Virtue Title Page Virtue: Comparing the Views of Confucius and Aristotle: Bernadette C. Townsend Humanities 101‚ {019016} Fall 2005 Mini Session Strayer University Instructor: Professor David Allen Outline Virtue: Comparing the Views of Confucius and Aristotle; Confucius Social Philosophy This paper will explore and discuss the social and political philosophy of Confucius and Aristotle‚ the views on virtue. The paper will examine the craft and artistic accomplishments
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Individual Ethics The Virtue of Prudence Jean M. Bartunek Jordi Trullen n this chapter‚ we focus on practical wisdom‚ a characteristic proper to individuals. Practical wisdom is also called phronesis (Aristotle’s term) or prudence (the term introduced by Thomas Aquinas that is in most use by those focusing on virtue). We do so from social science‚ philosophical‚ and theological perspectives on virtue. Practical wisdom or prudence lies in the interstices of intellectual and moral virtues—of the theoretical
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09/09/2013 WHO ARE THEY? Trends‚ Issues & Ethics WHAT DO WE KNOW ABOUT THEIR ETHICAL POSITION? WHAT IS ETHICS? • Ethics may be defined as a set of moral principles that govern one’s course of action. • Ethics and law are a system of conflict resolution. • The law is the minimum behavior standard. MORALITY Everyone has some morality of his or her own ‐ what he or she thinks is right and wrong ‐ and it sometimes happens that people who others see as bad do not see
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‘The Moral Landscape’ – Sam Harris‚ published in 2010 Albanian’s have a tradition where if a man commits a murder the victim’s family can kill any one of his male relatives in reprisal. If a boy is born into a family where his brother/son was a murderer he has to go into hiding; leaving proper education & adequate health care. Can we argue that Albanians are ‘morally wrong to have structured their society in this way?’ and ‘are their values are inferior to our own?’ Can we argue whether or not
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Courage is a virtue As a kid‚ I watched a lot of cartoons. Some were memorable and had an impact on my life‚ while some were not. One of the most memorable was a cartoon called ‘Courage the Cowardly Dog’. You can probably see from the title that this cartoon was very interesting. It has had a big impact on my philosophy as I have learnt life facts from watching it. I believe that I wouldn’t be the same person that I am today if I never came across it. I think it’s safe to say that as a kid‚ I did
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Similarities and Differences in Virtue Theory‚ Utilitarianism‚ and Deontological Ethics When talking about ethics it is hard to distinguish between ethics and morality. It is also hard to distinguish exactly what realm of ethics contributes to my everyday decisions. Ethics can be defined as “well-founded standards of right and wrong that prescribe what humans ought to do‚ usually in terms of rights‚ obligations‚ benefits to society‚ fairness‚ or specific virtues [and] ethics refers to the study and development
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Aristotle: Virtues are Like Skills Aristotle believes that no one is born virtuous. Virtues are acquired through practice‚ which leads to habit. He feels that if someone did something courageous one time‚ then that person is not virtuous. The person would need to continue making good sound reasonable decisions that leads to courageous acts in order to become virtuous. Aristotle also believes that one must act accordingly in the right manner. For instance‚ if they are striving to be courageous‚ then
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Executive Summary. When making ethical decisions‚ I usually use the Virtue Approach. Before making any ethical decision‚ this approach requires you to first ask what kind of person should you be (Velasquez‚ Andre‚ Shanks‚ J.‚ & Meyer‚ 2005b). This method assumes that there are particular ideals that we should strive towards. One question I believe should be asked when talking about deception is‚ ’Is the company‚ in question‚ practicing Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR)? ’ In this paper‚ I
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Aristotle‚ one of the greatest philosophers of all time‚ had four main virtues. Moreover‚ these four virtues are courage‚ temperance‚ justice‚ and prudence. Furthermore‚ in Aristotle form of thinking he taught that courage was critical for the conservation of communities and the continuance use of ethics (Starling‚ 2002). He defined courage as willing to take risks and not be a coward. Moreover‚ the second virtue is temperance and Aristotle defines it as having restraints against something (Starling
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Different cultures have different way of thinking. With the coming of Christianity‚ a new set of ideas emerged. The Christians‚ like the Jews‚ viewed God as a lawgiver‚ and so laws will be the key to righteous living. For the Greeks‚ the life of virtue was in related to the life of reason. But Saint Augustine‚ the influential fourth-century Christian thinker‚ distrusted reason and believed that moral goodness depends on subordinating oneself to the will of God. Thus‚ modern moral philosophers has
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