The question of what is just is often sought after in the studying of philosophical works. In Plato’s Republic‚ the definition of the virtue of justice is pursued. In Book I of Plato’s Republic‚ Thrasymacus claims the following: “what’s just is nothing other than what’s advantageous of the stronger” (338c). Following that statement‚ Thrasymacus is asked by Socrates to explain it further‚ to which Thrasymacus states that in every city that is governed aristocratically‚ tyrannically‚ or democratically
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Dr. Barbara Wilson’s view on virtue ethics is that one’s “moral actions are guided by positive inner traits (virtues)‚ which rightly inform and guide a person’s behavior” (131). One should just be a good person and not look for a set of rules to follow in order to be a good person. Dr. Wilson’s “who you are an important as what you do” (132)‚ is a statement I agree with because‚ one should not do what they think is right for sake of the results of such. Living life just trying to be a good person
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According to Aristotle‚ we get moral virtue as a result of habit and none of the moral virtues arise in us by nature‚ because nothing that exists by nature can form a habit contrary to its nature. Nature has no effect on how moral virtues arise in us. Instead‚ we receive nature when we adapt‚ and therefore are made perfect by habit. A good example Aristotle uses is that we have senses before we even know how to use them. Eventually we learn how to use them by exercising them everyday. Another good
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Patience is a Virtue Are you an impatience person? A person that complains a lot that all the things you want are done instantly. Or a person that would like to use every second of his/her time wisely. Here explains why patience is a virtue and why we should have patience. The phrase “patience is a virtue” is just a way of expressing the importance of being patient. A virtue is a trait or quality deemed to be morally excellent and thus is valued as a foundation of principle and good moral being
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Labour Day On the first Monday of September every year‚ America positiveshonours pauses to honor its workers and the contributions they make to our nation’s strengths strength and prosperity. The notion thatworks its work is valued‚ and even noble‚ dates to the ancients. " Seest thou a man diligent in his labor? " the Book of Proverbs asks‚ . "He shows stands shall stand before Kings. " In the United States‚ the belief goes back well over a century. As a holiday‚ the Labour Labor Day celebration
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Virtues and Vices From http://www.therealpresence.org/essentials/commandments/acc23.htm Experience tells us that we develop moral habits according to our fidelity to the voice of conscience. There is an iron law in the formation of habits. Apart from the supernatural action of divine grace‚ we can acquire good moral habits‚ called virtues‚ as we can acquire bad moral habits or vices. The law which underlines all formation of habit says that every thought tends to become a desire‚ every desire
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The Virtue of Forgiveness Under the circumstances‚ the human may rush in making his decisions‚ so the consequences will be more negative than the actions resulting from these decisions‚ so it will be better if he does not make these decisions. It’s important for man to pardon so he can cope up with the milieu he is living; We stop here to mention some features of the Prophets (blessing and peace be upon him) forgiveness in his dealing with people. These are useful and great lessons in every place
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FORGIVENESS IS A VIRTUE Forgiveness is a word that we use lightly in the world today. Forgiveness is more than just a three syllable word‚ it is a word that keeps this world moving. What I mean by that is‚ without forgiveness‚ everyone would go around in the world hating each other for everything. Jesus tells us that no one is perfect‚ so how can we expect people not to make mistakes? The definition of forgiveness is "excusing a mistake or offence". That is pretty simple
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it’s the structure and framework of the employment relationship‚ which is governed by legislation that leads to good Industrial Relations. Tripartism is a key competitive advantage for Singapore‚ underpinning its economic competitiveness‚ harmonious labour-management relations and overall progress of the nation. Some of the key tripartite concerns include issues such as job re-creation‚ raising the effective retirement age‚ skills training and upgrading of the workforce‚ promotion of fair employment
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situations while others don’t? The reason is that those successful people have and have always had a certain characteristics that help them to do so. These characteristics are called virtues. A virtue is a characteristic of a person which supports individual moral excellence and collective well being. One of the most important virtues that helps individuals progress and succeed is patience. This is because patience helps one make good decisions‚ prevents one from giving up‚ and helps develop empathy and compassion
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