Julian Baggini Quotes About Virtue

Quotes about: Virtue

• Wasn't it Bertrand Russell who used the phrase 'The superior virtue of the oppressed'? There is always this temptation amongst people that see themselves as progressive, and on the side of the weak. They demonize the powerful, but over-romanticize the weak. I think we should recognize that. If you take seriously the idea that people are always going to use truth claims as a means of powering their own agenda, that is going to happen whether you're weak or powerful.

  Julian Baggini

  Powerful, Mean, Thinking

  Source: www.3ammagazine.com

• The mark of a mature, psychologically healthy mind is indeed the ability to live with uncertainty and ambiguity, but only as much as there really is. Uncertainty is no virtue when the facts are clear, and ambiguity is mere obfuscation when more precise terms are applicable.

  Julian Baggini

  Healthy, Mind, Obfuscation

  "What is this foolish lust for uncertainty?" by Julian Baggini, www.theguardian.com. October 28, 2011.

• True virtue would never liken its rewards to points on a loyalty card, not because it is its own reward, but because it is not something we should practice to accrue future benefits.

  Julian Baggini

  Loyalty, Practice, Cards

  "Goodies behaving badly" by Julian Baggini, www.theguardian.com. March 16, 2010.

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