East Meets West: Toward a Universal Ethic of Virtue for Global Business Some Western cultures operate upon an individualistic rights-centered morality‚ while Eastern cultures favor a more community-centered ethic of virtue (Wong 1984). There is no universal ethic. In particular‚ it is recognized that the Western thinker Aristotle and his virtue ethic strongly resembles that of the Eastern thinker Confucius. This similarity suggests that a universal virtue ethic may already exist in the form of a
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maintaining his state or principality. Despite the lack of a specific definition‚ we are able to conclude that the virtue Machiavelli presents us with is more about ones power than morals. Machiavelli refers to virtue as a prince strength and his ability to be triumphant and succeed. Virtue is not a trait that we are born with‚ but skills and experiences we learn from others. Virtue is instead a
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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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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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against a dragon to save a beautiful princess. I‚ Sir John Falstaff‚ say that’s stupid. Honor is a pointless virtue; it shouldn’t be sought after by anyone that is halfway intelligent. I know you must be thinking‚ ‘that man is a fat old drunk! He’s not intelligent!’‚ but if it weren’t for my understanding of the pointlessness of honor‚ I wouldn’t be where I am today. Honor is also a powerful virtue that can change the outcomes of men’s lives. Many men stupidly strive for honor‚ which is a complete waste
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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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The Bible and Accounting Ethics The Bible and accounting have numerous similarities when it comes to ethics. First‚ let us take a look at the definition of ethics; “ethics are the beliefs that distinguish right from wrong. They are accepted standards of good and bad behavior” (Wild‚ p.8). Therefore when comparing the two we are able to distinguish certain verses in the bible‚ with the code of ethics in accounting that are recognized in the accounting industry or any industry at that. There are
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one’s life for others is the highest example of courage. However‚ many of us experience courage in everyday life without even realising it. Certain devoted actions made by ordinary people in ordinary situations can be courageous. Courage can be living with a handicapped person‚ moving on with life after the death of a loved one‚ or even working hard to pay your monthly bills. In Ancient times‚ courage was considered to be one of the four essential virtues in life: wisdom‚ courage‚ temperance
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Relationships‚ Compassion‚ Courage‚ Achievement‚ and Recognition. Rudy needed all these values to complete his goal of playing football and going to Notre Dame. There are many ways he showed all of these values throughout the movie. Here are some examples of how the values are used in the movie. Responsibility is one of the values that is in the movie “Rudy”. Rudy has to show a lot of responsibility to get to Notre Dame and into the football team. One of the ways Rudy shows responsibility is by
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Vanity is a Virtue Okay‚ I’ll admit that I like what I see when I look in the mirror. And even though I’m quite nervous talking in front of you‚ capturing the attention of a number of students‚ with all your eyes and ears on me‚ feels very fulfilling. Say it. It’s vanity. And yes‚ I am vain. So‚ as vain as I am‚ I’m going to stand before you today and prove that vanity is not a dreadful thing. Vanity is a moral excellence. Foremost‚ let us scrutinize Mr. Webster’s definition of vanity – an excessive
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