NOTES for “The Four Cardinal Virtues” Prudence: The virtue of prudence is the mold and mother of all the other cardinal virtues‚ of justice‚ fortitude‚ and temperance. For Pieper the fact that people feel strange when they hear the discussion of prudence occur indicates that they are genuinely lost in terms of the relationship to Western culture. “…there is a larger significance in the fact that people today can respond to this assertion of the pre-eminence of prudence only with incomprehension
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therefore requires of the citizens an integrity of purpose‚ which is to say a critical spirit‚ patriotism in the proper sense of the word‚ respect for the rights of others‚ reasoned devotion to the national community‚ "virtue" in the language of Montesquieu‚ Rousseau and Robbespierre. "The soul of the Republic‚" wrote Robbespierre in 1792‚ "is virtue‚ love of country‚ the generous devotion that fuses all interests into the general interest" (pp. 219 220). Perhaps the reader in the late 20th century
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“Patience is a Virtue” Patience is a virtue that every man and woman must strive to have. Without it‚ things can go horribly wrong‚ people would have faced much fights and arguments and there will be chaos in this world. Those who are impatient waste their lives thinking of the future. Furthermore many times‚ bad experiences often help build a better character‚ so if you are always rushing throughout your life without waiting for the results‚ how can you learn from your mistakes? Impatience will
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Terrorism and Torture In the threat of national security‚ the debate on torture is confronted with legal and moral dilemmas of permissibility. In the hypothetical case of the ticking-bomb terrorist‚ torture is perceived as either an advantageous means of national security‚ or a violation of human rights. Although it is a “slippery slope‚” in order to preserve the balance between national security and civil liberties in a democratic society‚ torture should be prohibited. Considering terrorist
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What happened in Enron and Arthur Andersen? United States ’ seventh largest company Enron‚ with the slogan "Ask Why" was admired for its innovation‚ but it all ended up in bankruptcy and criminal matters. The company filed for bankruptcy in December 2001. This was one of the world ’s biggest corporate scandals in history. USA ’s seventh largest firm had in over sixteen years increased its assets from 10 billion to 70 billion U.S. dollars‚ and was by the stock market analysts from Wall Street
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Ethics Case Study Catherine Bumgarner HCS/335 July 24‚ 2011 James Dockins Abstract Jerry McCall is a Licensed Practical Nurse in Dr William’s office. In addition to being an LPN‚ he is also trained as a medical assistant. Jerry is handling the phone calls for the receptionist while she is at lunch. One of Dr. William’s patients calls and asks for a refill on his prescription of valium. No one is in the office but Jerry. This paper will determine if Jerry’s medical training qualifies him
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Before filing for bankruptcy in 2001‚ Enron Corporation was one of the largest integrated natural gas and electricity companies in the world. It marketed natural gas liquids worldwide and operated one of the largest natural gas transmission systems in the world‚ totaling more than 36‚000 miles. It was also one of the largest independent developers and producers of electricity in the world‚ serving both industrial and emerging markets. Timeline Enron began as Northern Natural Gas Company‚ organized
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Coriolanus’ virtues of valour and integrity make him extremely unsuitable to fill the role of Consul in Rome. By exploring Coriolanus’ pure martial virtues‚ distinctive character and godlike status‚ it can be seen that to a very certain extent his is not Consul material. Coriolanus has been raised to behold only martial virtues and because of this he excels in battles. His warrior nature makes him fearless‚ dangerous and brutal‚ leaving him with no ability to be patient‚ humble and considerate
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Virtue ethics‚ emphasising techniques promoting an agent’s character and instructing their conscience‚ has become a significant mode of discourse in modern medical ethics. Healthcare whistleblowers‚ whose complaints are reasonable‚ made in good faith‚ in the public interest‚ and not vexatious‚ we argue‚ are practising those obligations of professional conscience foundational to virtue based medical ethics. Yet‚ little extant virtue ethics scholarship seriously considers the theoretical foundations
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Enron‚ the Smartest Guys in the Room. Enron was involved in American’s largest corporate bankruptcy. It is a story about people‚ and in reality it is a tragedy. Enron made their stock sky rocket through unethical means‚ and in reality this company kept losing money. The primary value operating among the traders was greed‚ money‚ and how to make profits under any circumstance. The traders thought that a good trader is a creative trader and the creative trader can find any arbitrage opportunity
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