What’s The Difference Between Character & Reputation?
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5 min readMay 13, 2022
Philosophers often discuss the importance of character, commonly called “virtue”. Stoicism in particular places a large emphasis on developing the cardinal virtues (justice, wisdom, courage, and temperance) which, as the Stoics believed, would allow us to flourish as human beings.
At the same time, it isn’t uncommon to hear talk of reputation. Many companies, for example…
