Does Presidential Character Matter?
Trump’s morality is a rupture in the history of Americans’ desire for a virtuous executive.
TL;DR
- Psychologists researched character in 2000, exploring its definitions in major world religions, literature, and philosophy.
- They identified six core virtues: courage, humanity, temperance, wisdom, transcendence, and justice.
- The research also defined 24 character strengths, such as judgment, perspective, fairness, self-regulation, perseverance, love, and curiosity.