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- By standing up in defense of their moral principles despite risks, morally courageous individuals can become a protective force for individuals, a catalyst for social change, and an inspiration for others, thereby making a crucial contribution to the greater good.
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Jun 23, 2010 · In a world that too frequently feels cruel and hostile, with so many engaged in a dog-eat-dog struggle, why do certain people perform heroic acts of altruism and compassion while others do nothing—or even contribute to the misery of their fellow man?
Mar 26, 2024 · Moral injury may occur in response to something a person does, an act of commission, or fails to do, an act of omission. It is typically associated with feelings of shame, guilt, anger and...
Jan 17, 2024 · We found that participants who generally tend to morally disengage—that is, to not take their own moral standards all too seriously at times—felt less responsibility and thus showed less moral courage. Conversely, participants who generally believe themselves to be well-equipped to deal with challenges felt more efficacious and thus showed ...
Jan 1, 2010 · When a person acts with moral courage, threats like physical harm, humiliation, unemployment, and loss of social standing could occur (Lachman, 2007). ...
Moral courage is defined as brave behavior, accompanied by anger and indignation, intending to enforce societal and ethical norms without considering one’s own social costs. Social costs (i.e., negative social consequences) distinguish moral courage from other prosocial behaviors like helping behavior. Similarities between moral courage and ...
- Silvia Osswald, Tobias Greitemeyer, Peter Fischer, Dieter Frey
- 2010
Mar 29, 2012 · Moral courage means acting on one's values in the face of potential or actual opposition and negative consequences. But people can and do hold values they regard as moral that give rise to...
The first is a straightforward scholarly one: what is moral courage, and why is it important? To answer this question, this book explores moral courage in difficult political times through interviews with individuals who performed acts most of us would agree look like moral courage.
