virtue
Let an agent handle virtues by tradition, definition and practice, attributing lists and meanings to their traditions and staying neutral.
Research draft, second pass
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Purpose and description
Let an agent handle virtues by tradition, definition and practice, attributing lists and meanings to their traditions and staying neutral.
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.
What it is for: Ethics, character education and moral reflection.
It can be compare virtue lists across traditions; explain virtue ethics; discuss virtues in character education; attribute definitions to sources.
Distinguishing features
Morally good trait
Tradition-dependent lists
Developed by practice
Central to virtue ethics
What it looks like
Not physical; seen in conduct and character.
How it is recognised
Cardinal and theological virtues
Confucian virtues such as ren and yi
Virtue as merit or advantage is a looser sense
Related models
is a kind of - category
is contrasted with - opposite
is studied in - field
is related to - concept
In practice
Families and kinds
cardinal virtues
theological virtues
intellectual virtues
Confucian virtues
Buddhist perfections
Failure modes and hazards
Presenting one tradition as universal
Moralising tone
Also called
Where this came from
wikidata · CC0 1.0
Also registered as vr.tr.virtue-2
Drafted structure
Bundle to layer to finding to question, as the second pass will find it: 4 bundles · 8 layers · 8 findings · 16 questions.
Virtue Which virtue.
Definitions vary.
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.
Traditions differ.
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.
Virtue ethics is one approach.
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.
Virtues are practised.
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
What the second pass must settle
- Should each virtue be a separate entry?
- How should traditions be linked?
- How should translations of virtue terms be handled?