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Jul 3, 2025

The Human Arts of Graceful Giving and Grateful Receiving


Joshua Harris

Joshua Lee Harris

The King's University

Joshua Lee Harris specializes in the philosophy of Saint Thomas Aquinas.

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The Human Arts of Graceful Giving and Grateful Receiving

Expressing thanks comes from good manners and also accrues future benefits. But is there more to gratitude than attending to politeness and seeking reward?


“Graceful giving and grateful receiving are distinctively human arts, integral to our life together in ways that are invisible to us, without reflection.”

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