The Virtue of Hope Hope is the Theological virtue by which we desire the kingdom of Heaven and eternal life as our happiness‚ placing our trust in Christ’s promises and relying not on our own strength‚ but on the help of the Holy Spirit. The theological virtue of hope is the basis on which the Christian’s moral life is based on. Through the power of the Holy Spirit‚ the virtue of hope guides Christian’s to have a righteous life with a great relationship with God. We first see this virtue unfold
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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
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the nature of virtue by a young Thessalian for which the dialogue is named; specifically‚ he asks if virtue is teachable or rather something that is the result of practice or if it is neither but an inherent trait of human nature. Socrates admits he is ignorant of what virtue is and it‚ therefore‚ Unable to answer the question Socrates and Meno seek out to find the form of Virtue and its teachability.. . The text does not give a definitive answer to Meno’s true question of how virtue becomes present
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REFLECTION OF HIS POEMS : The inspiring poems of Rizal proved his poetical genius that reflected about his life in his childhood memories including his experiences and insights about education‚ religion and colonial administration of Spain in the Philippine islands. In 1874-1877‚ he wrote poems of varied interest and perspectives about life : (1) My First Inspiration ; (2) In Memory of My Town; (3) Through Education the Mother Receives Light; (4) Intimate Alliance between Religion; and (5) A Farewell
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Virtue Ethics: Character-Based Virtues Aristotle and Plato Virtue ethics is grounded in “character traits”. We all have by nature the potential to be moral persons‚ but we need to practice the virtues‚ to cultivate them. Ex. a medical doctor should cultivate virtues such as: compassion‚ discernment‚ trustworthiness‚ integrity‚ benevolence and non-malevolence Kinds of virtues: 1) intellectual (wisdom‚ understanding etc) 2) moral (temperance‚ patience‚ courage etc) An individual
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Virtue Theory The Virtue Theory is one of the three main theories in normative ethics‚ which emphasizes virtues in determining moral character and what is good. It focuses on what makes a good person‚ rather than what makes a good action. In other words‚ The Virtue Theory is an agent-based approach to ethics‚ which asks this question about being good: “What kind of person should I be?” This is in contrast to the other two approaches‚ Utilitarianism and Kantanism‚ which ask this question concerning
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intellect‚ relationships and behavior‚ but more importantly it begins to describe the concept of virtue and we can obtain it. In view with Confucius‚ virtue can be defined as morality possible within an individual. Virtue can be taught through the formation of habit and by respecting those around you as you would expect them to do as well—simultaneously garnering necessary traits such as honor and humanity that satisfy an individual’s life. To further extend the definition of virtue‚ morality should be defined
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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
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that the virtue Machiavelli presents us with is more about ones power than morals. Machiavelli refers to virtue as a prince strength and his ability to be triumphant and succeed. Virtue is not a trait that we are born with‚ but skills and experiences we learn from others. Virtue is instead a
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Business Environment Q. Use virtue matrix framework to analyze Water Tank Industries. A. The virtue matrix depicts forces that generate corporate social responsibility. In the case of Water Tank Industries‚ instead of giving something back to the society‚ the company pollutes the local residential area which makes the people very unhappy. Talking about the civil foundation of the matrix‚ the company does not follow simple norms and ethics. The laws governing the activities are also very weak‚ as
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