La soberbia (64) (Fragmentos - Pecados capitales) (Spanish Edition)

La soberbia (64) (Fragmentos - Pecados capitales) (Spanish Edition)

The more fragile a community is, the more it appears to condemn the strong characters among its members. And of all the defects such characters may display, pride would seem to be amongst the vilest and most reproved. Around every corner there lurks a responsible citizen ready to fulfill their civic duty of pointing out to their countrymen when they suffer from an excess of pride. In this light, it is easy to comprehend how identifying pride as a sin is an efficient tool for social control. As this thought-provoking essay suggests, the antidote to pride might not be merely humbleness, but also a social sphere where a genuine interest in superior things and traits be seen as a win for all. Jordi Graupera is a doctor of philosophy from the New School for Social Research in New York. He has worked as a professor and researcher in political thought, anthropology, and international relations at several North American universities, such as New York University and Princeton University. His research has focused on making explicit the contradictions of liberal states when they have to confront substantive disputes about human nature. He has been a columnist in most of the Catalan media.