25. Discomfort, Attention, and Character (Character and Discomfort)
Description
Does your capacity to “pay attention” have anything to do with your moral character? What does studying for exams have to do with becoming a good person? In this episode, Dr. Adam Smith argues that these things are connected: paying attention is about getting comfortable with uncomfortable things, and this “comfort with discomfort” is a mark of good character.
Featuring Adam Benjamin Smith, Associate Professor of Philosophy at the University of Dubuque
Interviewer, Annalee R. Ward, Director of the Wendt Character Initiative at the University of Dubuque
The content in this episode comes from Adam Benjamin Smith’s article, "Discomfort, Attention, and Character," from Character and . . . Discomfort, volume 5 of the Wendt Center for Character Education’s annual journal, Character and . . . .
Find other character resources and Wendt Center publications here or learn more about the Wendt Character Initiative here.
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