Work

The Virtue of Patience

Year: 2025

Type: article

Abstract: ABSTRACT Many traditions and worldviews have held that patience is a virtue—a habit that is morally praiseworthy. In this essay we orient readers to recent work on what patience is and what patience does. What are the distinctive markers of the disposition of patience? And why have people regarded it as so important to living well? We outline four contemporary views all anchored in historical philosophical traditions and then suggest future directions for work on patience in normative ethics and political philosophy.

Source: Philosophy Compass

DOI: 10.1111/phc3.70025

Authors: Anne Jeffrey, Timothy Pawl

Institutions: Baylor University, Baylor College of Medicine, University of St. Thomas - Minnesota

Language: English

Topic: Philosophical Ethics and Theory

Subfield: Philosophy

Field: Arts and Humanities

Domain: Social Sciences

Open Access status: hybrid

Estimated APC paid: $2,900

Funder: Templeton Religion Trust