Moral Qualities

Moral character or character is an evaluation of an individual’s stable moral qualities. The concept of character can imply various attributes, including the existence or lack of virtues such as empathy, courage, fortitude, honesty, loyalty, or good behaviours or habits. Moral character primarily refers to the assemblage of qualities that distinguish one individual from another—although, on a cultural level, the set of ethical behaviours to which a social group adheres can be said to unite and define it culturally as distinct from others. Psychologist Lawrence Prev defines moral character as “a disposition to express behaviour in consistent patterns of functions across various situations”. Similarly, the philosopher George refers to the moral character as the “sum of one’s moral habits and dispositions.”

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