On Aug 3, 1:10Â pm, Sir Frederick
fuzzysys.com> wrote:> On Mon, 04 Aug 2008 15:11:31 +0100, TruthSlave
home.com> wrote:>>On Arrogance
>>BY SHEPHERD HOODWIN
>
>>"We each have a subpersonality that could be called the critic.
>>It's an essential part of self. If we didn't have it, we couldn't
>>take stock of ourselves and make improvements. For example, if
>>you're a performer, and received no accurate feedback on your
>>performance, you probably wouldn't be able to polish it much.
>>However, in arrogance, the critic is overdeveloped and tends to
>>go nonstop, exhausting the rest of self's ability to integrate
>>the feedback. The arrogant hyped-up critic chronically jumps to
>>conclusions and its feedback is often inaccurate and unfair. A
>>well-balanced critic has a sense of proportion and knows when
>>to back off. It doesn't drown out the subpersonalities
>>responsible for compassion and respect..."
>
>
> The human condition sucks, a little arrogance may be
> all we have on which to hang a hat.
I lay my hat on whichever emotional hot button of the day pricks my
selfhood.
"When trying to understand hubris, we must focus on the definition
itself. It is a sense of self exaggerated pride. There are two types
of pride, alpha pride and beta pride. Beta pride is the type of pride
that contributes to hubris as a negative emotion. In order to
understand the difference between good pride and hubris, we must
differentiate between the two kinds.
Alpha Pride: (Pride within self)
described as a behavior that reflects less emotional expression. Alpha
pride concerns feelings of inward gratification rather than the
outward expressions that more concern that of beta pride.
Beta Pride: (Pride in behavior)
described as a behavior that contributes to hubris negatively. Beta
pride in contrast to alpha pride is more of an emotional expression.
Emotional expressions are often intended as communicative acts
addressed to another person rather than direct reflections of an
underlying mental state. Several theories are related to the
relationship of beta pride and the unconscious feelings of detachment/
unconcern.
Pride is a pleasant, sometimes exhilarating, emotion that results from
a positive self-evaluation (Luis, 2002). The standard view of pride
was that it results from satisfaction with meeting the personal goals
set by oneself. Most research on pride attempts to distinguish the
positive aspects of pride and the negative. Pride involves exhilarated
pleasure and a feeling of accomplishment. Pride is related to more
positive behaviors and outcomes in the area where the individual is
proud (Weiner, 1985). Pride is generally associated with positive
social behaviors such as helping others and outward promotion.
According to Bagozzi et. al, pride can have the positive benefits of
enhancing creativity, productivity, and altruism. Gestures that
demonstrate pride can involve a lifting of the chin, smiles, or arms
on hips to demonstrate victory.
Hubris, by contrast, involves an arrogant tone and satisfaction in
oneself in general. Hubris seems to be associated with more intra-
individual negative outcomes. Hubris is related to expressions of
aggression and hostility (Tagney, 1999). Hubris is not necessarily
associated with high self-esteem, as one might expect. But with highly
fluctuating or variable self-esteem (Rhodwalt, et al.) Excessive
feelings of hubris have a tendency of creating conflict and sometimes
terminating close relationships. Hubris is considered one of the only
emotions without some positive functions. When we are exposed to
hubris we tend to avoid, shun, and reject the hubristic person."
