... the "cardinal virtues of moral theory."(17) For example, integrity, love, and justice are forms of wholeheartedness and amenability to practical wisdom. Courage is wholeheartedness, amenability to practical wisdom, and energy - and so on. The shortcomings of this simplified sort of Augustinian treatment of the ... - a person who has successfully realized his potential for the exercise of the specifically human function of rational activity, involving the exercise of such capacities as courage, temperance, generosity, pride, honesty, wit, and so forth. For Christian virtue theories, the v...

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Socrates invites Glaucon and Adeimantus on a search within his perfect society to find where the virtues of wisdom, courage, self discipline, and morality become evident. Morality, Socrates points out, allows wisdom, courage, and self discipline to exist. Wisdom, in Socrates" opinion, is the most visible of the virtues and shall be the first one the group explores. The city as a whole is ... are resourceful/knowledgeable by nature) about the community's affairs, such as domestic and foreign relations, are obviously the rulers, or guardians. The next virtue most obvious to Socrates is courage...

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... is in one opinion that Raskolnikov and Sonia represent similar aspects, they both overcome difficult moral dilemmas, they both have instilled in them heartwarming generosity, and they also show triumphant courage. These bold statements will be articulately explained later in the essay. Raskolnikov is summarized as being intelligent and moody. He is arrogant and deeply depressive. Throughout the novel, Raskolnikov ... may have panged them, this distraction was overcome by generalized self-justifications. Their ability to understand moral law and their ability to somehow rationalize that th...

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... show, or from hugging a fluffy kitten. We could refer to this flourishing as the happiness that comes from within, when we are in possession of the virtues such as: patience, courage, temperance, and justice. When given thought, it is not difficult to see why these character traits would lead to a flourishing life, or the "good life". Without patience, we ... could not enjoy even the most luxurious of situations. Without courage, we would shy away from every new encounter, allowing fear to govern our lives. Without temperance, we would have no self-control, and our impulses would contro...

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... to set things right and forcibly, make the men, especially Stewart to simply feel remorseful about what they did. These various acts of courage show the vast difference between Claire and Jude's reactions. Jude kept all her courage inside of herself because she only wanted to protect her happiness that she longed for, whereas Claire was giving up everything because of humanity ... teachings and beliefs. Our instincts are challenged based on how we are as a person and what we think is right and wrong. Just like Claire, some people still have the courage to stand up against the majority, ...

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... essay of this nature can profoundly alter a person and thereby prohibiting independent realization. During an age of constant warfare, the virtue of courage was very highly valued. The state of courage can be found between the extremes of rashness and cowardice. Courage is most commonly viewed in a warrior's fearless behavior in the face of certain death. An honorable and virtuous death can be ... ...

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... raise a more formidable challenge to Dewey's account of the nature of moral education. Character consists in activity on behalf of intelligently conceived goals that we accept after careful consideration. Moral courage is important in this consideration. The moral person according to Dewey "must have the power to stand up and count for something in the actual conflicts of life" (Tiles, 142 ... ethics, offering logical and intelligent arguments; thereby revealing his force of character. Even when we acknowledge that morality coexists with life, this does not carry with it the requirement...

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... upon what is good, what is right. Plato expresses in the "Republic- that a person and later a state must aim to achieve the four principal virtues. The four virtues consist of, courage, temperance, wisdom and justice. For Socrates a virtue is a particular thing or attribute. It is something possessed by the individual. Socrates holds that the principal virtue for man is justice or ... in and of themselves.""(348C) We will later in the work learn better what Socrates means when he says justice "the agreement of the first three cardinal virtues wisdom, courage, temperance that when in har...

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... different citizens' strata that correspond to three parts of soul, the stratum of philosophers, corresponding to rational soul with wisdom as its virtue, the stratum of warriors, whose virtue is courage, the stratum of craftsmen, the desiring part of soul, with abstinence as its primary virtue, conforming to it. Such a division of aims detracts nothing from the principle of justice, as ... them to vices. For instance, he contrasts the virtue of magnanimity to vanity as "excess-, on the one hand side and to cowardice as "shortage- on the other. He considers courage as middle between impr...

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... favoring the sex of the students. Trustworthiness The lecturer's should be trustworthiness; this is not only being ready to do what one says They will do, but also to have courage in doing the right thing. The good reputation of a lecturer among students is an added virtue for his/ her relationship with them in the campus and outside the institution. In ... ...

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... still has a duty to carry along the interest of the family in decision-making. The "No decision about me without me" and the 6C's (communication, care, compassion, competent, courage, and commitment) (DH, 2010; NMC, 2012), which contradict the practice of paternalism, suggests that the involvement of Miss Kay and her family in decision-making confers service satisfaction. Therefore, the ... ...

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... decisions made by organizational leaders can have a catastrophic effect on the entire affected industry. Internal Environment An ethical leader is one who knows their core values and who has the courage to live by them in all aspects of their life. A leader's values and beliefs can have an impact in not only their personal lives, but in the way that they ... ...

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... can and will develop plans and think about all the challenges facing a company and a manager today. Managers must continue to asses their competencies, update their skill set and have the courage to make lasting changes (Competencies for today, tomorrow, 2003). The team and largely the organization will think and react like it's manager. So if the manager is laissez faire, then ... ...

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... . Additionally, their terrorist messages of annihilation are preached to children in a series of stories to "give our youth a better understanding of the Jewish problem" and to "foster in children the courage to do what must be done to ensure the supremacy of the white race" (878). This literature gives them an outlet to reach, convince, and lead people towards violence and ... ...

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... . Additionally, their terrorist messages of annihilation are preached to children in a series of stories to "give our youth a better understanding of the Jewish problem" and to "foster in children the courage to do what must be done to ensure the supremacy of the white race" (878). This literature gives them an outlet to reach, convince, and lead people towards violence and ... ...

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... of impact ethical decisions we make are influenced by; o Individual Level: The character of the individual developed over the years; ... of principles, ideals, values; capacities for moral discernment; conscience, moral courage. o Situational Level: The confirmation with a particular issue; knowledge of the situation and exercises of discernment; application of principle consonant with one's personal identity. o Society Level: The individual nurtured and shaped ... ...

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... by their unfaltering love of truth and their continual demonstration of the spirit of truthfulness; Moderation is proven by their disregard for physical pleasures instead they delight in intellectual discourse; Courage is shown by their honor and prestige of soldiers, along with their understanding that death is inconsequential because they know that the essence of things, including human souls are eternal ... ...

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... Phrygian modes that "most suitably imitate the tone and rhythm of a courageous person,"(399a). In this way they might imitate the actions of a brave man and learn self-control and courage, whether in "good fortune or in bad,"(399c). Since these modes of music are moderate polyharmonic and multistringed insturments as well as fluts are not nessesary. The lyre and cithera ... ...

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