The Bourgeois Virtues: Ethics for an Age of Commerce

362 chapter 33scientist, and secretary of the Royal Society, bilingual in the French of hisfather, in 1805, categories improved over his career, and published first in1852, with numerous subsequent editions until his death in 1879. Examinethe main headings of “Class Eight: Affections.” You get the following. Notewhere the seven virtues fall:859 Patience: tolerance, forbearance, endurance, stoicism868 Cheerfulness: geniality, good humor, buoyancy, liveliness, vivacity,spiritedness878 Humorousness: wittiness879 Wit and Humor: jocularity, cleverness886 Hope: trust, confidence, Faith, reliance, optimism891 Courage: boldness, valor, confidence, fortitude, hardihood, resolution,daring, venturesomeness, enterprise893 Caution: care, Prudence, discretion, judiciousness, deliberateness,forethought, foresight895 Taste: elegance, grace, refinement, cultivation, discrimination, decorousness,decency, propriety, restraint, simplicity900 Simplicity: naturalness903 Pride: self-esteem, self-respect, dignity, courtliness, gravity, sobriety904 Humility: modesty, plainness920 Sociability: affability, friendliness923 Hospitality: cordiality, amiability, friendliness, neighborliness, generosity,liberality925 Friendship: amiability, peaceableness, congeniality, neighborliness, fellowship,staunchness, [loyalty]929 Love: affection, ardor934 Courtesy: politeness, civility, affability, graciousness, respect, courtliness,refinement, cultivation936 Kindness, Benevolence: affability, geniality, gentleness, mildness, consideration,thoughtfulness, solicitude, regard, concern, obligingness, charity,altruism, good will, generosity939 Public Spirit942 Pity: mercy, ruth, charity, forbearance, compassion944 Condolence: sympathy945 Forgiveness: forbearance, magnanimity947 Gratitude: appreciation962 Respect: regard, consideration972 Probity: rectitude, uprightness, integrity, honesty, reputability, highmindedness,conscientiousness, candor, openness, forthrightness, trustworthiness,reliability, dependability, fidelity, faithfulness, loyalty, faith, constancy974 Justice: fairness, impartiality, disinterestedness, unbiasedness977 Unselfishness: magnanimity, generosity, liberality