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It has been in development since 2016 when the author, Phi Hypatia (pseudonym), became convinced that the current western society was not sustainable or desirable. Phi Hypatia is not academic or urban planning professional. | It has been in development since 2016 when the author, Phi Hypatia (pseudonym), became convinced that the current western society was not sustainable or desirable. Phi Hypatia is not academic or urban planning professional. | ||
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| + | == Hypatian Virtues == | ||
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| + | The Hypatian Virtues is the basic philosophy of the Hypatian society. It is a general code of conduct based, in large part, on qualities called the Cardinal Virtues as described by Plato in Republic namely: Wisdom, Courage, Temperance, Justice. | ||
| + | The Hypatian Virtues are Knowledge, wisdom, courage, restraint, and justice. | ||
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| + | Knowledge: understanding based on facts, information, descriptions, or skills, acquired through experience or education by perceiving, discovering, and learning. | ||
| + | * Wisdom: the ability to think and act with judgment, emotional intelligence, awareness, and compassion. | ||
| + | * Courage: the ability to confront fear, uncertainty, and intimidation. | ||
| + | * Restraint: the practice of self-control, discretion, and moderation. | ||
| + | * Justice: the application of ethics, rationality, law, equity, and fairness. | ||
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| + | These five virtues are a common substrate of many philosophies and religions including Chinese Confucianism, Indian Sattva, the Nine Qualities of the Buddha, the Christian Seven Virtues, and the Japanese Bushidō code of the Samurai. | ||
Revision as of 15:01, 26 April 2021
New Alexandria is a plan for developing a cognitopia that includes modified liquid democracy, cooperative business structure, possible locations, demographics, funding, architecture, infrastructure, culture, social philosophy, secularism, and society built on critical thinking, environmentalism, and humanism.
It has been in development since 2016 when the author, Phi Hypatia (pseudonym), became convinced that the current western society was not sustainable or desirable. Phi Hypatia is not academic or urban planning professional.
Hypatian Virtues
The Hypatian Virtues is the basic philosophy of the Hypatian society. It is a general code of conduct based, in large part, on qualities called the Cardinal Virtues as described by Plato in Republic namely: Wisdom, Courage, Temperance, Justice. The Hypatian Virtues are Knowledge, wisdom, courage, restraint, and justice.
Knowledge: understanding based on facts, information, descriptions, or skills, acquired through experience or education by perceiving, discovering, and learning.
- Wisdom: the ability to think and act with judgment, emotional intelligence, awareness, and compassion.
- Courage: the ability to confront fear, uncertainty, and intimidation.
- Restraint: the practice of self-control, discretion, and moderation.
- Justice: the application of ethics, rationality, law, equity, and fairness.
These five virtues are a common substrate of many philosophies and religions including Chinese Confucianism, Indian Sattva, the Nine Qualities of the Buddha, the Christian Seven Virtues, and the Japanese Bushidō code of the Samurai.
