discussion of personal virtues and vices lies the theme of self-knowledge and self-respect."--BOOK JACKET
ix, 169 pages ; 24 cm
9780739120309, 0739120301
165958396
The moral perspective of humility
Sentimentalizing emotion
Generosity of spirit
Overcoming envy
When waiting is weightless : the virtue of patience
No regrets, no debts : the virtue of gratitude
Romantic love and moral growth
Prostitutes, musicians, and self-respect