Habit and Virtue Aristotle says that we are all endowed by nature with the ability to reach virtue‚ but he also says that we become virtuous by making virtuous acts. He explains how acting upon virtuous acts could possibly become “second nature”‚ which means it could become a habit. What he is trying to imply is that normally things become a habit if you work on it a lot‚ so by working on virtuous acts could make it a habit. This could happen if people are put into situations in which they demonstrate
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Sem. Gerald Paul Grijaldo July 9‚ 2012 Oriental Philosophy 1 Mr. Ramon Rafael Dolor “Leading by Virtues” “A ruler who governs his state by virtue is like the north polar star‚ which remains in its place while all the other stars revolve around it.” - Confucius‚ The Analects 2:1 The Confucius saying that is quoted above is very meaningful and it is very helpful to every government leaders especially in our country. Confucius was referring to the leaders
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San Joaquin Valley College Different Approaches to Virtue By Martin P. Aguayo Philosophy 1 C May 13‚ 2010 Virtue Ethics The Greeks though of virtue as excellence‚ but the biggest part of being virtuous is being human. Compassion‚ integrity and courage are some of the virtues that make someone human. Animals do not have a concept of what virtue is‚ so that makes it solely a human act. You never see animals being courteous to each other‚ nor do you see them offer assistance to each other.
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The Virtue of Forgiveness Under the circumstances‚ the human may rush in making his decisions‚ so the consequences will be more negative than the actions resulting from these decisions‚ so it will be better if he does not make these decisions. It’s important for man to pardon so he can cope up with the milieu he is living; We stop here to mention some features of the Prophets (blessing and peace be upon him) forgiveness in his dealing with people. These are useful and great lessons in every place
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Should animals be accorded greater moral consideration than plants? Justify your answer. In this essay‚ I will explain why I feel that some‚ but not all‚ animals should be accorded greater moral consideration than plants from the perspective of hedonism. I will first define the parameters of moral consideration‚ and then explain why I feel that some animals should be accorded more moral consideration than other animals and all plants. In order to understand what moral consideration is‚ we should make
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an integrity of purpose‚ which is to say a critical spirit‚ patriotism in the proper sense of the word‚ respect for the rights of others‚ reasoned devotion to the national community‚ "virtue" in the language of Montesquieu‚ Rousseau and Robbespierre. "The soul of the Republic‚" wrote Robbespierre in 1792‚ "is virtue‚ love of country‚ the generous devotion that fuses all interests into the general interest" (pp. 219 220). Perhaps the reader in the late 20th century --- some fifty years after Lefebvre
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‘The Moral Landscape’ – Sam Harris‚ published in 2010 Albanian’s have a tradition where if a man commits a murder the victim’s family can kill any one of his male relatives in reprisal. If a boy is born into a family where his brother/son was a murderer he has to go into hiding; leaving proper education & adequate health care. Can we argue that Albanians are ‘morally wrong to have structured their society in this way?’ and ‘are their values are inferior to our own?’ Can we argue whether or not
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Per Stephen Morse addictions can be broken down into two models. The medical model and the moral model‚ or moral failure. In general‚ the medical model of addiction puts forth that the cause of addiction has a biological‚ neurological‚ genetic or environmental cause‚ and that the resulting behaviors are a symptom of the disease‚ while the moral model ascribes that those behaviors are due to a moral failure. “Although no uncontroversial definition of addiction exists and “addiction” and “addict”
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Virtue Ethics In the field of bioethics‚ Aristotle’s ethics does not have the same practical force as action-based theories‚ especially when the dilemma in question involves deciding whether or not to do some particular action ("pulling the plug" on a patient). In any case‚ there are two ways we can apply the character based approach to bioethics. First‚ the specific healthcare provider (nurse‚ doctor‚ etc.) could continually ask themselves "What kind of character do I want to have as a healthcare
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In regard to the question‚ patience is a virtue and is not used prominently today. A marriage and family counseling center in Denver supports the idea of enduring pain with patience. This is the indication that one or more can tolerate pain while they patiently wait for improvement. The same center
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