What is considered a virtue—that is, a praiseworthy character trait—is culturally defined and can change over time. When there is a substantial enough change, it can be said that the culture itself is ...

ESs and the GP in Japan associate different words with virtue. The font size of each word or set of words is proportional to the relative frequency of occurrence. Virtue is a normative concept ...

It’s high time we put the most enduring myths about human behavior to bed, and see the mind—and the world—as it is. What is considered a virtue—that is, a praiseworthy character trait—is culturally ...

Companies often promote a particular set of values through a corporate mission statement, code of ethics or slogan. The extent to which individual employees apply these values on a day-to-day basis ...

During the Conference on Psychology and Lawyering that Professor Jean Sternlight hosted at the William S. Boyd School of Law a few years ago, my friend Professor Nancy Rapoport and I spoke about the ...

Known for his scrutiny of the cultural dimensions of climate change, a British scholar brings the ancient philosophical concept of virtue to bear on the climate crisis in a lecture at Bates at 7:30 ...

This is a preview. Log in through your library . Journal Information Yale French Studies is the oldest English-language journal in the United States devoted to French and Francophone literature and ...

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 ...

A version of this article appeared in the Spring 2018 issue of strategy+business. Among the most difficult challenges that leaders confront are those involving their own moral and ethical limits. They ...