The Four Virtues as Shield
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When one virtue is missing, can a deed still be truly good? The learner learns to use the four virtues as one integrated shield that protects against wrong judgments, cowardice, injustice, and excess.
Core ability: Use the four virtues as one integrated system for judgment and action.
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Lesson 4 · 15 min
Wisdom: Seeing What Is True and Relevant
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Start My Free IntroductionWisdom is practical judgment: seeing facts, values, consequences, and limits clearly.
Lesson 5 · 15 min
Courage: Doing Right Despite the Price
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Start My Free IntroductionCourage is not recklessness, but steadfastness in the face of fear, loss, pain, and social pressure.
Lesson 6 · 15 min
Justice and Temperance: Strength That Serves
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Start My Free IntroductionJustice directs us toward the other; temperance keeps our desires and power from derailing.


Test your judgment by the four virtues.