virtue
Let an agent handle virtues by tradition, definition and practice, attributing lists and meanings to their traditions and staying neutral.
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4 bundles · 8 layers · 8 findings · 16 questions
Virtue Which virtue.
Definition
Meaning.
Definition
Definition.
- How is this virtue defined in the relevant tradition? provenance
- Which source is used? provenance
Opposites
Vices.
Opposites
Related vices.
- Which vices are its opposites or excesses? definition
- According to which tradition? provenance
Traditions Comparisons.
Lists
Virtue lists.
Lists
Virtue lists.
- Which virtues does this tradition list? provenance
- How do lists compare? definition
Translation
Terms.
Translation
Translation.
- How is the original term best translated? action
- What is lost in translation? boundary
Ethics Theory.
Theory
Virtue ethics.
Theory
Virtue ethics.
- What does virtue ethics claim, according to its main proponents? provenance
- How does it differ from other ethical theories? definition
Critique
Objections.
Critique
Objections.
- What objections have been raised? provenance
- How are they answered? provenance
Practice Character.
Education
Character education.
Education
Character education.
- How are virtues taught in character education programmes? provenance
- What evidence supports them? boundary
Tone
Neutral.
Tone
Neutral tone.
- Is the answer avoiding moralising? boundary
- Are views attributed? boundary
Classifiers Filled
- Family
- Thing Registry
- Category
- Cross-cutting context
- Entry kind
- thing
- Plane
- XCT
- Domain
- XCT.QLT
- Other names and narrower kinds
- intellectual virtue, three virtues of Confucianism, righteousness, theological virtue, prudence, Makoto, Zhong, generosity, Yamato-damashii, five Confucian virtues, submissiveness, civic virtue
What it is Filled
A trait or quality considered morally good, such as courage, justice, temperance, prudence, honesty or compassion; lists and definitions of virtues differ across philosophical and religious traditions.
Why it exists Filled
Let an agent handle virtues by tradition, definition and practice, attributing lists and meanings to their traditions and staying neutral.
Distinguishing features Filled
- Morally good trait
- Tradition-dependent lists
- Developed by practice
- Central to virtue ethics
What robots and AI may and may not do Filled
Must not
- Present one tradition's list of virtues as universal.
- Lecture or moralise at a person who asked a factual question.
- Judge a named person's character as virtuous or vicious.
- Use virtue language to pressure someone into acting against their interests.
Only with a human decision
- Any assessment of a person's character used in a decision about them.
May
- Set out how different philosophical and religious traditions define a virtue, with sources.
- Analyse a case using a stated virtue framework while naming its assumptions.
Moral aspects Filled
- Virtue talk is used to shame people and to excuse those in power.
- Which traits count as virtues differs across cultures, and imposing one list erases others.
Who is affected
- People whose character is judged
- Readers in other moral traditions
- Students of ethics
Owners Filled
Steward
Nobody: a moral concept held in common; each tradition answers for its own account.
Links to other meta-models Filled
parent
- Q31172650 - registry parent class
related
- moral quality - category
- vice - opposite
- virtue ethics - field
- character - concept
What else AI and robots need to interact with it Filled
Identity and identifiers required Filled
- Vercy registry: vr.tr.virtue
- Wikidata: Q157811 (https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q157811)
Direct properties not applicable Not applicable
Not applicable
Plane XCT: no invented physical properties.
Recognition optional Filled
- Cardinal and theological virtues
- Confucian virtues such as ren and yi
- Virtue as merit or advantage is a looser sense
- Not physical; seen in conduct and character.
Capabilities and actions required Filled
- compare virtue lists across traditions
- explain virtue ethics
- discuss virtues in character education
- attribute definitions to sources
Hazards and failure modes required Filled
- Presenting one tradition as universal
- Moralising tone
Standards and interfaces not applicable Not applicable
Not applicable
No universal standard, law or official classification governs virtue as a morally positive trait across philosophical and religious traditions.
Context of use required Filled
- Ethics, character education and moral reflection.
- cardinal virtues
- theological virtues
- intellectual virtues
- Confucian virtues
- Buddhist perfections
Sources Filled
- Wikidata item Q157811: virtue - identity and sense of the item
- Wikipedia: Virtue - general description of the item
Open questions
- Should each virtue be a separate entry?
- How should traditions be linked?
- How should translations of virtue terms be handled?
Machine files
Provenance
thing registry research (pass 2) · unreviewed
Built from: models/things/publications/thing-q157811/spec.json