About the Cover

In this time of the pandemic crisis, it is only right to give honor to the unsung service given to us by our
frontliners as they put their life into grave risk in battling this unseen enemy, the NCOVID-19. Filotimo
(or Philotimo) is best understood as ones responsibility to himself as a human being to always act in
accordance with righteousness and honor. Even if ones wealth, safety, freedom, or even life is at peril,
one that lives by this virtue will always choose to do the right and honorable regardless of consequence.
The idea of filotimo goes beyond the idea that one needs no motive to act in good faith and for a good
cause, and suggests that for a sentient being, right and honorable actions should be the only acceptable
behavior. It therefore requires a universal (or at least well-established) sense of morality, and a "golden
standard" of behavior, which must be reached by all means possible, and by any sacrifice necessary. This
term unique to the Greek language may apply to individuals, groups, or even Greek society as a whole,
and may refer to any kind of action or behavior. Filotimo is often seen as the "prime vitrue". It comes
from the words φίλος = friend and τιμή = honor.