'We are what we repeatedly do; excellence then, is not an act but a habit' Aristotle

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Virtue ethics refers to a collection of ethical philosophies that place an emphasis on being rather than doing; morality stems from the identity or character of the individual rather than being a reflection of the action of the individual. Each moral virtue is a mean between two corresponding vices, one of excess and one of deficiency.

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In this context, the halo does not have religious connotations but rather defines the virtue as an achievable state of personal harmony. The open circle, a symbol of enlightenment, reminds us that to be human is to be in the process of movement and growth, incomplete, while at the same time held within perfection.

 

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