| #1 | #2 | #3 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ethical Core of
All Great Religions |
Piety, aka
Gratitude, aka Humility |
Charity, aka love,aka kindness,
Mercy |
Self-Control,
Discipline, aka desire control |
| Political virtues | Equality before the law, aka universality | Reciprocity —no rights without duties, duties without rights | Proportionality of punishments to crimes, rewards to merit |
| Economic virtues | Diligence, hard work, first do no harm (eg. do not be a burden on others) | Frugality – postponement of gratification
(marshmallow experiment) |
Pursuit of Excellence, self-improvement
(eg. kaizen) |
| Classical
Virtues and Vices |
Courage,
Temperance, Prudence Justice – 4 Cardinal Virtues |
Seven Vices:
Pride, wrath,envy, sloth, lust, gluttony, greed |
Right thought, right speech, right action, right mindfulness, right concentration, right livelihood |
| Ethics by profession, sphere of life, and stage of life
|
Warrior versus Priestly ethics
Versus Business ethics |
Physician versus
fiduciary codes of ethics; dharma, artha, kama, moksha.
|
The student stage versus the householder versus the wandering holy man |