![]() It is unclear whether multiple virtues were of later construct, and whether Plato subscribed to a unified view of virtues. ![]() Some scholars consider either of the above four virtue combinations as mutually reducible and therefore not cardinal. This enumeration is traced to Greek philosophy and was listed by Plato who also added piety ( ὁσιότης, hosiotēs) and replaced prudence with wisdom. ![]() Justice ( δικαιοσύνη, dikaiosýnē Latin: iustitia): also considered as fairness the Greek word also having the meaning of righteousness.Plato considered sōphrosynē, which may also be translated as sound-mindedness, to be the most important virtue. Temperance ( σωφροσύνη, sōphrosýnē Latin: temperantia): also known as restraint, the practice of self-control, abstention, discretion, and moderation tempering the appetition.Fortitude ( ἀνδρεία, andreía Latin: fortitudo): also termed courage, forbearance, strength, endurance, and the ability to confront fear, uncertainty, and intimidation.Prudence ( φρόνησις, phrónēsis Latin: prudentia also Wisdom, Sophia, sapientia), the ability to discern the appropriate course of action to be taken in a given situation at the appropriate time.See also: Arete, Aretology, Hospitium, and Paideia Platonic virtue Greco-Roman antiquity Personification of virtue ( Ἀρετή) in Celsus Library in Ephesos, Turkey Her (ideological) counterpart was Isfet, who symbolized chaos, lies, and injustice. The deities set the order of the universe from chaos at the moment of creation. Maat was also portrayed as regulating the stars, seasons, and the actions of both mortals and the deities. The word maat was also used to refer to these concepts. Maat (or Ma'at) was the ancient Egyptian goddess of truth, balance, order, law, morality, and justice. Ancient Egypt Maat, to ancient Egyptians, personified the virtue of truth and justice. The word virtue "was borrowed into English in the 13th century". The French words vertu and virtu came from this Latin root. The ancient Romans used the Latin word virtus (derived from vir, their word for man) to refer to all of the "excellent qualities of men, including physical strength, valorous conduct, and moral rectitude". Buddhism's four brahmavihara ("Divine States") can be regarded as virtues in the European sense. Other examples of this notion include the concept of merit in Asian traditions as well as De ( Chinese 德). The opposite of virtue is vice, and the vicious person takes pleasure in habitual wrong-doing to their detriment. Such a person is said to be Virtuous through having cultivated such a disposition. When someone takes pleasure in doing what is right, even when it is difficult or initially unpleasant, they can establish virtue as a habit. In human practical ethics, a virtue is a disposition to choose actions that succeed in showing high moral standards: doing what is right and avoiding what is wrong in a given field of endeavour. The cultivation and refinement of virtue is held to be the " good of humanity" and thus is valued as an end purpose of life or a foundational principle of being. ( May 2016) ( Learn how and when to remove this template message)Ĭardinal and Theological Virtues by Raphael, 1511Ī virtue ( Latin: virtus) is a trait of excellence, including traits that may be moral, social, or intellectual. Please help improve this article by adding references to reliable secondary sources, with multiple points of view. This article uncritically uses texts from within a religion or faith system without referring to secondary sources that critically analyze them.
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