John Cuddeback on the Importance of Self-knowledge

"Though self-knowledge has been praised by great thinkers from ancient times to the present, we don't give this all-too-rare quality the attention it demands. The importance of self-knowledge is probably most noticeable precisely when it is absent. And alas, often we become aware of this absence in others without noticing it in ourselves. So we lack knowledge of our own lack of knowledge, of ourselves!

"The good news is that as soon as it dawns in our awareness we can resolve to do something about it. . . ."

In a recent commentary, writer John Cuddeback reflected on some of the reasons why it is important to seek self-knowledge, including its being the foundation for our efforts at moral improvement.

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