On Virtues

A description proposed for consensus.

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Faith, Clarity of Implication, Reason

Faith

Art

Artistic path of enriching the Logos:

Science

Scientific path of enriching the Logos:

Production

Technical path of enriching the Logos:

Consensus

Consensus

Enriching the Logos by Consensus:

subtypes:

Ethics

Ethics

Virtues implemented in Art, Science, and Production

Definition

Dependencies

Correspondences

Application

Theorem 1: Proving the definitions of Virtues is of the highest Virtue

  1. Proving the definitions of Virtues is the same as constructing a provable definition of Virtues.
  2. Proving is part of the virtue of Faith, Reason, Clarity of Implication.
  3. Discovering tentative definitions / new definitions are part of the virtue of Hope.
  4. The process of constructing a provable definition consists of iterations of discovering and proving until the resulting proposition is both a definition and a provable construction.
  5. A definition is the shortest description of the essence of an object.
  6. The objects that we are defining are abstractions. (Virtues are abstractions.)
  7. The definition of an abstraction is an integral part of that abstraction.
  8. The definition of a virtue is part of that virtue.
  9. Given virtues A and B, The combined virtue C of A and B (when by constructive interference) is more virtuous than both A and B.
  10. Proving the definition of a virtue is the constructive interference of: Faith, Reason, Hope, and the defined virtue.
  11. The action of constructing a provable definition is atomic.
  12. This action is of the highest Virtue.

Lemma 1.1: Constructive Interference of Virtues

Two virtues interfere constructively in a situation when:

Lemma 1.2: Atomic Action

An atomic action is the shortest description of the process for a result that is not attained by any other atomic action.

Lemma 1.3: The Virtue of a Thing contains at least a part of the definition of that Thing

Theorem 2: The complete definition of a Thing has to mention the Virtues of that Thing

Corollary 2.1: By including the Virtues in the definition of any Thing, the definition itself becomes more virtuous.

Theorem 3: Virtues and their instantiations can be proven

  1. From Lemma 3.1: Everything that can be thought, can be thought clearly.
  2. Virtues and their instantiations in reality can be thought, therefore defined (can be thought clearly)
  3. Proving instantiations can be done by timestamped video/audio capture
  4. The existence of virtues is proven by the existence of the words/concepts in the spoken languages and the definitions that identify the same concept
  5. The proof for a concept being virtuous (or being a virtue) is by timeless consensus: we find it included (and applicable) in a set of spiritual traditions

Lemma 3.1: Everything that can be thought, can be thought clearly.

From Wittgenstein’s Tractatus 4.116:

Everything that can be thought at all can be thought clearly. Everything that can be said can be said clearly.

Corollary 3.1: All virtues are reasonable

The provable definition of each virtue is an integral part of the virtue itself. In other words: the virtue of Faith/Reason is present in the definition of all other virtues.