Temperance

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Abstract

This chapter provides an introduction to temperance as a moral virtue. Issues covered include the nature of temperance, the relationship between temperance and other traits (such as self-control, intemperance, and insensitivity), and the question of why temperance has a strong claim to inclusion as a moral virtue.
Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationImproving Character
Subtitle of host publicationMoral Virtues, Strategies, and Questions
EditorsRobert J. Hartman
PublisherWiley
ISBN (Print)9781394297078
Publication statusAccepted/In press - 1 Sept 2025

Keywords

  • temperance
  • Virtue
  • virtue ethics
  • Self-control
  • virtue theory

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