Full Idea
A moral virtue is a character trait (a disposition or cluster of dispositions) which, generally speaking, produces good consequences for others.
Gist of Idea
Virtues are character traits or dispositions which produce good consequences for others
Source
Julia Driver (The Virtues and Human Nature [1996], 3)
Book Reference
'How Should One Live? On the Virtues', ed/tr. Crisp,Roger [OUP 1998], p.122
A Reaction
There are self-directed virtues, such as keeping fit and healthy. There are virtues for ways to receive the kindness of others. That said, I like this idea.
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