The Seven Virtues of Bushido The Way of the Samurai Bushido was developed between the tenth to fourteenth centuries in Japan and spread through the warrior class. It was a code of conduct that during the time was unwritten passed down from generation to the next. The Bushido code has seven main virtues whose roots come from “Confucius” and “Zen Buddhism.” These seven virtues are known as Gi‚ Yu‚ Jin‚ Rei‚ Makoto‚ Meiyo‚ and Chugi. In Inazo Nitobe’s book “Bushido: The Soul of Japan he describes
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is made up of matter and form‚ is teleological‚ meaning it has an end or goal. For example‚ the telos of an acorn is to turn into an oak tree. At first something has its potential and then it makes the choice in life to actualize that potential‚ by virtue‚ and be the best it can be. There is an aim and purpose to everything and a purpose to everything. 2. How does Aristotle argue that there must be at least one final good/end? What is it? Aristotle argues that everything we do is for some purpose
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Aristotelean approach is a win-win solution‚ where both the individual and the corporation is happy. So what is links an individual and society? It is the virtues. “The underlying assumption was that a person is who he or she is by virtue of his or her place and role in the community‚ by virtue of his or her actions and sense of judgment‚ bu virtue of his or her
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itself. Intelligence and virtue are good because they make us happy. We say people are “good” if they perform their function/occupation/talent well. Such as a person who can play the flute. If they play the flute well they are a good flutist; playing the flute being the distinct function of the flutiest. Distinct rational activity is what separates us from plants and animals. Therefore the supreme good is an activity in which is in rational accordance with virtue. This is in accordance with
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Litke‚ History of Western Political Thought Eric Gallager Fall 10 Aristotle’s Definition of Eudaimonia 08 Fall Eudaimonia is a difficult word to translate. Simplistic definitions of it vary from “happiness” to “flourishing” to “the good life”. However‚ such facile English renditions of the word fail to grasp a complete sense of what exactly eudaimonia implies. It is especially necessary to have a full understanding of the idea of eudaimonia when reading Aristotle‚ because the concept
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Rand‚ THE VIRTUE OF SELFISHNESS‚ Topic: anarchism In The Virtue of Selfishness by Ayn Rand‚ Rand talks about anarchism. Anarchism is the belief that any type of government should be prohibited. If there is no government then how would the country be standing. A type of government is need to keep the country from falling part. Rand mentions the problem of anarchism in her book. Here Rand says: “Anarchy‚ as a political concept‚ is a naive floating abstraction: . . . a society without an organized
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for the job. Joe is now faced with an ethical dilemma -- accepting her offer to save his job and home‚ or refuse it and hire someone more suited for the vacant sales position. Joe’s decision making dilemma can take the route of ethical egoism or virtue ethics. Ethical egoism claims that it is necessary and sufficient for an action to be morally right to maximize one’s self-interest (Shaver‚ 2010). If Joe decides to choose ethical egoism he will considered his problems to be solved because he is
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habits must be broken‚ and good ones acquired and established‚ before we can have any dependence on a steady‚ uniform rectitude of conduct. For this purpose I therefore contrived the following method. In the various enumerations of the moral virtues I had met with in my reading‚ I found the catalog more or less numerous‚ as different writers included more or fewer ideas under the same name. Temperance‚ for example‚ was by some confined to eating and drinking‚ while by others it was extended to
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too plays an important part in the formation of our character. Games and sports develop in us a number of virtues which guide our actions and strengthen our character. In fact‚ games have their own educative value. People possessing courage‚ strength‚ conviction and virtues like self-help‚ sacrifice‚ honesty and straightforwardness‚ are said to be men of a stronger character. These virtues are always developed by games and sports. A sound body has a sound mind is an old proverb. A healthy body
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self-made American man—one who‚ through sheer hard work and moral cultivation‚ fashions his own economic and social status regardless of the circumstances he was born into. Although Autobiography seeks to inspire readers with a sincere devotion to virtue‚ Franklin’s own devotion as depicted at certain points in the work seems casual at best. The indulgent character of Franklin’s moral outlook could be seen particularly in this passage‚ whereby his initial resistance towards the introduction of China
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