Dr. Mikael Thompson Dr. Mikael Thompson

The Continuum of Character Traits

This continuum of virtue acquisition shows the spectrum of degrees to which a particular virtue is possessed, from not having the virtue at all (completely vicious) to complete mastery of the virtue (completely virtuous). These Character Traits are defined as follows…

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Dr. Mikael Thompson Dr. Mikael Thompson

Authentic Greatness: Guardini on “Herrschaft”

So how do you deal appropriately with power? Guardini calls for an "ethos of dominion/lordship". The prerequisite for this is Humility which is a “virtue of strength, not weakness”, which “requires an…

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Dr. Mikael Thompson Dr. Mikael Thompson

HUMILITY & SELF-AWARENESS

Most everything we do that's rude, out of place, losing your temper or caving to peer pressure is most of the time due to a profound lack of self-awareness: what's…

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