The Decline of Humility and the Death of Wisdom

This book explores the universal virtues of humility and wisdom, as well as the interdependence of those two qualities. The author then traces how western society gradually moved away from treating them as virtues and began to relegate them to the status of vices because they allegedly reflected weakness and relics of religion.

Many of modern society's most serious problems have at their root, the decline of humility and wisdom. Modern culture glorifies egotism, arrogance and even narcissism. Virtual perception now replaces reality and balanced perspectives.

A return to humility and wisdom holds society's best hope for survival. By pursuing humble wisdom, mankind can return to its national pursuit of altruism, and society can return to a more civilized and kinder reality. Instead of overindulging ourselves, we can rededicate ourselves to the service of others.

William Tully was born in Hartsdale, New York, and his family ultimately settled in Pennsylvania after a brief stay in Dallas, Texas. He graduated from the University of Notre Dame in 1979 with his degree in History, and graduated in 1982 from the Dickinson School of Law with his Juris Doctorate. He started his legal career as a Deputy District Attorney in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, and eventually continued to litigate in private practice. After thirty-two years of practicing law, he ran for and won a seat as a trial judge in Harrisburg, where he is primarily assigned to the criminal docket, as well as overseeing the Veteran's Court, the Investigating Grand Jury, and the Diversionary Court. He is happily married to his wife, Lori, and they are the proud parents of three daughters: Erin, Allison and Christine.