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	CATHOLIC ENCYCLOPEDIA: Character
		Quite distinct from the technical meaning which the term character possesses in theological controversy is that attached to it in the language of common life, as well as in the literature devoted to psychology, ethics, and education.
		Character is in fact the outcome of a series of volitions, and it is for this reason we are responsible for our characters, as we are for the individual habits which go to constitute them.
		As it is the function of ethics to determine the ideal of human character, so it is the business of the theory or science of education to study the processes by which that end may be attained and to estimate the relative efficiency of different educational systems and methods in the prosecution of that end.
	www.newadvent.org /cathen/03584b.htm (2225 words)

	Moral Character (Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy)
		Although his interest was not in moral education per se, his discussion of the nature and development of what he called self-respect stimulated other philosophers to explore the psychological foundations of virtue and the contributions made by friendship, family, community, and meaningful work to good moral character.
		Excellence [of character], then, is a state concerned with choice, lying in a mean relative to us, this being determined by reason and in the way in which the man of practical wisdom would determine it.
		If developing good moral character requires being members of a community in which citizens can fully realize their human powers and ties of friendship, then one needs to ask how educational, economic, political, and social institutions should be structured to make that development possible.
	plato.stanford.edu /entries/moral-character (9212 words)

	UNDERSTANDING THE CHARACTER
		In attempting to build a bridge to moral judgment research, we ask a number of questions probing why an individual should keep a promise or generally act in a moral way if no one were likely know how he or she acted.
		This notion of character is consistent with Aristotle’s depiction of character in a general sense as the kind of person one is and in a more specific sense as the kind of person possessing the virtues (Irwin, 1985).
		Moral self-esteem appears to depend upon judging one’s actual self to be at least directed toward one’s ideal self and away from one’s dreaded self.
	tigger.uic.edu /~lnucci/MoralEd/articles/powerunder.html (4801 words)

	Moral character - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Moral character or character is an evaluation of a person's moral and mental qualities.
		Character Improvement How Character may be improved naturally via a deep unterstanding of the virtues.
		Character can be defined as the collection of core values possessed by an individual that leads to moral commitment and action.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Moral_character (249 words)

	Character (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
		Someone who has moral character, then, knows the difference between right and wrong and is willing to risk disapproval rather than depart from what he or she believes to be the proper course of action.
		Moral character does not require that one always do what he believes to be right; he may, in fact, engage in an activity which he knows to be wrong.
		Biden's character has long been suspect, or having once gone astray, he is now entitled to be seen as a man of character, character evidenced by growth, character understood in light of old transgression(s).
	www.wvu.edu /~lawfac/jelkins/pmpl99/character/character.html (6587 words)

	Tests of Moral Character - Ummah.com
		A person’s true character shows forth when he is at home in how he deals with his wife through the long years, in hardship and ease, when things are going well and when things go wrong.
		If a person who attains power, wealth, or prestige continues to uphold his moral values, maintains his affection for others, remains humble, and shows clemency to those who ill treat him, this is a sign of the true nobility of his character and the true goodness of his person.
		His moral character will prevent him from conducting himself in a mean and lowly fashion, so he will be able to retain his composure while talking to others, in spite of his disagreement with them.
	www.ummah.net /forum/showthread.php?t=55927 (1401 words)

	Virtue Ethics without Character Traits
		Moral virtues might be identified with those character traits possession of which tends to make things generally better (or better for people generally) and moral vices might be identified with those character traits possession of which tends to make things generally worse.
		So, the moral education of children should be aimed at such character development and might consist in describing to them the ideal virtues as they are expressed in action[9] together with the sort of training that will lead children to acquire virtuous habits.
		A morally virtuous agent might think that he or she ought not to give another person advice about certain matters, perhaps because it would be better for the other person to figure things out for him or herself, or for other reasons.
	www.princeton.edu /~harman/Papers/Thomson.html (4350 words)

	Factors in determining Good Moral Character for US Citizenship
		The unfortunate series of events surrounding Plaintiff's Application does not change the fact that Plaintiff has proven she is a person of good moral character and that she did not give false testimony for the purpose of deceiving the INS to obtain benefits under the Immigration and Naturalization Act.
		The standard of good moral character in the naturalization context is that "petitioner's character must measure up to that of the average citizen in the community in which he resides before he is entitled to citizenship by naturalization." Brukiewicz v.
		Good moral character is also defined as: "A pattern of behavior that is consistent with the community's current ethical standards and that shows an absence of deceit or morally reprehensible conduct." BLACK'S LAW DICTIONARY 701 (7th ed.
	www.callyourlawyers.com /goodmoral.html (2969 words)

	Being Moral Shows Character - The Power of Good Character
		A moral person is one whose conduct is good or virtuous, especially concerning sexual and ethical conduct.
		Morality is usually based on religious laws such as the 10 Commandments.
		Some people being very moral and pious, but they are also self-righteous such that they look down at others who don't adhere to their standards.
	www.school-for-champions.com /character/morality.htm (679 words)

	Top 10 Reasons to Build Student’s Moral IQ
		Moral IQ is comprised of the skills needed to protect kids' moral lives such as resolving conflicts, empathizing, knowing right from wrong, asserting themselves, controlling anger, learning tolerance, negotiating fairly, communicating respectfully, cooperating, using self control, sharing, and knowing right from wrong.
		Moral intelligence consists of seven timeless virtues that are the bedrock of good citizenship and responsible living.
		Moral IQ is comprised of the essential moral virtues needed to help our kids become decent, caring, and respectful.
	www.moralintelligence.com /Pages/BMI03.htm (726 words)

	Moral Character
		Character is what a person truly is, compared to what they seem to be.
		Character is who you are when no one is looking – choosing consistency and resisting compromise.
		Character is not what we have done, but rather who we are.
	home.swbell.net /mbredd/Virtues.htm (409 words)

	MORAL CHARACTER: HEXIS, HABITUS AND ‘HABIT’
		Among these philosophers, attention has been less on second-order questions like the nature of morality, though Aristotle did deal also with them, but more with his treatment of moral virtues and character, about their components as well as their development in the individual and in the community.
		Virtue, then, is a state of character concerned with choice, lying in a mean relative to us, this being determined by a rational principle, and by that principle by which the man of practical wisdom would determine it.
		Aristotle states (EE II 2:20): “States of character are the states that cause the emotions to be present either rationally or the opposite: for example, courage, sobriety of mind, cowardice, profligacy”.
	www.ul.ie /~philos/vol7/moral.html (4982 words)

	ETHICS, MORAL CHARACTER AND AUTHENTIC TRANSFORMATIONAL LEADERSHIP
		The ethics of leadership rests upon three pillars: (1) the moral character of the leader, (2) the ethical values embedded in the leader’s vision, articulation, and program which followers either embrace or reject, and (3) the morality of the processes of social ethical choice and action that leaders and followers engage in and collectively pursue.
		To guide moral actions, modern Western ethics marks a change in Western tradition in its articulation of ethical criteria It is inspired by science (as opposed to custom or religion) and it places emphasis upon rules or principles to be followed in concrete situations (rather than virtues or character).
		The heart of the moral project is to "choose oneself" and claim responsibility for the "self" that one is and for the relationships one has.
	cls.binghamton.edu /BassSteid.html (13471 words)

	Educational Psychology Interactive: Moral and Character Development
		Character development traditionally has focused on those traits or values appropriate for the industrial age such as obedience to authority, work ethic, working in group under supervision, etc. However, as discussed in the SCANS report (1991) and Huitt's (1997) critique, modern education must promote character based on values appropriate for the
		This is the approach of the analysis view used in values education (e.g., Ennis, 1969; Metcalf, 1971) and assumes moral and character decisions are made rationally.
		Therefore, character development must be seen as an organic process in the development of the material/physical, human/psychological, and spiritual/transcendental aspects of human being.
	chiron.valdosta.edu /whuitt/col/morchr/morchr.html (5380 words)

	Character Education: Habits of Heart, Mind, Action
		Center for the Advancement of Ethics and Character ~ Resource for administrators, teachers and parents on moral and character education.
		Champions of Character ~ The National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) Champions of Character program is designed to instill an understanding of character values in sport and provide practical tools for student-athletes, coaches and parents to use in modeling exemplary character traits.
		The Character Education Partnership ~ Nonpartisan coalition of organizations and individuals dedicated to developing moral character and civic virtue in our nation's youth as one means of creating a more compassionate and responsible society.
	www.focusas.com /CharacterEducation.html (2275 words)

	Penner Debates: Moral Character
		Character makes a difference in the quality of one's life, yet an appalling lack of character often marks our cultural life.
		President Bush has proclaimed the importance of character education to this generation of school children, and currently sixteen states have passed legislation mandating or encouraging character education in the public schools.
		Kevin Ryan (Professor Emeritus of Education, former Director of the Center for the Advancement of Ethics and Character, Boston University) and Dr.
	www.wheaton.edu /CACE/Penner/moralcharacterpublicschoolPD0102.htm (436 words)

	Amazon.com: The Death of Character: Moral Education in an Age Without Good or Evil: Books: James Davison Hunter,James ... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
		In Hunter's view, the titular death of character is a result of the disappearance of the conditions that make moral education possible in the first place.
		Hunter understands the roots of moral education and character to be essentially social--involving the complex weave of social, familial, and institutional relationships that are the fabric of culture--and embedded in historical understanding, in shared traditions, and in collective memories.
		Character, however, is, according to Hunter, the product of sociation within communities in which the individual is under an externally-imposed authority.
	www.amazon.com /Death-Character-Moral-Education-Without/dp/0465047300 (2276 words)

	The Human Moral Nature and Human Moral Character of all Systems, Institutions, and Policies
		When the moral character of our institutions and our economic systems and policies are righteous and just the per capita earning power of the masses will support and sustain a level of unheard of global economic prosperity.
		The moral quality of individuals within government determines the molral character of all policy making, which determines the quality of our human relationships and the quality of our lives.
		As stated elsewhere on my pages, --formal education must be much more than the three R's, because moral character building is the foundation on which to build souind economic, social, constitutional, and legal systems that will secure a prosperous future for all of humanity.
	www.udarrell.com /human-character-government-policies.html (387 words)

	Book III - Chapter 17 : Aristotle's Rhetoric
		Nor should you go after the enthymeme form in a passage where you are depicting character -- the process of demonstration can express neither moral character nor moral purpose.
		Now if you have proofs to bring forward, bring them forward, and your moral discourse as well; if you have no enthymemes, then fall back upon moral discourse: [1418b] after all, it is more fitting for a good man to display himself as an honest fellow than as a subtle reasoner.
		With regard to the element of moral character: there are assertions which, if made about yourself, may excite dislike, appear tedious, or expose you to the risk of contradiction; and other things which you cannot say about your opponent without seeming abusive or ill-bred.
	www.public.iastate.edu /~honeyl/Rhetoric/rhet3-17.html (1156 words)

	Character - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Sacramental character, a supernatural mark made on a person's soul by any of three sacraments of the seven, according to Roman Catholic dogma
		Character structure, in psychology, a constellation of enduring motivational and other traits that are manifested in the ways that an individual reacts to various challenges
		In character, a term used in role-playing games
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Character (131 words)

	Amazon.com: Lack of Character: Personality and Moral Behavior: Books: John M. Doris (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
		His arguments do moral psychology proponents an important service by indicating how to integrate moral philosophy with current empirical research...
		This book is a provocative contribution to contemporary ethics and moral psychology, challenging fundamental assumptions about character dating to Aristotle.
		John Doris draws on an array of social scientific research, especially experimental social psychology, to argue that people often grossly overestimate the behavioral impact of character and grossly underestimate the behaviorial impact of situations.
	www.amazon.com /Lack-Character-Personality-Moral-Behavior/dp/0521608902 (1340 words)

	The Amoral Character of Congressmen
		We should be examining the Moral character of Congressmen in respect to their Policy Making Decisions and Stands, as to whether their Decisions Destroy the Economic Opportunity to Earn a Livelihood for countless millions of Human Beings Worldwide
		Due to the lack of moral principles and ethical standards, immoral policy making is costing countless millions of human beings their livelihoods and their lives!
		The authority was granted to the OIC to investigate White water, but was moved through half a dozen others and ended up with a detailed interrogation and description of our President's legal personal private relationship.
	www.udarrell.com /moralcharactercongress.html (715 words)

	Developmental Psychology - MORAL DEVELOPMENT
		Moral Philosophy and Emperical Research (by D. Lutz: U. St. Thomas)
		Moral and Character Development (by B. Huitt: Educational Psychology Interactive)
		Moral Development in the Information Age (by N. Willard: U. of Oregon)
	www.psy.pdx.edu /PsiCafe/Areas/Developmental/MoralDev/index.htm (184 words)

	Author, Speaker and Educational Consultant Dr. Michele Borba
		Advisor to CETAC (Character Education and Civic Engagement Technical Assistance Center); U.S. Office of Education
		Her work is continually featured nationwide through radio, television and print publications
		Join my Blog and learn what we can do to raise strong, confident, and caring kids, build moral intelligence and prevent bullying and the cycle of violence.
	www.micheleborba.com (802 words)

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