1st Edition
Emotions of Self-Assessment in Al-Ghazālī and Aquinas Shame as Virtue and Pride as Vice
By Marina F. Garner
Copyright 2026
236 Pages
1 B/W Illustrations
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Routledge
236 Pages
1 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
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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... Read more
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
Biography
Marina F. Garner is a professor in the School of Religion at Loma Linda University, USA.
