[grasshopper2]

Self -esteem is Pride.

[walden]

Well, I think both "self-esteem" and "pride" are too vague to be useful terms. It seems to me that both can encompass good things-- like confidence and optimism-- while both can also contain bad things like arrogance and solipsism.

[The_Reader_David]

Nope, self-esteem is a different, more subtle vice than pride. Conflating the two makes it easier to fall into self-esteem. I'll need to review the portion of St. John Cassian's work included in the Philokalia before I can give a clear explanation.