Virtue Ethics | Civic Virtues | Virtues of a Good Citizen

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Dr. Linda Zagzebski is a George Lynn Cross Research Professor and the Kingfisher College Chair of the Philosophy of Religion and Ethics at the University of Oklahoma

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🎯 Key Takeaways for quick navigation:

00:01 🤴 Virtues of good rulers: wisdom, justice, courage, discussed by historical figures like Confucius, Plato, Machiavelli.
00:51 🗳️ Selecting elected officials based on trustworthiness, character traits, rather than political party or hot issues.
01:49 🏛️ Virtues of systems of government centered on justice, authority from governed's consent, and relationship to common good.
02:41 🏢 Virtues applied to communities, organizations, and whole systems of government; virtues' roles in shaping collective identity.
03:10 🇺🇸 Virtues of a good citizen in a democratic society: active participation, informed voting, civic discourse, intellectual virtues.
04:25 🤨 Challenges of misinformation, biased information sources, importance of intellectual virtues in responsible voting.
05:22 🤝 Tolerance as a civic virtue: intentional refraining from interference, its relationship with civility and other virtues.
06:22 🤬 Exploring tolerance's impact on free speech, civility, criticism, and consequences for uncivil behavior.
07:16 🤷‍♂️ Tolerance's absence in traditional virtue frameworks, its potential effects on vice and virtues like civility.