Great post, thanks.
I try to remember my heroes for the specific heroic act or trait, e.g. Darwin’s conscientious collection of disconfirming evidence.
So if, as Aristotle claimed, excellence is not an act but a habit, perhaps heroism is not a habit but an act?
Great post, thanks.
I try to remember my heroes for the specific heroic act or trait, e.g. Darwin’s conscientious collection of disconfirming evidence.
So if, as Aristotle claimed, excellence is not an act but a habit, perhaps heroism is not a habit but an act?