What comes to mind when you hear the word virtue? For some, it can feel outdated or old-fashioned. Virtue (or arete) translates to excellence or moral virtue. The notion of excellence connects with living up to one’s full potential or the highest good (summum bonum).

Plato identified the four cardinal virtues with the character of a good city as described in The Republic. According to Plato, “Clearly, then, it will be wise, brave, temperate, and just.”  [...]

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