morality in his version of virtue ethics accepts a conservative approach to sexuality yet is not burdened with the same problems as the traditional view. Rather than looking at the act itself‚ this philosophy analyzes the traits of human character that will determine good choices. Using the theoretical formulations of Aristotelian virtue ethics‚ a one-night stand is not morally acceptable. Furthermore‚ when challenged by a Kantian view of virtue‚ Aristotelian virtue is a favorable definition in
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Title: The Divine Comedy Author: Dante Alighieri Type of Work: Poem Time and Place Written: Italy; Dante wrote the Divine Comedy from 1308 to 1320‚ completing the work the year before he died. Setting: Place Inferno – Hell; The Valley of Evil Purgatorio – Pugratory; The Mountain with Seven Cornices Paradiso – Paradise; Dante’s imaginative conception of Heaven Time: The evening of Good Friday through the morning of Easter Sunday in the year 1300 Characters: Dante - The author and protagonist
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ThisismyName PS 201 – 03 10/19/2012 The Polis and the “Just City” vs. Modern American Democracy It is common to refer to the Greek city-state as the Greek polis and in order to understand ancient Greece one must have an understanding of what the polis was to the Greeks. First‚ let’s consider the physical characteristics and dimensions of the Greek polis. The single most striking feature of a Greek polis is its small size. It can be easy to overlook this fact because the classical sense
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The Seven Deadly Sins‚ the Cardinal Virtues‚ and The House of the Seven Gables In the book‚ The House of the Seven Gables‚ many readers believe that Nathaniel Hawthorne wrote the novel so that the seven gables of the house represent the seven deadly sins‚ and that the characters had to live with these sins. Some also think that the Cardinal Virtues‚ the opposite of the seven deadly sins‚ were present as well. Let’s take a look at these sins and virtues‚ shall we? First off‚ the Seven Deadly Sins
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The moral virtues that Aristotle preached such as “qualities‚ temperance‚ justice‚ pride‚ and truthfulness” (Marino‚ 2010‚ para. 11) all can be directly applied to Kantian ethics and the rights/responsibility lens (DesJardins‚ 2012). Boxing is a man versus man‚ woman versus woman sport which
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Doug Simsarian Mrs. Stephenson Religion 3‚ Period 6 22 February 2015 Jean Valjean Jean Valjean begins the story as an ex-convict who violated the eighth commandment‚ thou shall not steal‚ when he was younger and is now seeking shelter. Luckily‚ a kind bishop takes him in and also saves him from imprisonment when he steals the silver. Stealing from a man that has help Valjean‚ shows that Valjean isn’t a thankful and grateful character at the beginning of his long development. After skipping over
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IYWCC Impact Studies Rediscovering the Holy Spirit Lesson 6: Fruit of the Holy Spirit David Jones‚ Teacher I. INTRODUCTION: Talking with Christians about the Holy Spirit can sometimes get pretty confusing. Last week we studied the specific "gifts" of the Holy Spirit - which to an outsider sounds like the Holy Spirit might have something in common with Santa Claus. This week we study the "fruit" of the Holy Spirit‚ which sounds like the Holy Spirit might have something in common with
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Evolution of Sexuality: Everything evolves. Human sexuality is the capacity to have erotic experiences and responses.[1] A person’s sexual orientation may influence their sexual interest and attraction for another person.[2] Sexuality can have biological‚ emotional/physical or spiritual aspects. The biological aspect of sexuality refers to the reproductive mechanism as well as the basic biological drive that exists in all species‚ which is hormonally controlled. The emotional or physical aspect
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Reformers of the Antebellum Era Who: Father Theobald Mathew Issue that he focused on: Temperance‚ or the virtue to help society to moderate the attraction to substances like alcohol‚ and excessive use. Why was this issue so important to him?: Father Theobald Mathew was a strong believer in the theory that alcohol is the number one drug in The United States‚ and it does affect us in some way. He was one of the first to truly realize that alcohol is a depressant‚ and it affects the function of
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makes up this intelligible world‚ which is the world of reality. The intelligible world contains the eternal "Forms" of things; the visible world is the imperfect and changing manifestation in this world of these unchanging forms.(Plato) Virtue Virtue can indeed be taught‚ not merely by words‚ but "in" and "through" a vision of the exemplary acts of its bearers." (Plato) God God is an intangible‚ impersonal entity that encompasses and is the precondition for all ideas‚ all reality
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