character
Let an agent explain character as moral and personal qualities, describe theories from ethics, psychology and sociology with attribution, discuss character development and assessment, and avoid judging individuals.
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Purpose and description
Let an agent explain character as moral and personal qualities, describe theories from ethics, psychology and sociology with attribution, discuss character development and assessment, and avoid judging individuals.
The set of moral and mental qualities distinctive to an individual, including traits such as honesty, courage, integrity and self-discipline, and the patterns of thought and conduct that express them, studied as moral character in ethics and virtue theory, as social character in sociology, and as personality character in psychology, including typologies such as the authoritarian character; character is assessed in education, employment and law as good moral character, and is developed through upbringing, experience and practice.
What it is for: Moral and mental qualities of a person.
It can be explain the concept; describe theories; discuss development and assessment; avoid judging individuals.
Distinguishing features
Moral dimension
Stable patterns
Developed over time
Assessed in institutions
What it looks like
Not physical; a set of qualities.
How it is recognised
Distinctive moral and mental qualities
Expressed in conduct
Personality is broader and includes temperament; reputation is how others see a person
Related models
is a kind of - category
is related to - the moral framework
is related to - exemplary character
is related to - relationships shaped by character
In practice
Families and kinds
moral character and virtues
social character types
character in personality psychology
character typologies such as the authoritarian character
good moral character in legal contexts
Standards and regulation
Legal tests of good moral character in immigration and licensing
Character education frameworks
Professional ethics codes
Failure modes and hazards
Agents judging individuals character
Presenting typologies as settled science
Confusing character with reputation
Also called
Where this came from
wikidata · CC0 1.0
Also registered as vr.tr.character-3
Drafted structure
Bundle to layer to finding to question, as the second pass will find it: 4 bundles · 8 layers · 8 findings · 16 questions.
Understand What character is.
Ethics.
Concept
Concept.
Concept
Concept.
- What is character, how does it differ from personality and reputation, and what qualities are typically included? definition
- Is the request asking to judge a specific person, which should be avoided? boundary
Theories
Theories.
Theories
Theories.
- How do virtue ethics, personality psychology and sociology theorise character, with positions attributed? provenance
- Which entry fits virtue ethics? action
Develop Development and education.
Practice.
Development
Character development.
Development
Development.
- How does character develop through upbringing, experience and practice, according to research? provenance
- Which entry fits moral development? action
Education
Character education.
Education
Education.
- What is character education, and what do evaluations say about it, with positions attributed? provenance
- Which findings are contested? boundary
Assess Assessment and law.
Law.
Legal
Good moral character.
Legal
Legal.
- How is good moral character assessed in immigration, licensing and legal contexts, in general terms? provenance
- Is legal advice needed from a professional? boundary
Typologies
Typologies.
Typologies
Typologies.
- What are typologies such as the authoritarian character and social character, and how are they assessed by scholars? provenance
- Is the presentation attributed? boundary
Learn History and teaching.
Education.
History
History.
History
History.
- How has the concept of character developed from Aristotle to modern psychology? provenance
- Which references are standard? provenance
Teach
Teaching.
Teach
Teaching.
- How can character be discussed in ethics education without moralising? action
- Which misconceptions arise? provenance
What the second pass must settle
- Should moral character be a separate entry?
- How should virtue ethics resources be linked?
- How should legal tests be linked by jurisdiction?