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Measuring Virtue, Guiding Action
General Structure of the Assessment Tests
General Structure of the Assessment Tests
To ensure clarity, relevance, and developmental accuracy, Phronimos Spectrum assessment tests are organized into three categories that correspond to the major stages of moral formation.
1. Assessment Tests for Children (ages 7–12)
These evaluations explore early moral tendencies, emerging habits, and behavioral inclinations that begin shaping character. The scenarios are simple, concrete, and accessible, reflecting how children learn through imitation and spontaneous reaction.
2. Assessment Tests for Adolescents (ages 13–18)
At this stage, moral autonomy, social pressure, and identity formation become central. The tests analyze deliberation, emotional regulation, responsibility, and the emergence of more complex moral patterns.
3. Assessment Tests for Adults (18+)
Adult assessments focus on character stability, consistency of choices, and the ways in which virtues or vices have been consolidated through experience, habit, and reflection.
This structure reflects Aristotle’s view that character develops progressively through repeated actions and the capacity to judge concrete situations (phronesis).
Why Scenario‑Based Assessment?
Why Scenario‑Based Assessment?
In the Nicomachean Ethics, virtues are not abstract definitions but ways of acting in particular situations. For this reason, each Phronimos Spectrum test uses realistic, age‑appropriate scenarios to evaluate:
spontaneous reactions,
deliberative capacity,
interpersonal orientation,
stability of moral habits.
Available Virtue Sets
Each set includes tailored scenarios and a personalized moral profile.
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Children
Adolescents
Adults
SET 1 — INTELLECTUAL VIRTUES
(Nous, Episteme, Sophia, Techne, Phronesis)
These virtues enable understanding, sound judgment, and the orientation of action. They form the foundation of moral discernment.
Intellectual Virtues and Vices
Explore the intellectual spectrum that shapes character:
From ignorance and inability to grasp basic principles to nous
From lack of demonstrative knowledge to episteme
From inability to think both intuitively and demonstratively at a high level to sophia
From lack of skill or clumsiness in producing according to the correct rules to techne
From inability to make good decisions to phronesis
Each test contains 20 scenarios
Prices:
Children: 25 €
Adolescents: 30 €
Adults: 35 €
SET 2 — EMOTIONAL VIRTUES
(Courage, Temperance, Gentleness, Moderate Shame, Righteous Indignation)
These virtues regulate emotional responses, avoiding extremes and directing feelings toward the good.
Emotional Virtues and Vices
Explore the emotional spectrum that shapes character:
From cowardice to courage to recklessness
From insensitivity to temperance to overindulgence
From impassivity to gentleness to excessive anger
From shamelessness to moderate shame to excessive shame
From misplaced joy to righteous indignation to envy
Each test contains 20 scenarios
Prices:
Children: 25 €
Adolescents: 30 €
Adults: 35 €
SET 3 — VIRTUES RELATED TO RESOURCES AND MONEY
(Generosity & Magnificence)
Aristotle considers the proper management of resources an essential expression of moral character.
Virtues and Vices Related to Resources and Money
Explore the spectrum of virtues and vices related to resources and money that shapes character:
From stinginess to generosity to waste
From pettiness to magnificence to vulgarity or ostentious waste
Each test contains 20 scenarios
Prices:
Children: 20 €
Adolescents: 25 €
Adults: 30 €
SET 4 — VIRTUES RELATED TO HONOR
(Proper Ambition & Magnanimity)
These virtues define aspirations, dignity, and one’s relationship to recognition.
Virtues and Vices Related to Honour
Explore the spectrum of virtues and vices related to honour that shapes character:
From lack of ambition to proper ambition to exaggerated ambition
From humility to magnanimity to arrogance
Each test contains 20 scenarios
Prices:
SET 5 — SOCIAL VIRTUES
(Truthfulness, Wit, Friendliness)
Social virtues are essential for community life and harmonious relationships.
Social Virtues and Vices
Explore the social spectrum that shapes character:
From feigned modesty to truthfulness to exaggerated self-praise
From lack of humor to wit to buffoonery
From unfriendliness to friendliness to flattery
Each test contains 20 scenarios
Prices:
SET 6 — JUSTICE‑RELATED VIRTUES
(General Justice, Distributive, and Corrective Justice)
For Aristotle, justice is the complete virtue — the fullest expression of moral maturity in relation to others.
Justice-Related Virtues and Vices
Explore the justice spectrum that shapes character:
From general injustice to general justice
From particular injustice as unfairness and favoritism to distributive justice
From particular injustice as lack of correction of imbalances to corrective justice
Each test contains 20 scenarios
Prices:
How to Interpret the Results
How to Interpret the Results
There are no “good” or “bad” grades.
Each moral profile reflects tendencies, not labels.
The purpose is character development, not classification.
Results can guide parents, educators, counselors, or adults in self‑understanding.
Who Phronimos Spectrum Is For
Who Phronimos Spectrum Is For
parents seeking insight into their children’s moral tendencies,
teachers and educational counselors,
adolescents navigating identity formation,
adults interested in personal development,
organizations working with youth or adults.
Theoretical Foundation
Theoretical Foundation
The assessment tests are inspired by the Nicomachean Ethics, developmental psychology, and situational judgment testing.
Each scenario is calibrated to reflect how virtues manifest in real life.
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