"Virtues of police officers" Essays and Research Papers

Sort By:
Satisfactory Essays
Good Essays
Better Essays
Powerful Essays
Best Essays
Page 21 of 50 - About 500 Essays
  • Good Essays

    Moral Virtue

    • 434 Words
    • 2 Pages

    According to Aristotle‚ we get moral virtue as a result of habit and none of the moral virtues arise in us by nature‚ because nothing that exists by nature can form a habit contrary to its nature. Nature has no effect on how moral virtues arise in us. Instead‚ we receive nature when we adapt‚ and therefore are made perfect by habit. A good example Aristotle uses is that we have senses before we even know how to use them. Eventually we learn how to use them by exercising them everyday. Another good

    Premium Virtue Virtue ethics Ethics

    • 434 Words
    • 2 Pages
    Good Essays
  • Good Essays

    Virtues in Engineering

    • 980 Words
    • 3 Pages

    Virtues in Engineering William F. May said of the expert: “He had better be virtuous. Few may be in a position to discredit him. The knowledge explosion is also an ignorance explosion; if knowledge is power‚ then ignorance is powerlessness” (Harris 30). In the context of engineering‚ this places engineers in a very special position. Because of this power‚ which few may ever possess‚ it becomes necessary for engineers to be virtuous or posses certain attributes for the welfare of the public

    Premium Virtue Engineering Professional Engineer

    • 980 Words
    • 3 Pages
    Good Essays
  • Satisfactory Essays

    Patience Is a Virtue

    • 261 Words
    • 2 Pages

    Patience is a Virtue Are you an impatience person? A person that complains a lot that all the things you want are done instantly. Or a person that would like to use every second of his/her time wisely. Here explains why patience is a virtue and why we should have patience. The phrase “patience is a virtue” is just a way of expressing the importance of being patient. A virtue is a trait or quality deemed to be morally excellent and thus is valued as a foundation of principle and good moral being

    Premium Future Present Morality

    • 261 Words
    • 2 Pages
    Satisfactory Essays
  • Good Essays

    Virtue Ethics

    • 894 Words
    • 4 Pages

    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.

    Premium Ethics Virtue Virtue ethics

    • 894 Words
    • 4 Pages
    Good Essays
  • Good Essays

    Virtues and Vices

    • 2377 Words
    • 10 Pages

    Virtues and Vices From http://www.therealpresence.org/essentials/commandments/acc23.htm Experience tells us that we develop moral habits according to our fidelity to the voice of conscience. There is an iron law in the formation of habits. Apart from the supernatural action of divine grace‚ we can acquire good moral habits‚ called virtues‚ as we can acquire bad moral habits or vices. The law which underlines all formation of habit says that every thought tends to become a desire‚ every desire

    Premium Virtue Seven deadly sins

    • 2377 Words
    • 10 Pages
    Good Essays
  • Good Essays

    Patrol Officers

    • 1056 Words
    • 5 Pages

    Patrol Officers are not assigned a case to try and solve. In most major cities police departments have enough personal to cover every aspect of a crime‚ however‚ the role of the patrol officer during investigations has increased. On page 23‚ in the book‚ under the patrol officer as an investigator‚ it mentions that the role of the patrol officer has been limited‚ however‚ as time continues that same role seem to increase. The role of the patrol officer has taken over some of the same responsibilities

    Premium Police Crime

    • 1056 Words
    • 5 Pages
    Good Essays
  • Good Essays

    The Virtue of Forgiveness

    • 769 Words
    • 4 Pages

    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

    Free Muhammad Qur'an Prophets of Islam

    • 769 Words
    • 4 Pages
    Good Essays
  • Good Essays

    Virtue and Happiness

    • 436 Words
    • 2 Pages

    Pressure‚ ignorance‚ or reward can have a various affects on a person’s choices about virtuous acts but when it causes his or her moral actions to be compromised‚ then only certain situations can pressure or ignorance be an excuse. Courage is a virtue that can be determined by choices that a person can make. A person that only does an act because he sees some personal gain from the act such as saving a child from a fire may not have committed a virtuous act because of the motive behind it such

    Premium Ethics Nicomachean Ethics Virtue

    • 436 Words
    • 2 Pages
    Good Essays
  • Good Essays

    Forgiveness Is a Virtue

    • 1017 Words
    • 5 Pages

    FORGIVENESS IS A VIRTUE Forgiveness is a word that we use lightly in the world today. Forgiveness is more than just a three syllable word‚ it is a word that keeps this world moving. What I mean by that is‚ without forgiveness‚ everyone would go around in the world hating each other for everything. Jesus tells us that no one is perfect‚ so how can we expect people not to make mistakes? The definition of forgiveness is "excusing a mistake or offence". That is pretty simple

    Premium Repentance Positive psychology Forgiveness

    • 1017 Words
    • 5 Pages
    Good Essays
  • Good Essays

    Patience Is a Virtue

    • 554 Words
    • 3 Pages

    situations while others don’t? The reason is that those successful people have and have always had a certain characteristics that help them to do so. These characteristics are called virtues. A virtue is a characteristic of a person which supports individual moral excellence and collective well being. One of the most important virtues that helps individuals progress and succeed is patience. This is because patience helps one make good decisions‚ prevents one from giving up‚ and helps develop empathy and compassion

    Premium Virtue Nonviolence Martin Luther King, Jr.

    • 554 Words
    • 3 Pages
    Good Essays
Page 1 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 50