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THE Values in Action Project, explores six core virtues that are based on the seven cardinal - that is four classical and three theological - virtues. These six core virtues are considered to be expressed in twenty-four character strengths that are assigned as subgroups of the six core virtues.
A recent hesitant effort has been made to follow Aristotle's approach (Nicomachean Ethics, Bk. II by identifying vices of opposition, absence or excess that impede strengths. In a brief 2013 essay. “Chris Peterson’s Unfinished Masterwork: The Real Mental Illnesses.” Martin Seligman discusses Peterson's (posthumously-discovered) contribution to this effort. Despite Seligman's rather alarming suggestion that “If fleshed out, [this could be] a viable alternative to DSM”, it represents an intriguing attempt to use Aristotle as a resource in contemporary psychology.
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“CORE VIRTUE” |
STRENGTH |
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WISDOM |
creativity |
triteness | conformity | eccentricity |
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curiosity |
boredom | disinterest | nosiness | |
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judgment (open-mindedness) |
gullibility | uneffectiveness | cynicism | |
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love of learning, |
orthodoxy | complacency | “know-it-all”-ism | |
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perspective |
foolishness | shallowness | ivory tower | |
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2. COURAGE |
bravery, |
cowardice | fright | foolhardiness |
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persistence |
helplessness | laziness | obsessiveness | |
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Authenticity (honesty, Integrity) |
deceit | phoniness | righteousness | |
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vitality (zest) |
lifelessness | restraint | hyperactivity | |
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3. HUMANITY |
Intimacy (love) |
loneliness |
isolation/autism | emotional promiscuity |
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kindness |
cruelty | indifference | intrusiveness | |
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social intelligence |
self-deception | obtuseness | psychobabbling | |
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4. JUSTICE |
citizenship (teamwork) |
narcissism | selfishness | chauvinism |
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fairness |
prejudice | partisanship | detachment | |
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leadership |
sabotage | compliance | despotism | |
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5. TEMPERANCE |
forgiveness, (& mercy) |
vengefulness | mercilessness | permissiveness |
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humility (& modesty) |
arrogance | footless self-esteem | self-deprecation | |
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prudence |
recklessness | sensation-seeking | prudishness | |
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self-regulation |
impulsivity | self-indulgence | inhibition | |
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6. TRAN-SCENDENCE |
Awe (appreciation of beauty and excellence) |
criticism | oblivion | snobbery |
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spirituality |
alienation | anomie | fanaticism | |
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gratitude |
entitlement | rudeness | ingratiation | |
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hope |
despair | present orientation | Pollyannaism | |
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humor |
dourness | humorlessness | buffoonery | |
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“CORE VIRTUE” |
STRENGTH |
OPPOSITE |
ABSENCE |
EXCESS |
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1. WISDOM |
creativity |
triteness | conformity | eccentricity |
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curiosity |
boredom | disinterest | nosiness | |
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judgment (open-mindedness) |
gullibility | uneffectiveness | cynicism | |
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love of learning, |
orthodoxy | complacency | "know-it-all"-ism | |
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perspective |
foolishness | shallowness | ivory tower | |
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2. COURAGE |
bravery, |
cowardice | fright | foolhardiness |
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persistence |
helplessness | laziness | obsessiveness | |
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Authenticity (honesty, Integrity) |
deceit | phoniness | righteousness | |
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vitality (zest) |
lifelessness | restraint | hyperactivity | |
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3. HUMANITY |
Intimacy (love) |
loneliness |
isolation/autism | emotional promiscuity |
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kindness |
cruelty | indifference | intrusiveness | |
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social intelligence |
self-deception | obtuseness | psychobabbling | |
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4. JUSTICE |
citizenship (teamwork) |
narcissism | selfishness | chauvinism |
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fairness |
prejudice | partisanship | detachment | |
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leadership |
sabotage | compliance | despotism | |
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5. TEMPERANCE |
forgiveness, (& mercy) |
vengefulness | mercilessness | permissiveness |
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humility (& modesty) |
arrogance | footless self-esteem | self-deprecation | |
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prudence |
recklessness | sensation-seeking | prudishness | |
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self-regulation |
impulsivity | self-indulgence | inhibition | |
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6. TRANSCENDENCE |
Awe (appreciation of beauty and excellence) |
criticism | oblivion | snobbery |
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spirituality |
alienation | anomie | fanaticism | |
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gratitude |
entitlement | rudeness | ingratiation | |
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hope |
despair | present orientation | Pollyannaism | |
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humor |
dourness | humorlessness | buffoonery | |
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PLATO’S TRIPARTITE SOUL |
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REASON |
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logistikon / hegemonikon nous / logos / intellectus contemplative faculty PRUDENCE/phronēsis |
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DESIRE epithumetikon epithumia concupiscientia longing TEMPERANCE/sophrosunē
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STRENGTH
thumikon irascible / orectic courage / zeal COURAGE/andrea |
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JUSTICE/dikaiosunē |
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VIRTUES AND VICES of the TRIPARTITE SOUL |
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“All these kingdoms are mine [says the devil] … worship me and I will give them to you.” (Mt 4:9; Lk 4:6-7)
“You
shall worship the Lord your God, and him only shall you serve”. |
THE
LOGISTIKON
Reasoning, Contemplative Self
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VIRTUES |
MIND (Reason) nous / logos / intellectus |
VICES |
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understanding
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vainglory
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THE
PATHETIKON
Feeling Self, Subject to Emotions
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DESIRE |
STRENGTH |
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VICES |
VIRTUES |
VICES |
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abstinence temperance almsgiving |
gluttony |
courage endurance zeal enthusiasm |
cowardice |
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“Command these stones to become bread.”(Mt 4:3; Lk 4:3) Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word that proceeds from the mouth of God.(Mt 4:4; Lk. 4:4) |
“Throw yourself down from here.” (Mt 4:6; Lk 4:9) You shall not tempt the Lord your God. (Mt. 4:7; Lk 4:12) |
This Webpage was created for a workshop held at Saint Andrew's Abbey, Valyermo, California in 2017
