Being of Service to Others One of the most important virtues that a person can have is offering service to others without any reward or self-gratification in return. One of the greatest to have ever held this remarkable virtue was Mahatma Gandhi. He was one of the most prominent freedom fighters in the world inspiring many as he helped free his nation from the scrutiny of oppression. His non-violent actions that benefitted the common good of his people and his nation are vastly known throughout
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defeat‚ and from this situation that public had began to doubt democracy as an effective form of government. The famous trial of Socrates is known to be an essential event‚ which revealed key themes to Socrates’ teachings and beliefs about moral and virtue. The Apology and Crito were fundamental to revealing those beliefs and played an important role in conveying Socrates’ position on living a meaningful life of moral worth; through those documents we can see that his grasps on his beliefs were firm
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find out that it brings all other forms into existence. He compares it to the role of the sun in the playing out of the sun and earth. Some people described The Form of the Good as God‚ but Plato doesn’t actually imply that anywhere. The four main virtues: wisdom‚ courage‚ moderation‚ and justice. The first one‚ wisdom‚ is the presence of knowledge and understanding. It also can be described as‚ knowing what to do with what you know. It lies within the guardians‚ as they have knowledge of how to run
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development tend toward the end point of living within a political community. Aristotle states that man is born with practical wisdom and virtue at his disposal. In order to utilize his wisdom and virtue most effectively‚ he would use them according to the law and justice. Justice is a feature of the state. Therefore‚ organizing a political community with the virtue of justice for people to participate in is the best way according to Aristotle. Aristotle argues that certain people lack the rationality
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Dream. Franklin’s set of virtues that are paralleled today by a multitude of people. For instance‚ Francisco Jiménez‚ who grew in poverty‚ rose from the pure poverty of migrant workers. Like Benjamin Franklin‚ teachers also strive to share their knowledge with others. It is vital to appreciate the similarities between the Puritans‚ Benjamin Franklin‚ Francisco Jiménez‚ and teachers so that the American nation can carry on modeling unity and determination and delivering virtues such as hope and altruism
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Punctuality is considered to be the noblest of virtues. It is the mark of civilized and cultured people. It is the habit of doing things in correct time. ‘A stitch in time saves nine’‚ so says an English proverb. Doing things in time‚ thus‚ saves us from unnecessary troubles. That is exactly what punctuality is all about. One of the great values of punctuality is that it gives discipline to life. We have to get up in time. We have to do things at the appointed time. All these entail certain
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CheckPoint: Human Virtues and Character Strengths The human virtue and associated character strengths that I chose as important to me is Humanity. The reason why I chose this one is because I feel that love and kindness are the center point for other virtues. Imagine the way I look at it‚ as humanity being the center of virtues and leading to other virtues and character strengths. Love is one of the most important things in this world and kindness is rare but important. One very well-known person
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Socrates he was able to state that knowledge is a virtue‚ in and of itself. He argues that if a person does something that is good or bad it is not because they want to do it because it is good or bad but they must do it knowing it to be good or bad. So in the case of Aristotle‚ Plato sees it as what separates a virtuous person from an un-virtuous person is not the longing for what is good but the knowledge of what they think good is. Plato also sees virtue as something concerning the human soul. He fights
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reference.com/browse/Courage?s=t Dictionary.com. (n.d.). Integrity | What is the definition of Integrity? Retrieved December 22‚ 2012‚ from Dictionary.com: http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/Integrity Hamilton‚ J. B. (n.d.). Ethics Ops - Character/Virtue Test. Retrieved December 22‚ 2012‚ from Ethics Ops Web site: http://www.ethicsops.com/CharacterVirtue.php Sethi‚ P. S.‚ Veral‚ E. H.‚ Shapiro‚ H. J.‚ & Emelianova‚ O. (2011). Mattel‚ Inc.: Global Manufacturing Principles (GMP) - A Life-Cycle Analysis
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Socrates and Aristotle both have contrasting views of the concept of justice which serves to influence their notions of an ideal constitution. The abstract‚ speculative ideas of Socrates will be compared and contrasted with the practical‚ sensory ones of Aristotle in matters concerning justice and politics. Both Aristotle and Socrates disagree with regards to the definition of justice and what qualities are attributed to a just person. According to Aristotle‚ a just person must follow the law
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