Aristotle, the ancient Greeks, and later Christian thinkers felt we should value the virtues: temperance, generosity, magnificence, high-mindedness, controlled anger, friendliness, modesty, humility, chastity, obedience, faith, love, frugality, industry, cleanliness, tranquility, civility, courage, compassion, courteousness, dependability, fairness, honesty, justice, loyalty, and moderation. They felt we should avoid the vices: envy, lust, cruelty, gluttony, anger, covetousness, sloth, greed, selfishness, impulsiveness, insensitivity, and recklessness.* There is not a lot of overlap between these values and typical values that I’ve given A.s.a. H. (See, for example, my blog of 21 September 2010.)
* Nils Ch. Rauhut, Ultimate Questions, 2nd ed., Penguin Academics, 2007, page 250
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