== Discussion at [[Sol 2014]] ==
*Brandon: It would be nice to have 8 virtues to map onto the [[Liturgical Seasons]], maybe two each that fall under [[Passion]], [[Empathy]], [[Wisdom]], and something else like [[Gratitude]]
**Then we could apply the Scientific or [[Religious Method]] to developing those virtues
**Ben: Would that involve hypotheses and controlled experiments?
*Ben: of the four that I added to the wiki, I think [[Pragmatism]] and [[Perseverance]] count as virtues; less sure about [[Creativity]] and [[Hope]]
**Brandon: We should be able to tell if something is a virtue using a fill-in-the-blank test, like “She has a __ character”
**Ben: “Pragmatic” works…I think
*Ben: I also like Altruism (which derives from Empathy)
*Brandon: It would be useful to look at lists of Greek and Catholic virtues, as well as the list from a quasi-scientific survey that tries to identify participants’ virtues
**Catholicism has Humility, Chastity, Charity, and Prudence, which is kind of like Pragmatism
***Ben: I like Humility, although I think it has to be balanced with something like Confidence to avoid being completely ineffective
***Brandon: I have very little Humility and would like to work on that
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