Tag: Virtues

• April 12, 2012

  ‘Why not me? Why not now’: On the collective loss of ethical life

  My good friend Jennifer has shared with me her philosophically rich personal essay, “Attention” (forthcoming). In “Attention,” she relates that she is traveling by train from Detroit to Chicago. Not far into the trip, the train stops abruptly. The passengers are informed that a man has stepped in front of the train that had been…
• February 14, 2012

  On the 3 most important virtues for unsettled time: Patience, courage, and phronesis

  Lately, I’ve been speaking with a number of conversation partners about what I’ve found to be the three most important virtues for unsettled time. Recall that our old way of life that has gone under or is the midst of collapse. Observe that a new, more flourishing way has yet to be immediately visible. You…