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courage
vr.tr.courage · thing-q208160
Let an agent handle courage by kind, context and cultural concepts, without glorifying reckless risk.
Thing Registry Activities and processes ACT.EVT
Bundle → Layer → Finding → QuestionsClassifiersWhat it isWhy it existsDistinguishing featuresWhat robots and AI may and may not doMoral aspectsOwnersLinks to other meta-modelsIdentity and identifiersDirect propertiesRecognitionCapabilities and actionsHazards and failure modesStandards and interfacesContext of useSources
Bundle → Layer → Finding → Questions Filled
4 bundles · 8 layers · 8 findings · 16 questions
Kind Which courage.
Type
Physical, moral.
Type
Kind.
- Which kind of courage is meant? definition
- In what context? definition
Tradition
Philosophy and culture.
Tradition
Tradition.
- How do different traditions understand courage? provenance
- Which thinkers discuss it? provenance
Boundaries Not recklessness.
Risk
Prudence.
Risk
Prudence.
- Is the act courageous or reckless? boundary
- What risks are acceptable? boundary
Fear
Normal emotion.
Fear
Fear.
- Is fear acknowledged as normal? boundary
- Where can someone get help with anxiety? action
Moral courage Speaking up.
Speaking up
At work.
Speaking up
Speaking up.
- How can someone raise concerns safely at work? action
- Which channels exist? provenance
Protection
Whistleblowers.
Protection
Whistleblower protection.
- What legal protection do whistleblowers have here? provenance
- Who can advise? action
Recognition Awards.
Awards
Bravery awards.
Awards
Bravery awards.
- Which awards recognise courage? provenance
- Who awards them? provenance
Stories
Examples.
Stories
Examples.
- Which documented examples illustrate this kind of courage? provenance
- Are they accurately sourced? boundary
Classifiers Filled
- Family
- Thing Registry
- Category
- Activities and processes
- Entry kind
- thing
- Plane
- ACT
- Domain
- ACT.EVT
- Other names and narrower kinds
- Aratan, yong, Existential Courage, moral courage
What it is Filled
The ability and willingness to act rightly or confront danger, pain, uncertainty or intimidation despite fear; forms include physical, moral and existential courage.
Why it exists Filled
Let an agent handle courage by kind, context and cultural concepts, without glorifying reckless risk.
Distinguishing features Filled
- Acting despite fear
- Physical, moral, existential
- A cardinal virtue in many traditions
- Distinct from recklessness
What robots and AI may and may not do Filled
Must not
- Urge a person to take dangerous risks in the name of courage.
- Shame people for fear or for refusing to face danger.
- Invent or exaggerate acts of bravery attributed to real people.
Only with a human decision
- Recommending a person for a bravery award or public recognition.
May
- Explain forms of courage and give documented examples with sources.
- Recognise and credit acts of courage accurately.
Moral aspects Filled
- Calls to courage can push people into harm; prudence is part of it.
- Whistle-blowers and dissidents who show moral courage often pay heavily.
Who is affected
- People pressured to act bravely
- Whistle-blowers and dissidents
- Rescuers
Owners Filled
Steward
Nobody owns the concept; it belongs to the person who shows it.
Links to other meta-models Filled
parent
- Q205555 - registry parent class
related
- virtue and feeling - category
- cowardice and recklessness - vices
- ethics and psychology - fields
- bravery awards - recognition
What else AI and robots need to interact with it Filled
Identity and identifiers required Filled
- Vercy registry: vr.tr.courage
- Wikidata: Q208160 (https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q208160)
Direct properties not applicable Not applicable
Not applicable
Plane ACT: no invented physical properties.
Recognition optional Filled
- Kinds such as moral or physical courage
- Cultural concepts such as yong
- Recklessness is not courage
- Not visible; shown through actions despite fear.
Capabilities and actions required Filled
- describe acts of courage
- recognise moral courage at work
- support whistleblowers
- discuss courage in ethics
Hazards and failure modes required Filled
- Encouraging reckless risk
- Stigmatising fear
Standards and interfaces required Filled
- Whistleblower protection law
Context of use required Filled
- A virtue valued in ethics, culture and everyday life.
- physical courage
- moral courage
- existential courage
- civic courage
- cultural concepts of courage
Sources Filled
- Wikidata item Q208160: courage - identity and sense of the item
- Wikipedia: Courage - general description of the item
Open questions
- Should kinds of courage be separate entries?
- How should cultural concepts be linked?
- How should awards be linked?
Machine files
Provenance
thing registry research (pass 2) · unreviewed
Built from: models/things/publications/thing-q208160/spec.json