BEGIN:VCALENDAR
PRODID:-//Grails iCalendar plugin//NONSGML Grails iCalendar plugin//EN
VERSION:2.0
CALSCALE:GREGORIAN
METHOD:PUBLISH
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTAMP:20261111T164550Z
DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Vienna:20261201T153000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Vienna:20261201T163000
SUMMARY:Humility and Moral Failure
UID:20261111T181028Z-iCalPlugin-Grails@philevents-web-58d8844b6d-m5ps5
TZID:Europe/Vienna
LOCATION:Quellenstrasse 51\, Vienna\, Austria\, 1100
DESCRIPTION:<p>Please note that the colloquium will start at 15:40\; the talk will last around 45 min.</p>\n\n<p>Humility is a moral virtue that has been studied predominantly in non-moral contexts. In this talk\, I argue that humility also plays an important role in the moral domain. More specifically\, I explore its significance in cases of moral wrongdoing in which the wrongdoer initially resists repentance. I suggest that coming to repent requires a transformation towards humility. Drawing on the story of Kostelnička in Jan&aacute\;ček&rsquo\;s opera <em>Jenůfa</em>\, I show how the vice of pride distorts the wrongdoer&rsquo\;s deliberation prior to the wrongful act and subsequently fuels resistance to acknowledging one&rsquo\;s own blame. As the story unfolds\, I identify two stages in the process of repentance: self-destructive guilt and humble remorse. Kostelnička reaches the latter only after a transformative encounter with her victim. I argue that this humbling experience makes it possible for her to acknowledge her wrongdoing and begin to come to terms with her crime.</p>
ORGANIZER:
METHOD:PUBLISH
END:VEVENT
END:VCALENDAR