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What virtue is undersupplied today? - by Nan Ransohoff

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I recently wrote a short piece on moral imagination and have been thinking about virtue ethics generally. This is all a little abstract. A more specific question might be: what virtue is undersupplied today? I like this question because it feels less daunting/more tractible than evaluating or constructing a ‘comprehensive’ moral framework. Instead, just describe one trait you’d want to ratchet up in today’s society. Why is it important? If we had more of it, what good would it do for the world? And, how could we cultivate more of it? I’ll start. I think vision is in short supply today. The ability to formulate a normative, opinionated perspective on what should exist—as applied to the world, to our work, to our relationships, and to ourselves. If San Francisco were 10x ‘better’ what would that look like? Better in what ways, specifically? If carbon removal is ‘on track’ by 2030, what does that look like? How would we know, help me picture it? If this friendship I already care about bec

What virtue is undersupplied today? Nan Ransohoff Jul 17, 2025 140 15 25 Share I recently wrote a short piece on moral imagination and have been thinking about virtue ethics generally. This is all a little abstract. A more specific question might be: what virtue is undersupplied today? I like this question because it feels less daunting/more tractible than evaluating or constructing a ‘comprehensive’ moral framework. Instead, just describe one trait you’d want to ratchet up in today’s society. Why is it important? If we had more of it, what good would it do for the world? And, how could we cul

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