moral virtue
Goodness of character
Moral virtue is excellence of character—the habits and dispositions that make someone a good person.
In classical philosophy, moral virtues like courage, honesty, and temperance are developed through practice, distinguished from intellectual virtues like wisdom.
Patience is a moral virtue that must be cultivated.
The phrase often appears in discussions of ethics and character education.
- practical wisdomSound judgment in action
- justiceFair treatment under law
- compassionConcern for others' distress
- doing the right thingMoral conduct despite difficulty
- integrityMoral soundness and consistency
ethics · ethical living · courage · inner strength · Confucianism · honesty · Aristotle · magnanimity · rectitude · arete · good character · humility · temperance · altruism · generosity · Golden Rule · benevolence · Stoicism
- virtuesintegrity, honesty, justice, courage, fairness
- ancient ethicsAristotle, Plato, Socrates, Seneca, Marcus Aurelius
- AristotleLyceum, Metaphysics, logic, ethics, telos
- Bushidobushido, samurai code, warrior code, honor code, samurai ethics
- Christian ethicsChristian values, divine law, Christian virtues, natural law, cardinal virtues
- religious ethicsChristian ethics, divine command, divine law, love thy neighbor, sacred law
moral virtuevice
Bad habit or deputy
wickedness · depravity · immorality · moral turpitude · iniquity
moral virtuesin
Violation of divine law
cardinal sin · deadly sin · mortal sin · damnation · perdition