2007-01-16 12:56:56 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous in Education & Reference ➔ Homework Help
Civic virtue is relative to the society that is being referenced. Broadly, civic virtue is the habits and ethics that are important to the success and continuation of the society - thus, civic virtues in Ancient Greece, Ancient Rome, Ancient China, Communist Russia, and the US would all be different.
In Ancient Greece and Rome, civic virtue was often tied to the duties of citizenship - fulfilling voting obligations, military service, etc. After the American Revolution, several notable people (such as George Washington) looked to the example of Cinncinatus of Rome: a man who rose to the public calling as a dictator when asked, and who immediately resigned and returned to his farm when his service was ended.
In the US and Modern Europe, civic virtues are often geared more towards liberty and individual freedom - for example, most people would consider respect for opposing viewpoints to be a civic virtue.
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