In the last chapter we saw what every human person craves, and what motivates all human action, namely, certain goods such as friendship, love, accomplishment, health, etc... Further, we saw that if ...

Virtue, not technocratic solutions, is what I claimed our world needs more of, but I'm not saying anything new. Virtue goes back at least two-and-a-half millennia. Western accounts of virtue start ...

Virtues 101 is not a new series but a fresh look at integrity and what it means in contemporary society. An appreciation of virtue’s formidable history can highlight its importance in allowing the ...

The Greek word for "excellence" was mistranslated into Latin as "manliness," and eventually became our word "virtue." Recovering what was lost can transform character development.

The Pursuit of Happiness: How Classical Writers on Virtue Inspired the Lives of the Founders and Defined America; By Jeffrey Rosen; Simon & Schuster 355 pp., $28.99 The Pennsylvanian founding father ...

Want to raise a few eyebrows and launch a load of snickers? Use the word “virtuous” near the company water cooler or at the next meeting of the PTA. Better yet, say you want to teach your children the ...

Gregory Crawford does not work for, consult, own shares in or receive funding from any company or organization that would benefit from this article, and has disclosed no relevant affiliations beyond ...

Of the many inventions (bifocals, odometer), accomplishments (US postal system, Constitution) and experiments (that kite in a lightning storm) credited to Benjamin Franklin, none of his contributions ...