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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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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
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...
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?
In this chapter, we seek to define, classify, and characterize moral courage. 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.
- Silvia Osswald, Tobias Greitemeyer, Peter Fischer, Dieter Frey
- 2010
May 1, 2020 · These findings suggest that acts of moral courage are fostered not only by the desire to act morally, but also by the concern that one might lose a sense of moral integrity if one fails to act.
- Anna Baumert, Anna Baumert, Mengyao Li, Julia Sasse, Linda Skitka
- 2020
May 30, 2023 · Moral courage manifests in acts intended to intervene to stop or redress witnessed moral norm violations, despite the risk of negative consequences for the intervener. We investigate moral courage in everyday life and ask what personality processes are involved.
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.
