![]() “Who tells one lie will tell a hundred.” “Who lies also steals.” “Who steals an egg will steal an ox.” “Who keeps faith in small matters, does so in large ones.” “Who is caught red-handed once will always be distrusted.”1 If folk psychology is right, predicting and explaining behavior should be easy. ![]() Proverbs in all languages testify to this assumption. In folk psychology, these features are assumed to be stable over time and across situations. ![]() People are often assumed to have personality traits (introvert, timid, etc.) as well as virtues (honesty, courage, etc.) or vices (the seven deadly sins, etc.). In this context, the question is the power of character to explain action. This book is mostly not about praise or blame, but about the explanation of behavior. But when we blame or praise an action, is it not because we believe it reflects the agent's character? To what other factor could it be ascribed? ![]() Similarly, pridefulness rests on the belief that one is a superior person, and pride on the belief that one has performed some outstanding deed. Shame and guilt, or contempt and anger, differ in that the first emotion in each pair targets a person's character and the second some action by the person (Chapter 8). ![]()
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