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The Prideful Man—Lily Caswell

 “Pride goeth before destruction, and a haughty spirit before a fall.” (Proverbs 16:18, KJV)

Aristotle said that a man who is proud of himself thinks that he is worthy of great things. However, this does not mean that we shouldn’t have ambition and set goals for ourselves. Aristotle said that pride is concerned with certain great things like honor and goodness, since he thinks that he deserves the most. “Pride... seems to be a sort of crown of the virtues; for it makes them greater, and it is not found without them.” (Aristotle, Book 4, Section 3, par. 3) It seems to me that Aristotle thought that pride seems to exaggerate the good qualities. That also would most likely mean that pride exaggerates the bad qualities as well, kind of like the super soldier serum that Steve Rogers was injected with. It makes the good man better and the bad man worse. Pride does the same thing; it amplifies the good and bad qualities. 


I commented on Jamie’s and Clabo’s posts.

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  1. IsabelleOctober 27, 2020 at 8:22 AM

    Love your post! I thought of the same verse while I was reading book four. Aristotle confirmed that pride cometh before the fall. I love the connection you made to Captain America. I wonder if the ancient philosophers would agree he is a just and virtuous man.

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