Whether it’s the depiction of a ballet dancer’s painful descent into paranoia and madness in “Black Swan,” or the initially emotionally vicious dissolution of a relationship in “Marriage Story,” ...

What is the best way to understand someone’s character? Is it by understanding their morals and virtues like Aristotle suggested (see here)? Is it via examining their underlying subconscious ...

Stories can prove their worth in many ways, from delivering a flawless plot to entertaining the viewers with pure enjoyability and good pacing. However, another significant aspect of showcasing ...

The promise of elevating character alongside competence in organizations is significant, as Fred Kiel highlighted in his 2015 book “Return on Character,” and my colleagues and I discussed in our 2022 ...

At the United States Military Academy at West Point, our object is not only to teach cadets to be tactically skilled officers, but also to develop character—the constellation of psychological ...

This 2025 retrospective shows that competence without character is fragile and often harmful. Character endures, sustains, ...