say to always look out for self first. So in their book the decision to not let anyone know that they were late does just that. Moral concepts are very similar to values‚ its one innate ability to do what is correct with in. The same is with virtue‚ Virtue-based ethical theories place less emphasis on which rules people should follow and instead focus on helping
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be weary of internal threats. During the Apology‚ Socrates is called and can be viewed as an internal threat‚ jeopardizing the safety of other Athenians and drawing on their fear to start an uprising against the government. Socrates also shows the virtue of arrogance in Plato’s piece‚ choosing his punishment to be free meals at the public’s expense which is more like a reward instead of choosing an actual punishment. By his arrogant actions‚ Socrates is actually harming wisdom because he refuses to
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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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Glen Szabo Intro. To Eastern Philosophy Paper 1: Confucius 128. Confucius said: "If your words are grand‚ you will find that it is difficult for your actions to measure up to them." [14.21] This passage appears on page 14 in the text in the section on words and actions. The point that Confucius is trying to make here is that speaking in an exaggerated manner of yourself or your deeds is just as easy as speaking of them in any other way. But it is much harder to actually perform lofty
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illustrate a classic question in philosophical thought: is man meant to live life by desire or virtue‚ and what happens if either case is taken to an extreme. Montesquieu illustrates this in letters written by Usbek to Mirza‚ and a story of a clan of Troglodytes who have created a city (so to speak) first ruled by their own desires as individuals (or their own selfish desires) and then through time‚ come to live by virtue‚ and later an attempt at the formation of a government - where the story ends. The story
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usually translated as greed or acquisitiveness. Close . Second‚ Aristotle does not identify a deficient vice with respect to justice. This violates his "golden mean" doctrine with respect to virtue. Without the identification of the deficient vice with respect to justice‚ then justice must not be a virtue of character. Due to considerations of time and length of this paper‚ I shall confine myself to addressing the initial criticism. I address both criticisms at length in Chapter 2 of my dissertation
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The Concept of Ethics among Greeks 1. Athens and Sparta two states 2. Preached Virtue Ethics Virtue ethics emphasizes the role of one’s character and the virtues that one’s character represents for determining or evaluating ethical behavior. A virtue is a habit or quality that allows the bearer to succeed at his‚ her‚ or its purpose. The first in this regard are the Sophists who were the experts of giving arguments. They taught their students to win the arguments by fair means or foul. The
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II.A. 1. There are many virtues in life that one may have. Virtues are characteristics we have that according to Aristotle help us lead the good life. Among these many virtues is generosity. Being generous can help us lead a virtuous life‚ thus a good one. However what is generosity? Generosity is a virtue but what makes somebody generous? First‚ we need to understand the most basic part of being generous‚ and that is the act of giving. In order to be virtuous‚ one must act‚ and in this case by
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Courage and its vices Aristotle says that there two kinds of virtue: intellectual and moral virtue. Intellectual virtues are learnt by instruction and moral virtues by habit and constant practice. Aristotle’s definition of virtue is: virtue is a mean state between excess and deficiency. Virtue is a disposition rather than an activity. He discusses about various types of virtues and its corresponding vices like courage: rashness and cowardice‚ liberality: prodigality and illiberality‚ magnificence:
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the good or the bad life. In other words‚ a person’s actions must be in line with arête‚ with virtue or excellence.3 Possessing virtue is having the ability to realize the good things‚ and doing them at the right time and the right way to get things done. Virtues can result to two different ways: a good or bad life. For example‚ President Lincoln versus Adolph Hitler—both of these men possess the virtue of wisdom‚ although they have used them disparately‚ one ending a Civil War in peace and the
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