And the motive with which we identify virtue is benevolence, not self-interest.
For these two, virtue, together with its active exercise, is the dominant and most important component of happiness, while Stoics simply identify virtue and the good, and so make it the only thing needed for a happy life.
Moreover, Socrates, who elsewhere rejects hedonism, seems to identify virtue with a hedonic calculus in this dialogue, through an argument that leads to his famous claim that of acrasia (weakness of will) is impossible.
He identifies virtues with affects, and says that only these merit praise and blame (Repastinatio, 74); however, he also writes that the virtues, as affects, cannot be called good or bad in themselves, but that these judgments apply only to the will, that is, to the will's choice.
They identified these key virtues: A global interdisciplinary perspective; long-term, empirical planning; strong communication skills; a prioritization of social justice and wellbeing over financial growth; empathy; courage; morality; and a collaborative nature.
The authors identify 4 key virtues for the good patient: truthfulness, compliance, tolerance, and trust.
Sharp as he can be in his judgments, he is equally sharp in identifying the virtues of what he doesn't like.
In addition, long-term orientation has been identified with virtue whereas short-term orientation with truth.
The Stoics are well known for their teaching that the good is to be identified with virtue.
But Socrates was probably the first to identify ethical virtue with what is analogous in the soul to health.
