Character Qualities |
What Are the Universal Ethical Character Qualities Taught at Reckoning? Before you read Josephson Institute’s list of core ethical qualities, we ask you to look at them through this lens. Focus on this story. We are training secularized Amsterdam teachers about our universal ethical character qualities. One bright African transplant makes this comment as soon as he heard the word “univer- sal.” “Well, we have to understand that what’s right for one person isn’t right for all!”
To which Christine, who had just been trained at the Josephson Institute, “The Josephson Institute recognizes that could be an issue, so they did copi- ous research and discovered that all cultures value these ethical qualities and discovered they all hold these qualities as essential to building a culture.” 1 When Ben (not his real name) looked at the list below, he found nothing he dis- agreed with. |
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Six Pillars of Character |
| Trustworthiness |
Integrity Honesty Reliability Loyalty |
| Respect | Golden Rule – treat others the way you want to be treated Tolerance and Acceptance Nonviolence Courtesy |
| Responsibility | Duty Accountability Pursue Excellence Self-Control |
| Fairness |
Justice Openness |
