-
Standing Humbly Before Nature
- Ethics & the Environment
- Indiana University Press
- Volume 7, Number 1, Spring 2002
- pp. 39-53
- 10.1353/een.2002.0005
- Article
- Additional Information
Humility is a virtue that is helpful in a persons relationship with nature. A humble person sees value in nature and acts accordingly with the proper respect. In this paper, humility is discussed in three aspects. First, humility entails an overcoming of self-absorption. Second, humility involves coming into contact with a larger, more complex reality. Third, humility allows a person to develop a sense of perspective on herself and the world.