The Four Cardinal Virtues

At our symposium, we discussed our perspectives on the four cardinal virtues which are:

• Prudence (Knowledge)


• Fortitude (Bravery/Courage)


• Temperance (Moderation)


• Justice (Fairness)

Since I was late, I only caught the back end of the conversation, leaving me to guess what everyone was talking about. What I heard of the conversation was what was our perspective on these four virtues. As I listensed in, I heard a lot of great perpectives and thoughts about the virtues. There were also debates going on about how these virtues make you perfect or help you or not to strive for perfection. I chose not to talk because I didn't really know what was going on. Near the end, we were asked to see what virtue we would add if we had a choice. My two favorite virtues were acceptance and trustworthiness. If we accept each other then we have can live in harmony without discrimination. And if there is trustworthiness then there is a sense that we can trust everbody and don't have to worry about them talking behind their back.