TMA02 W7534577 Why was arête (‘virtue’) an important theme in Homer’s Iliad? Select two characters with which to make your points. Virtue or arête was an important quality in Homeric society and one which features very heavily in the Iliad. Arête is achieved by one’s actions‚ generally in battle and is a combination of qualities such as courage‚ honour (‘time’) and sacrifice.([good] Homeric heroes possessed these qualities and they were recognised by the audience of the epics.( Outwardly
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Everyone of us must have heard the well known proverb "Unity is strength". No country which is run by internal dimensions and divisions can stand against enemies. Divisionand lack of unity always ends in disaster. In the same way differences among brothers ruin the family. Take the case of Ravana‚ The King of Lanka. He was fated to die when his brother left im and joined his enemy. Jealousy between Prithvi Raj and Jaichand gave an oppurtunity to Mohammad Ghori to conquer India. The quarrels among
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Strength of an electromagnet AIM The aim of this experiment is to investigate how the strength of an electromagnet is affected by the size of the current flowing through its coils. YOU WILL NEED A large (15cm long) iron nail A metre of insulated copper wire 6 metal paper clips A power supply (0-6V dc) An ammeter (0-5A) Connecting leads with 4mm plugs WHAT TO DO Strip off about 5 cm of the insulation from each end of the wire. Set up the apparatus as shown in the diagram. Switch on the
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At the beginning of Meno Socrates and Meno are discussing what they think the true definition of virtue is. They debate over this matter for quite some time and Meno continues to throw definitions‚ of what he thinks virtue is‚ at Socrates. It seems like every time Meno would come up with what he thought virtue was Socrates would shoot it down. Socrates would not come out and say this is not right‚ he would merely ask him a series of questions in order for Meno to realize it on his own. One after
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Chapter 17: Virtue Ethics 17.3 I agree with Aristotle’s argument and conclusion that being virtuous person contributes so much to someone’s life with regards to going well. The reason for this is that our ultimate goal ought to be self-sufficient. That is; Aristotle believed that the good of something should not be limited to instrumental values e.g. money and fame. The goal of life‚ according to Aristotle‚ should be about self-sufficiency‚ which means that a person needs to possess it all and make
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Patience is a virtue. In modern society‚ changing the perspective of millions does not happen in one day. It takes time for the entire population to comply with the new idea. Patience is a more powerful force of social change than power. During segregation in the United States‚ a woman sparked a controversy which led to the Civil Rights Movement. Rosa Parks‚ an African American‚ refused to give up her seat to a white person on a bus. During this time‚ people of color were discriminated against
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The moral theory of Virtue Ethics is interesting in the way it places more emphasis on character and less on the actions of the person who may perform those actions. I will focus on the issue of voluntary and active euthanasia in relation to the application of virtue ethics. To talk of someone voluntarily taking their own life is still abominable in many societies today. Historically‚ it was unthinkable and unethical to even consider asking a physician to help one take their own life. It is
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individual to excel: We call this a strength. The ability to identify ones’ strength‚ and use it to engage others and their strengths can increase productivity‚ efficiency‚ and satisfaction overall; plus‚ it can better an environment. In addition‚ leadership style is effected by the certain type of strength an individual possess. These types of leadership can range from authoritarian‚ democratic‚ and laiseez-faire style. Some leaders are not able to realize their strength and this can result to them not
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1. In what ways did the historical context from which virtue ethics emerged shape its basic principles? Presocratics‚ regarded as the first philosophers‚ brought the term logos to philosophy (literal translation: ‘word’; also denotes ‘logic’‚ ‘argument’‚ ‘reason’. Aristotle’s concept of Virtue Ethics regards humans as rational animals‚ implying that ‘logos’ is purely a human trait. Known as Plato’s most gifted student‚ Aristotle disagreed with his teacher’s view that the “essence of reality
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2‚ 2014 Paper 1- Affirming My Top Five Signature Themes I have adequately obtained my top five strengths through the test we took for class. My top five strengths are: Connectedness‚ Relator‚ Strategic‚ Belief‚ and Woo. Personally‚ I agree with the accuracy of the test‚ it was very in tuned‚ but it was also very descriptive on why these where my five strengths. I cannot wait to use these strengths even more adequately now that I understand how to use them in my life and in my career in ministry
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