virtue
Sign in to savethumb|Cardinal and Theological Virtues, a 1511 portrait by Raphael A virtue () is a trait of excellence, including traits that may be moral, social, or intellectual. 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. In human practical ethics, a virtue is a disposition to choose actions that succeed in showing high moral standards: doing what is said to be right and avoiding what is wrong in a given field of endeavour, even when doing so may be unnecessary from a utilitarian perspectiv
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A virtue is a trait of excellence—whether moral, social, or intellectual—that represents doing what is right and avoiding what is wrong in a given situation. Cultivating virtue is considered fundamental to living a good human life and is valued as a core purpose of existence.
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- Etymology
- History
- Ancient Egypt
- Greco-Roman antiquity
- Platonic virtue
- Aristotelian virtue
- Intellectual virtues
- Roman virtues
- Ancient India
- Chivalric virtues in medieval Europe
- Religious traditions
- Abrahamic religions
- Bahá'í Faith
- Christianity
- Islam
- Judaism
- Eastern religions
- Buddhism
- Daoism
- Hinduism
- Jainism
- Sikhism
- Modern philosophers' views
- René Descartes
- Friedrich Nietzsche
- Benjamin Franklin
- Contemporary views
- Virtues as emotions
- In modern psychology
- Vice as opposite
- See also
- References
- Further reading
- External links
thumb|Cardinal and Theological Virtues, a 1511 portrait by Raphael A virtue () is a trait of excellence, including traits that may be moral, social, or intellectual. 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. In human practical ethics, a virtue is a disposition to choose actions that succeed in showing high moral standards: doing what is said to be right and avoiding what is wrong in a given field of endeavour, even when doing so may be unnecessary from a utilitarian perspective. When someone takes pleasure in doing what is right, even when it is difficult or initially unpleasant, they can establish virtue as a habit. Such a person is said to be virtuous through having cultivated such a disposition. The opposite of virtue is vice.
Other examples of this notion include the concept of merit in Asian traditions as well as (Chinese ).