illustrate a classic question in philosophical thought: is man meant to live life by desire or virtue‚ and what happens if either case is taken to an extreme. Montesquieu illustrates this in letters written by Usbek to Mirza‚ and a story of a clan of Troglodytes who have created a city (so to speak) first ruled by their own desires as individuals (or their own selfish desires) and then through time‚ come to live by virtue‚ and later an attempt at the formation of a government - where the story ends. The story
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II.A. 1. There are many virtues in life that one may have. Virtues are characteristics we have that according to Aristotle help us lead the good life. Among these many virtues is generosity. Being generous can help us lead a virtuous life‚ thus a good one. However what is generosity? Generosity is a virtue but what makes somebody generous? First‚ we need to understand the most basic part of being generous‚ and that is the act of giving. In order to be virtuous‚ one must act‚ and in this case by
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Samples of Business Ethics: 1. HONESTY: Honesty is the virtue of communicating the truth and creating trust in the minds of others. Therefore‚ business honesty means the virtue of communicating business truth and creating business trust in the minds of others. This communication may include verbal and non-verbal and may be transferred to customers‚ employees‚ investors‚ creditors‚ debtors‚ co-owners‚ the government‚ the public and anyone who may have interest in one’s business. 2. PROMISE-KEEPING:
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There are many people that have studied these aspects of what a good and happy life would look like and have different views on what really defines what it means to live in a virtuous and meaningful way. According to the Stoics‚ their idea of virtue was moral goodness‚ doing what is right‚ just‚ honorable and wise‚ but I believe that being virtuous goes beyond being morally perfect. So‚ what does being virtuous actually mean to me? Being virtuous means consciously striving to do what is right
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Virtue and Evil in Macbeth There is a constant war waging between good and evil in everyday life. It may be a war between two fractions that feel they are both in the right or an internal battle of good and evil. In William Shakespeare’s Macbeth the titular character and his wife are battling against the true nature of themselves and in each other. Although they are known and seen by others as virtuous‚ their unsatisfactory greed and ambition lead both characters to become immoral. Although
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Courage and its vices Aristotle says that there two kinds of virtue: intellectual and moral virtue. Intellectual virtues are learnt by instruction and moral virtues by habit and constant practice. Aristotle’s definition of virtue is: virtue is a mean state between excess and deficiency. Virtue is a disposition rather than an activity. He discusses about various types of virtues and its corresponding vices like courage: rashness and cowardice‚ liberality: prodigality and illiberality‚ magnificence:
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the good or the bad life. In other words‚ a person’s actions must be in line with arête‚ with virtue or excellence.3 Possessing virtue is having the ability to realize the good things‚ and doing them at the right time and the right way to get things done. Virtues can result to two different ways: a good or bad life. For example‚ President Lincoln versus Adolph Hitler—both of these men possess the virtue of wisdom‚ although they have used them disparately‚ one ending a Civil War in peace and the
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"An Essay on Man" by English poet Alexander Pope is a philosophical poem‚ which was published‚ in the 18th century during a historical period called the Enlightenment. A huge emphasis was placed on the ability to think and reason during the Enlightenment. People during this era reflected about a variety of topics. Some people concerned themselves with the issue of God‚ which consequently caused many to question the church. Others were concerned with the organization of the Universe‚ and man’s place
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followers of Christianity to followers of other religions‚ particularly Judaism. Works such as the Merchant of Venice may seem to today’s audience as anti-Semitic while extolling Christian virtues‚ or at least the perceived virtues of what it meant to be Christian. In the Merchant of Venice‚ the Christian virtue of mercy as a “divine” quality seems to be upheld for the pleasure of an Elizabethan audience. However‚ it seems that Shakespeare may not have fully believed in the anti-Semitic‚ pro-Christian
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OCS/WOCS Book Assignment - “Warrior Ethos/On Sheep‚ Wolves‚ and Sheepdogs” by Steven Pressfield/LTC (RET) Dave Grossman 1a. “The Warrior Ethos embodies certain virtues—courage‚ honor‚ loyalty‚ integrity‚ selflessness and others—that most warrior societies believe must be inculcated from birth” (Pressfield 3). 1b. “Their only response to the wolf‚ though‚ is denial‚ and all too often their response to the sheepdog is scorn and disdain” (Grossman 4). In these examples we look at the warrior in
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