Our three thousand year western conversation about character is now wracked with confusion and uncertainty on all sides . a number of issues require clarification. First, what is character? As traditionally understood, from the hebrews and greeks onward, character is the inner form that makes anyone or anything what it is - whether a person, a wine or a historical period. Thus character is clearly distinct from such concepts as personality ,image, reputation, or celebrity. It is d essebtial "stuff" a person is made of, the inner reality and quality in which thoughts, speech, decision, behaviour, and relations are rooted. As such, character determines behavior just as behavior demonstrates character
