courage
Let an agent handle courage by kind, context and cultural concepts, without glorifying reckless risk.
Research draft, second pass
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Purpose and description
Let an agent handle courage by kind, context and cultural concepts, without glorifying reckless risk.
The ability and willingness to act rightly or confront danger, pain, uncertainty or intimidation despite fear; forms include physical, moral and existential courage.
What it is for: A virtue valued in ethics, culture and everyday life.
It can be describe acts of courage; recognise moral courage at work; support whistleblowers; discuss courage in ethics.
Distinguishing features
Acting despite fear
Physical, moral, existential
A cardinal virtue in many traditions
Distinct from recklessness
What it looks like
Not visible; shown through actions despite fear.
How it is recognised
Kinds such as moral or physical courage
Cultural concepts such as yong
Recklessness is not courage
Related models
is a kind of - category
is contrasted with - vices
is studied by - fields
is recognised by - recognition
In practice
Families and kinds
physical courage
moral courage
existential courage
civic courage
cultural concepts of courage
Standards and regulation
Whistleblower protection law
Failure modes and hazards
Encouraging reckless risk
Stigmatising fear
Also called
Where this came from
wikidata · CC0 1.0
Drafted structure
Bundle to layer to finding to question, as the second pass will find it: 4 bundles · 8 layers · 8 findings · 16 questions.
Kind Which courage.
Kinds differ.
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.
Courage differs from 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.
Moral courage needs protection.
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.
Courage is honoured.
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
What the second pass must settle
- Should kinds of courage be separate entries?
- How should cultural concepts be linked?
- How should awards be linked?