The Moral Psychology of Pride

Carter and Gordon have skilfully assembled an excellent resource for understanding and appraising pride – one of the most complex and contested components of our moral and intellectual lives. Typically maligned as vicious or sinful, this volume urges a more nuanced approach to understanding and appraising its many forms. The chapters draw widely on empirical psychology, virtue epistemology, Christian and Hindu religion, and liberatory social theory to examine how pride can both facilitate and corrupt our moral, social, and intellectual life. -- Ian Kidd, Assistant Professor of Philosophy, University of Nottingham
This exciting new collection, addressing some of the most pressing questions about the nature, psychology, epistemology and ethics of pride, illustrates the vitality and significance of work in moral psychology. It includes studies of pride and its relation to humility, self-respect, religion and politics that are destined to have a lasting influence on future debates about these topics. -- Alessandra Tanesini, Professor of Philosophy at Cardiff University
A timely addition to the academic literature, this is the most comprehensive and truly interdisciplinary collection available on the topic. A monumental contribution, a volume to be proud of. -- Dr. Ian Church, Visiting Assistant Professor of Philosophy at Hillsdale College
This is a terrific and timely volume on pride. It addresses several key questions: Is pride a virtue or a vice? Can a person take pride in things she cannot control? Can she take pride in the accomplishments of other people? What does it mean to take pride in one’s race? What is intellectual pride? Chock-full of engaging examples, this volume will be delightful reading for students and researchers alike. -- Heather Battaly, Professor of Philosophy at California State University, Fullerton