Lumifer comments on On Terminal Goals and Virtue Ethics - Less Wrong

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Comment author: ialdabaoth 16 June 2014 09:26:47PM *  4 points [-]

We'd likely want to use headings other than Franklin's Puritan-influenced ones, but the method itself should still work:

What are good Virtues to aspire to?

My inner RPG-geek is nudging me towards the ones from Exalted:

  • Temperance (aka 'Self Control')
  • Compassion (Altruism / Justice / Empathy)
  • Valour (Courage / Bravery / Openness)
  • Conviction (Conscientiousness / Resolve / 'Grit').
Comment author: Lumifer 17 June 2014 12:39:25AM 5 points [-]

What are good Virtues to aspire to?

On the basis of what do you want to evaluate virtues? X-D