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Moral courage is the courage to take action for moral reasons despite the risk of adverse consequences. [1] Courage is required in order to take action when one has doubts or fears about the consequences. Moral courage therefore involves deliberation or careful thought.
What Stops People From Standing Up for What’s Right? Moral courage means standing up for our principles to stop wrongdoing or protect others, despite the risks. How can we foster it? By Julia Sasse | January 17, 2024.
There is one meaning in OED's entry for the noun moral courage. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definition, usage, and quotation evidence.
In this chapter, we seek to define, classify, and characterize moral courage. Moral courage is defined as brave behavior, accompanied by anger and indignation, intending to enforce societal and ethical norms without considering one’s own social costs.
Courage is the quality shown by someone who decides to do something difficult or dangerous, even though they may be afraid. Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner’s Dictionary . Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers
I begin my task of defining moral courage in chapter II, “What is Moral Courage,” by distinguishing moral courage from other types of courage. I specifically concentrate on the meaning of courage as ancient philosophers1 understood it—which was a war-centered courage.
In a world that too frequently feels cruel and hostile, with so many engaged in a dog-eat-dog struggle, why do certain people perform heroic acts of altruism and compassion while others do nothing—or even contribute to the misery of their fellow man?