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The precise view of what constitutes courage not only varies among cultures, but among individuals. For instance, some define courage as lacking fear in a situation that would normally generate it. Others, in contrast, hold that courage requires one to have fear and then overcome it.

There are also more subtle distinctions in the definition of courage. For example, some distinguish between courage and foolhardiness in that a courageous person overcomes a justifiable fear for an even more noble purpose. If the fear is not justifiable or the purpose not noble, then the courage is either false, or foolhardy.

The philosopher Michael E. Berumen states that courage is a personality trait, and, considered alone, it is not a moral virtue, for courage can be used in the service of either moral or immoral ends. Berumen says that simply knowing what ought to be done is insufficient from a moral standpoint, for one must actually put what is right into action, and, when the circumstances one faces are difficult (e.g., unpopular or dangerous), courage can make all the difference.

See also Virtue, Bushido, Chivalry.

Courage is also the brand name of a British brewery company

Courage may also refer to the animatedThis animation moves at 10 frames per second. This animation moves at 2 frames per second. At this rate, the individual frames should be discernable. Animation refers to the process in which each frame of a film or movie is produced individually, whether cartoonA cartoon is a form of art with diverse origins and even more diverse modern meanings. In its historical original meaning, a cartoon is a full-size drawing made on paper as a study for a further artwork, such as a painting. However, cartoons were typicall character, Courage the Cowardly DogCourage the Cowardly Dog is an animated series about a fuschia dog named Courage and his owners Muriel, a kindly old woman, and Eustace, a mean and nasty old farmer, living in a house in the town of "Nowhere". It was created by John R. Dilworth, who direc