Humility and the Transcendent

Publication Type

Journal Article

Year of Publication

2001

Author

Morgan, Vance G.

Journal

Faith and Philosophy: Journal of the Society of Christian Philosophers

Volume

18

Number

3

Pages

306-322

Language

English

Publish Dates

July

Keywords

attention
equality
humility
Murdoch, Iris
justice
love
transcendence

Annotation

Morgan begins by critically reflecting on, and identifying problems with, some recent attempts to define humility in secular terms. He then turns to the thought of Iris Murdoch and Simone Weil to develop an alternative notion of humility. Ultimately, he argues, an understanding of true humility must incorporate some sense of the transcendent for it to be meaningful.