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Cardinal Virtues Four Cardinal
1,620 wordsIn our study of the four cardinal virtues we have been learning many ideas and theories on how to live the good life. It was very difficult in the beginning of this semester to define what the good life means. After studying the virtues and their theories it became very clear to us what the good life is all about. Josef Pieper, the author of the book we have been studying, has made it very simple to understand how to be a good human being. Christian thinking and morality has played a major role ...
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Plato Republic Human Soul
1,349 wordsPlato's Republic: THe Virtues I. The Virtues In Robin Water fields translation of The Republic, Socrates attempts to give a definition of justice. At the end of Book II he began a detailed description of the construction of a good city. The good city is a relation to the human soul, and its four virtues. In the following paper I will discuss the virtues, what they are and where they are found. Also discussed will be the foundation, arrangement, and the interconnectedness with each one. Next disc...
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Aristotle Nicomachean Ethics
4,338 wordsESSAY CATEGORY: Philosophy Human nature Grade Language: English System: Country: Taiwan Authors Comments: Teachers Comments 11 / 6 / 96 Our life is full of problems. Reasoning is a usual way to response to problems which we concern about. We reason in response to everyday problems. For instance, asked by friends to go out dinner at a time when we have planned something else, we must decide which one is more important for us at that moment of time, and whether to decline or to adjust our schedule...
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Today Society Outlook On Life
1,163 wordsVirtues contribute to people? s actions in today? s society. Society as a whole has a common set of virtues that many people agree on. In today? s society, these are known as laws. Virtues also mold the individual outlook on life, and give them the moral? s to do what is right. In The Republic, Plato divides the city into three classes: gold, silver, as well as bronze and iron souls. Each class is designated to posses a specific virtue. He believes that wisdom, courage, moderation, and justice c...
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Golden Rule Phone Call
1,658 wordsWhat Social Virtues Social Virtues What is being Social, and what virtues do you need to possess to become sociable? Throughout your life you are going to being interacting, and communicating with just about everyone who is living around you and working with you. In my paper I am going to be talking about some of the major virtues you will need to acquire to become a ethically wise and social person according to the three leading ethical philosophers; Aristotle, Kant, and Mills. I chose this top...
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