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    The person that I would say encompass at least one of these virtues would be my aunt Robin. I believe that she is one of the strongest women I know and I feel that she has the ability to help people without even trying. I believe that my aunt Robin possess the transcendence virtue in life. I will start by explaining with the appreciation of beauty and excellence. She is able to notice the small things that others might find unattractive and make an individual see it in a different light. She has

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    The three types of theories are utilitarianism‚ deontology‚ and virtue ethics. Utilitarianism is the act of looking at the results and/or penalties of something and choosing to act in a way that yields the best results for the utmost outcome. Deontology is treating other people with respect and dignity‚ treating others as we want to be treated. Virtue Ethics concentrating on the significances of the act we wish to evaluate‚ or the reason or rule that guides the action‚ we look at the character

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    promoting unfamiliar spiritual ideas‚ and for corrupting the youth. This varies from book to book as each book talks about the relationship between philosophy and the city and how it plays a role. It dives into the bigger question: does education lead to virtue or corruption? In Plato’s Apology of Socrates‚ Socrates accused the man of Athens of trampling the evidence. The accusers come into play‚ and they have been accusing the Socrates for a long time. To make his points truly clear‚ Socrates calls for

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    REL 205 In the Catechism and Rerum Novarum virtue was important in bringing about the common good in society‚ “human society can be neither well ordered or prosperous unless it has some people invested with legitimate authority to preserve its institution and devote themselves as far as is necessary to work and care for the good of all”. (CC1896) As mentioned elected officials of any society must be ready to do good and give the best of themselves so that the whole

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    discussed virtue and happiness and how closely they are related. According to Socrates‚ virtue is absolutely necessary for perfect happiness because virtue brings a type of happiness that other things could never bring. In this paper‚ I will explain the aforementioned idea of Socrates on virtue and happiness and through evidence from Plato’s Apology which is one of the few written records of Socrates’ views. Firstly‚ Socrates gives his definition of happiness before he discusses virtue and its relation

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    Virtue-Based Ethical Systems For centuries‚ philosophers have argued over a controversial issue of morality. Could a person who makes moral decisions unhappily be as moral as a person who makes them happily? One philosophy on that issue ranges as far back as Plato and Aristotle‚ this is the concept of virtue-based ethical systems. Pojman writes‚ “Virtue ethics centers on the heart of the agent-in his or her character.” Virtue ethics seeks to mold the agent into a better person

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    Isaiah Fasoldt Confucinism’s Similarities With Virtue Ethics Confucianism‚ the ancient social philosophy of China‚ would have had no ethical parallel in the West as little as 30 years ago. There are some small similarities that it holds with utilitarian ethics and deontology. There is very little in ethical egoism or relativism that lines up with Confucianism. I believe that virtue ethics‚ however‚ as laid out in Alasdair MacIntyre’s book After Virtue bears a striking resemblance to Confucianism

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    False memories are defined as distorted recollections of an event or events which never occurred‚ and may be due to the incorporation of new information. The occurrence of false memories depends on different factors such as emotion‚ visual stimuli‚ aging‚ and even a person’s seemingly harmless suggestions. How can false memories be reduced in childhood or adulthood? Can we actually use photographs to minimize false memories‚ or can emotions have an impact on our likelihood of retaining false memories

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    To find out and proof that false memories exist‚ this essay have consolidated two study research methodologies which will be explained. The three major terms which will be discussed over here will be activation/monitoring theory‚ fuzzy-trace theory and source monitoring framework which explained why false memories occurred. On top of that‚ research methodologies have found out that false memories can occur to anybody from children to adults and adults with

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    Plato & Socrates: Excellence in Virtue introduction “Socrates’ positive influence touches us even today” (May 6) and we can learn a great deal about him from one of his students‚ Plato. It is in Plato’s report of Socrates’ trial a work entitled‚ Apology‚ and a friend’s visit to his jail cell while he is awaiting his death in Crito‚ that we discover a man like no other. Socrates was a man following a path he felt that the gods had wanted him to follow and made no excuses for his life

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