Abstract
In this paper I aim to provide a characterization of the concept of civic virtue. Firstly, I define civic virtue as the causally efficient motivation to act in a publicly oriented manner. Secondly, I maintain that the social spread of civic virtue should be understood as the establishment of a set of publicly oriented social norms.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 89-121 |
| Journal | Revista Espanola de Investigaciones Sociologicas |
| Issue number | 128 |
| Publication status | Published - 1 Dec 2009 |
Keywords
- Altruism
- Cognition
- Cooperation
- Dispositions
- Motivation
- Selfishness
- Social norms