Welcome to the Science of Virtues Research Network
The Arete Initiative at the University of Chicago is pleased to announce a new $3 million research program on a New Science of Virtues. This is a multidisciplinary research initiative that seeks contributions from individuals and from teams of investigators working within the humanities and the sciences. We support highly original, scholarly projects that demonstrate promise of a distinctive contribution to virtue research and have the potential to begin a new field of interdisciplinary study.
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A New Science of Virtues Grant Competition Finalists Announced
Forty finalists have been selected for the New Science of Virtues competitive request for proposals.
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Confucius and Mencius on the Motivation to be Moral
This article attempts to
provide a Confucian answer to "why be moral?"
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Compassion: A Shared Value and A Common Project
This article explores compassion as a shared value throughout societies and religions worldwide.
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The Inherent Limitations on Human Freedom
The author analyzes the manifestation of human freedom in terms of the various activities proper to humans.
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