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Physical Strength
Courage
Cunning
Friendship
Virtues in Athens
Courage
Friendship
Justice
Temperance (self-control)
Wisdom
Christian Virtues
St Ambrose (340-397) defined the following
Greek virtues as the four cardinal virtues:
Courage
Justice
Temperance
Wisdom
He took the following three from St. Paul and
these became known as the three theological
virtues:
Faith
Hope
Love (charity – Greek: caritas)
Victorian Virtues
Temperance
Modesty
Piety
Obedience
Conformity
Virtues Today
Tolerance
Individuality
Generosity
Patience
Loyalty
Further Scholars
Elizabeth Anscombe – 20th century
revival of Virtue Ethics – a society
without God would be anachronistic in a
society which craves rules. We should
instead focus on human flourishing
Richard Taylor – Rejects a system of
morals based on Divine commands
Phillipa Foot – Although virtues can not
guarantee happiness, they can go some
way to achieving it
Advantages of Virtue Ethics