theoretical wisdom. He believed that moral virtue is a relative mean between extremes of excess and deficiency and in general the moral life is one of moderation in all things except virtue. He believed that virtuous acts require conscious choice and moral purpose or motivation. Finally‚ he believed that moral virtue cannot be achieved abstractly – it requires moral action in a social environment. The drawbacks to adopting Aristotle’s ethics would be ….. Virtue ethics is an approach that deemphasizes
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execution day arrived‚ he drank his cup of poison and died. Socrates was determined to force the people of Athens to accept responsibility for their choice of comfortable superstition over logic and reason. 3. What is the primary focus of the virtue of ethics theory? -The primary focus is one’s character‚ especially the personal disposition to act well in various circumstances. What really guides our behavior as humans is not ultimately self-centeredness or explicit commitments to moral rules
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Virtue ethics was systematized by Aristotle during the 4th century BC. In his writing‚ Nichomachean Ethics‚ Aristotle outlined three terms to describe his ideology. The first of these three terms is eudaimonia. This means happiness‚ “good spirit‚” or flourishing. In Aristotle’s eyes‚ eudaimonia is the state to achieve to realize ones full potential. The second term‚ telos‚ is the end‚ purpose‚ aim‚ or goal that one should be trying to achieve. One can only achieve eudaimonia by fulfilling their telos
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Summer Peterson 12-13-06 Hour 3 7 Great Virtues - Ben Franklin - The first virtue Ben Franklin wanted was “An Aversion to Tyranny”. The main idea of this to Ben is that he doesn’t like tyranny‚ which is power or control of one person. He didn’t like to be told what to do to and he also liked some control and therefore‚ have a limited government. Ben didn’t want any dictatorship either‚ which meant no kings or queens. Franklin realized that he didn’t like the idea of tyranny when he was 12
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on Moral Virtue Phil 103 19 Apr 2006 Aristotle was a Greek philosopher c 384-322 BC. He presented us with an idea of moral virtue that is unique. He believed that each moral virtue was a delicate balance of a certain characteristic. This balance was kept between the two extremes: The vice of deficiency and the vice of excess. This balance was unique to each person‚ and to discover it one must use reason‚ the highest capacity of the soul. For example‚ we can look at the virtue of courage
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childhood‚ “and the virtues have been practiced for so long that the whole Confucian manner of relating to the world has become completely natural” (Molloy‚ 2010). The ideal person is known to be at its perfection‚ but he does not qualifies himself as perfect‚ instead is humble‚ and admits he can commit errors as any human being. The ideal person excellence it’s manifested through five virtues‚ according to Confucius: ren‚ li‚ shu‚ xiao‚ and wen. Having and putting these virtues in action proof the
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The movie “The Matrix” is based on a storyline about Neo looking for a “difficult to find” man called Morpheus. A man considered to be very powerful and dangerous. Neo believed this man could answer his questions about the Matrix. The Matrix is a highly advanced society that manufactures humans‚ control what they perceive and consider reality. Neo meets a lady named Trinity who takes him to the underworld to meet Morpheus. There‚ they fight for their lives against a dangerous intelligent service
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Virtues of a Perfect Bride by Chris Mount English 101 Dr. Mary Ann Kohli October 12‚ 2001 Chris Mount Dr. Mary Ann Kohli Eng 101 October 11‚ 2001 Virtues of a Perfect Bride In Dandin ’s "The Perfect Bride‚" Saktikumara is searching for patience‚ creativity and a good sense of other virtues in a wife along with her beauty. The definition of virtue is as follows: moral excellence and righteousness; goodness and an example or kind of moral excellence. Saktikumara is looking for a wife to do the daily
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The Matrix Trilogy Analysis Thesis: one sentence divided statement Logic: specific detail‚ example‚ evidence Commentary: your perspective based on the logic in your essay Rebecca Sun English 1A Daigre Being able to know something and choose what to do is often overlooked as insignificant acts. However‚ whether it is knowing the letters in the alphabet or choosing the clothes you wear to school‚ these acts are essential to our everyday lives. While people possess the ability to do
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“The Matrix” takes place in the approximate year of 2190‚ where machines have taken over the earth. The machines create large fields with billions of pods containing humans‚ which serve as their energy source. The term “Matrix” is the name of a computer program used by the machines to make the humans believe they are living a normal life. The movie brings us along with the crew of the Nebakenezer‚ a very large hovercraft that is run by some of the last remaining humans free from the machines.
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