Skip to main content

Search from vocabulary

Content language

Concept information

Preferred term

virtue  

Definition

  • In political theory, the word virtue usually refers to the disposition or character traits appropriate to a citizen. Someone who takes the responsibilities of citizenship seriously, to the point of putting the common good ahead of his or her personal interests, is thus said to display civic virtue. [Source: Encyclopedia of Political Theory; Virtue]

Broader concept

Belongs to group

URI

https://concepts.sagepub.com/social-science/concept/virtue

Download this concept: