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Heroism ✅ - Coggle Diagram
Heroism ✅
Can show when overcoming obstacles
"The a cave you fear to enter holds the treasure you seek" Joseph Campbell
"Ours is an age of envy, in which laziness and self-involvement are the rule. Anyone who tries to shine, who dares to stand above the crowd, is dragged down by his lackluster and self-appointed 'peers'." - Robert Moore, Warrior
Heroes are mediocre people
"If anyone honestly admitted his urge to be a hero it would be a devastating release of truth" Ernest Becker
That serve something
"To live a valued life is to act in the service of what you value" Steven Hayes
What does the good life consist?
Stoicisim
Socrates
Ignorance is a greater cause of suffering than evil intention
Whig history
Highlights that certain individuals who contributed to the progress of society are 'heroes' -- they become key historical figures
Can be demonstrated through
Supererogation
Actions that go beyond the 'call of duty'
Volunteering, providing homeless people meals, sponsoring children, scarificing working hours to produce a high quality outcome for the team
Fathers and Mothers ensuring their kids get the best by putting their life on hold
"Loyalty in action, regardless of obstacles, to one's most cherished values - this is the essence of moral rectitude - and it is the foundation of heroism" Andrew Bernstein
Morally consistent
falls under
Moral absolutism
is
Human action is inherently right or wrong regardless of the intention or the consequences
Creates a consistent standard that can be broadly and reliably applied to any situation
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relates to
Belief in all-encompassing and objective morality.
Reglious and political instituitions
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disadvantage
Inflexible and does not allow for subjective interpretation
Dauntless commitment to values
Hero simultaneously advances their life goals and quest for self-realisation