There is a big difference between self-righteous people and those that are really righteous. Self-righteous people are sometimes criticized as “Holier than thou.” Many of these people are actually ...

Investigating the literature on this subject yields a teasingly twofold result. Traditionally, the two personality categories have been examined in a predominately theological light. They’re now, ...

If one feels their moral compass is correct, they assume that anyone who disagrees with them is wrong. If all of those who disagree with the overly self-righteous person are wrong, then that person ...

One of the worst aspects of the self-righteous is that those most guilty of it most vociferously deny that they are guilty at all. When, therefore, self-righteous groups compete the good of all is ...

Most of us have many unspoken thoughts, and unfortunately unthoughtful words that are spoken. When we are completely honest with ourselves, we recognize that we often know very little about subjects ...

In Greek mythology, the gods for sharing secrets with humanity punished Sisyphus. His punishment was to push a large rock up a hill, only to have it roll down every time he made it to the top. This ...

In both instances, self-righteousness emerges as more culpable, or less to be respected, than righteousness. Still, if these two existential stances are viewed through the lens of contemporary moral ...