The Institute’s Ben Franklin Circle launched in September 2016 and has examined two of Franklin’s 13 virtues every semester, for a total of 12 by the end of Spring 2019 semester. Led by a different member each time, the sessions have been lively, educational, and civil, though not always without heat. But with only one virtue left to explore, what to do? Luckily, the Mother Ship at the 92nd Street Y in New York City has responded to the crisis and come up with 12 new virtues: Empathy, Gratitude, Courage, Curiosity, Equality, Forgiveness, Compassion, Humor, Honesty, Love of Learning, Generosity, and Non-violence.
The Institute’s Ben Franklin Circle launched in September 2016 and has examined two of Franklin’s 13 virtues every semester, for a total of 12 by the end of Spring 2019 semester. Led by a different member each time, the sessions have been lively, educational, and civil, though not always without heat. But with only one virtue left to explore, what to do? Luckily, the Mother Ship at the 92nd Street Y in New York City has responded to the crisis and come up with 12 new virtues: Empathy, Gratitude, Courage, Curiosity, Equality, Forgiveness, Compassion, Humor, Honesty, Love of Learning, Generosity, and Non-violence.
The Institute’s Ben Franklin Circle launched in September 2016 and has examined two of Franklin’s 13 virtues every semester, for a total of 12 by the end of Spring 2019 semester. Led by a different member each time, the sessions have been lively, educational, and civil, though not always without heat. But with only one virtue left to explore, what to do? Luckily, the Mother Ship at the 92nd Street Y in New York City has responded to the crisis and come up with 12 new virtues: Empathy, Gratitude, Courage, Curiosity, Equality, Forgiveness, Compassion, Humor, Honesty, Love of Learning, Generosity, and Non-violence.