thirteen virtues. Actually‚ Franklin found twelve
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recognize in order to acquire a true and certain knowledge of what we ought to become as a persons. If anyone knows what is RIGHT and TRUE‚ he cannot help but choose it and act consistent with it. Accordingly‚ Socrates viewed knowledge as synonymous to virtue. (Glenn‚ The History of Philosophy‚ 67) Love and Selfishness •To know ourselves is to LOVE ourselves. To love ourselves is to acknowledge the fundamental goodness of our nature and to share it with others. • LOVE is the tendency towards what is
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discipline of psychology. Ancient Greece[edit] There is a tradition moving back to Ancient Greek philosophy for counting courage or fortitude as one of the four cardinal virtues‚ along with prudence‚ justice‚ and temperance. ("Cardinal" in this sense means "pivotal"; it is one of the four cardinal virtues because to possess any virtue‚ a person must be able to sustain it in the face of difficulty.) As a desirable quality‚ courage is discussed broadly in Aristotle’s Nicomachean Ethics‚ where its vice
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punished‚ he shows temperance and decides to let God take care of the sinners of the world. “Hear another parable. There was a landowner who planted a vineyard‚ put a hedge around it‚ dug a wine press in it‚ and built a tower. Then he leased it to tenants and went on a journey. (Matt 21:33)” Also‚ this excerpt shows it that Jesus will not stand for greedy people and thieves‚ for they will not be taken into the kingdom of God.! ! I think this passage shows the Cardinal Virtues of Prudence‚ Justice
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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 mean the moderating every other pleasure‚ appetite‚ inclination‚ or passion
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happy as possible (Plato 130‚ 420b-c). After Plato finishes defining his city and the roles of each of its three classes he is now free to attempt to find justice within his city. He does this in Book IV by first finding three other virtues‚ wisdom‚ courage and temperance‚ allowing that what is left in the
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relevant to making this determination. The following essay will focus on the role of the reason and will to human‚ voluntariness‚ a feature that distinguishes human acts from acts of a different kind‚ and specifications of human actions and the cardinal virtues that govern actions and guide conducts according to faith and reason. All actions that are conducive to the attainment of man’s final end are considered morally good. Thus‚ an account on this ultimate end of human acts will be illustrated on the grounds
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glory and Keimer’s fall to disgrace; these elements help to provide the foundation for some of Benjamin Franklin’s thirteen virtues. The virtues are designed to show how a person can lead a morally flawless life‚ which is why the morally corrupt Keimer is the perfect counter-example for Franklin. <br><br>The first of these virtues is Temperance. The amount of Keimer’s temperance can be summed up in the following quote: "He was usually a great Glutton" (BFA 29); he is unable to last through the ordeal
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compile the list)? Feedback Rubric: | Type Answer in Expandable Box Located Below: | In order to accomplish his goal for moral perfection‚ Franklin developed and committed himself to a personal improvement program that consisted of living 13 virtues which he saw as necessary or desirable to him at the time. Franklin’s sources came from various enumerations and numerous different writers. | 2. Explain how Franklin’s approach to the issue of moral improvement reflects BOTH the ideals of
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Summary Protagoras * In Plato’s dialogue “Protagoras” Socrates tells a companion his experience and interview with a man he deems fairer than Alcibiades. His name is then revealed to be Protagoras. * Protagoras is described as a wise man because if one makes friends with him and gives him money‚ he would make the benefactor as wise as he is himself. From this it can be understood that Protagoras has the gift of speech. He is able to persuade a man as well as have him to whatever he wishes
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