Maria Kabushinskaya
Moral courage Moral courage the courage to take action for moral reasons despite the risk of adverse consequences. (Staub, E. 2012) The ancient Greeks described courage as a desired response to physical danger. Courage, or fortitude, is the ability to confront fear, intimidation, danger, difficulty and uncertainty. It is the ability to face a challenge without cowardice. In ancient Greece, courage was regarded as a military virtue, a character trait of soldiers waging war on the battlefield. To paraphrase the words of Winston Churchill, moral courage is the first of the human qualities because it is the quality that guarantees all others. Courage is not only an extra or supernumerary virtue, but rather a critical human …show more content…
(Stengel, 2008) Moral courage is the ability to transcend fear and endure risk to put ethics into actual practice as the people of Nazi German demonstrated. Nelson Mandela served as a leader for the civil rights movements in South Africa during the 1960’s. He demonstrated great moral and physical courage by leaving his life behind and giving all to his country for a cause that he strongly believed in. Giving daring speeches and boycotts he was sentenced to prison for eighteen years. But, during this time, he still continued to fight for what he felt was right. This was because of his strong conviction to both his cause and beliefs to do what was necessary for his country. No matter how frightened he may have become he never faltered from his journey. As Nelson Mandela states “the brave man is not he who does not feel afraid, but he who conquers that fear.” (Mandela, N. …show more content…
This is independent of the possible consequences of this type of action that may have a negative effect on one’s self. Moral courage is considered to be the apex of ethical behavior and requires a commitment to principles no matter what the potential risks area. Those risks could include the treat to one’s reputation, shame, or isolation from colleagues who do not follow the same processes. At even worse, the loss of employment. One must be prepared to face decisions that are tough and confront the uncertainties that will be associated with doing the right thing despite the consequences of that
Moral courage Moral courage the courage to take action for moral reasons despite the risk of adverse consequences. (Staub, E. 2012) The ancient Greeks described courage as a desired response to physical danger. Courage, or fortitude, is the ability to confront fear, intimidation, danger, difficulty and uncertainty. It is the ability to face a challenge without cowardice. In ancient Greece, courage was regarded as a military virtue, a character trait of soldiers waging war on the battlefield. To paraphrase the words of Winston Churchill, moral courage is the first of the human qualities because it is the quality that guarantees all others. Courage is not only an extra or supernumerary virtue, but rather a critical human …show more content…
(Stengel, 2008) Moral courage is the ability to transcend fear and endure risk to put ethics into actual practice as the people of Nazi German demonstrated. Nelson Mandela served as a leader for the civil rights movements in South Africa during the 1960’s. He demonstrated great moral and physical courage by leaving his life behind and giving all to his country for a cause that he strongly believed in. Giving daring speeches and boycotts he was sentenced to prison for eighteen years. But, during this time, he still continued to fight for what he felt was right. This was because of his strong conviction to both his cause and beliefs to do what was necessary for his country. No matter how frightened he may have become he never faltered from his journey. As Nelson Mandela states “the brave man is not he who does not feel afraid, but he who conquers that fear.” (Mandela, N. …show more content…
This is independent of the possible consequences of this type of action that may have a negative effect on one’s self. Moral courage is considered to be the apex of ethical behavior and requires a commitment to principles no matter what the potential risks area. Those risks could include the treat to one’s reputation, shame, or isolation from colleagues who do not follow the same processes. At even worse, the loss of employment. One must be prepared to face decisions that are tough and confront the uncertainties that will be associated with doing the right thing despite the consequences of that