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Jan 17, 2024 · 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. Against this backdrop, we hope for a society where many people show moral courage.
- The Roots of Moral Courage
In a world that too frequently feels cruel and hostile, with...
- The Roots of Moral Courage
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 · Feinstein hypothesizes that “Moral courage is essential if moral injury is to be kept at bay. Moral courage and moral injury are therefore inextricably bound up with one another.”
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
May 1, 2020 · Research on moral courage can thus benefit from expanding beyond socially accepted behaviors and exploring how the same moral motivations can lead to both constructive, prosocial behaviors, as well as destructive, anti-social behaviors.
- Anna Baumert, Anna Baumert, Mengyao Li, Julia Sasse, Linda Skitka
- 2020
Feb 26, 2018 · This article adopts a more capacious definition, describing moral courage as a form of social action that has four essential components: (1) it is animated by a strong set of personal convictions; (2) it transgresses established customs or attitudes; (3) it is carried out in the face of high social risks or costs; (4) it is normatively-driven ...
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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.
