Summary Protagoras * In Plato’s dialogue “Protagoras” Socrates tells a companion his experience and interview with a man he deems fairer than Alcibiades. His name is then revealed to be Protagoras. * Protagoras is described as a wise man because if one makes friends with him and gives him money‚ he would make the benefactor as wise as he is himself. From this it can be understood that Protagoras has the gift of speech. He is able to persuade a man as well as have him to whatever he wishes
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relevant to making this determination. The following essay will focus on the role of the reason and will to human‚ voluntariness‚ a feature that distinguishes human acts from acts of a different kind‚ and specifications of human actions and the cardinal virtues that govern actions and guide conducts according to faith and reason. All actions that are conducive to the attainment of man’s final end are considered morally good. Thus‚ an account on this ultimate end of human acts will be illustrated on the grounds
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glory and Keimer’s fall to disgrace; these elements help to provide the foundation for some of Benjamin Franklin’s thirteen virtues. The virtues are designed to show how a person can lead a morally flawless life‚ which is why the morally corrupt Keimer is the perfect counter-example for Franklin. <br><br>The first of these virtues is Temperance. The amount of Keimer’s temperance can be summed up in the following quote: "He was usually a great Glutton" (BFA 29); he is unable to last through the ordeal
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Set in 1950’s France‚ Chocolat is a film centred on the Catholic virtue of temperance‚ or rather the struggle to achieve temperance when the church is faced with the temptation of a 2000 year old chocolate recipe. Temperance is defined in the catholic encyclopaedia as “the righteous habit which makes a man govern his natural appetite for pleasures of the senses in accordance with the norm prescribed by reason”‚ and in Chocolat it is the Comte de Reynaud‚ the major and self appointed moral authority
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to fear and what not to fear. Moderation is needed to control “appetite” and Justice is achieved when every person does what he or she was meant to do. All the virtues are interconnected and everyone has Justice and Moderation at fullest‚ Wisdom and Courage to some extent. However‚ Philosopher Kings should have all these cardinal virtues to rule their state justly. 3) Who is the Prince On the other hand‚ Machiavelli describes his Prince a little different. The prince is in the center of the state
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recommendation. Plato Plato’s moral theory consisted of the concept of the soul and the concept of virtue as function. To Plato‚ the soul has three parts; reason‚ spirit‚ and appetite. The reason we do things is to reach a goal or value‚ our spirit drives us to accomplish our goal‚ and our desire for things is our appetite. The three virtues that must be fulfilled to reach the fourth‚ general virtue are temperance‚ courage‚ and wisdom‚ which correlate with the three parts of the soul. In order to achieve
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adultery‚ stealing‚ etc.‚ have root causes‚ like Pride. Pride was the devil’s great sin‚ as he wanted to be like God‚ and rebelled. There are 7 basic kinds of sin that lead to all others‚ known as the Seven Deadly sins. It takes heroic virtue in most cases to overcome these. Most of us are afflicted greatly with at least one or two of these. And once you give in to one of these sins‚ the spirits of the other 6 will be only too glad to come into your soul also. All of these sins will
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Aristotle was correct when he said that “moral excellence comes about as a result of habit”. Religions and many successful people of the world have made a habit of committing moral acts in order to achieve their moral excellence and sense of virtue. Anyone can achieve moral excellence as long as they develop the habits that can take them to the level that they wish to reach. In the religion of Christianity Aristotle’s beliefs are intact. In the bible Christians are told of commandments that they
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inherited sense of what justice is. Virtues are said to be qualities of character which help us make sound judgements. The tradition of virtues‚ which we inherited through scripture and philosophy‚ included the cardinal virtues of courage‚ temperance‚ prudence and justice. These cardinal virtues are said to have to be used together in the right balance‚ not in isolation. (Messer‚ 2006) The theological virtues of faith‚ hope and love were later added to the cardinal virtues based on 1 Cor 13.13. According
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According to Aristotle’s Nicomachean Ethics‚ a life of excellence is the ultimate objective. He who aspires to achieve this life of excellence must understand the good‚ happiness‚ and morality. He must also understand how to live a life of temperance‚ without giving in to the pleasure of the extremes. If achieved‚ this life of excellence will ultimately lead to eudaimonia‚ which translates to happiness‚ success‚ and fulfillment. Aristotle states that every activity aims at some good. Although
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