Character Counts! in Jacksonville is working to bring character
and and awareness to our community. We create a shared language
by educating on the Six Pillars of character: Trustworthiness,
Respect, Responsibility, Fairness, Caring & Citizenship.
Trustworthiness. Respect. Responsibility. Fairness. Caring.
Citizenship. The Six Pillars of Character are ethical values to
guide our choices. The standards of conduct that arise out of
those values constitute the ground rules of ethics, and
therefore of ethical decision-making. There is nothing
sacrosanct about the number six. We might reasonably have eight
or 10, or more. But most universal virtues fold easily into
these six. The number is not unwieldy and the Six Pillars of
Character can provide a common lexicon. Why is a common lexicon
necessary? So that people can see what unites our diverse and
fractured society. So we can communicate more easily about core
values. So we can understand ethical decisions better, our own
and those of others. The Six Pillars act