In the second part we will be discussing fortitude another one of the classical virtues. As well as prudence fortitude or courage is shaped and driven by situational and personal factors: a deed requiring immense courage from one person may barely elicit a shrug from another.
“Courage means helping your friend in need.” These are the paraphrased words of a school kid in a newspaper interview. The traditional view in virtue ethics is that courage is a human virtue an attribute of character that manifests itself in actions – and perhaps also in our thoughts that shape our character. Courage is taking up action despite external or internal obstructions; despite the trolls freezing cold and possible avalanches between me and the mountaintop I continue climbing.
While accusations of cowardice may loom near foolhardiness is unlikely to lead to paradise either. Who wouldn’t have tested their limits and luck as a child? Courage can also be shown by being humble by setting limits and by expressing and experiencing emotions. Let us be courageous then and discuss courage.
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Café Elephanten, Turku, Finland
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