The Virtue of Patience
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.
Authors
- Timothy Pawl (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3137-3216)
- Anne Jeffrey (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0145-906X)
Institutions
- Baylor University (US)
- University of St. Thomas - Minnesota (US)
- Baylor College of Medicine (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Philosophy Compass
- Published
- 2025-03-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1111/phc3.70025
- Primary Topic
- Political Philosophy and Ethics
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- Templeton Religion Trust