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Essays 331 - 360
This paper discusses Richard Kraut's commentary on the intellectual elitism of Aristotle an defines virtue in this overview of Ari...
In six pages this paper discusses the strengths and weaknesses of various philosophical theories with the utilitarianism of John S...
In five pages this paper discusses happiness and virtue as these concepts relate to Metaphysics of Morals by Immanuel Kant. Three...
In six pages this paper discusses the 'new prosperity' as discussed by Dinesh D'souza in The Virtue of Prosperity. There is one s...
In eight pages this paper examines the Athenian doctrine or thesis in a consideration of Athens' and Sparta's motivations and virt...
be beneficial in the long run. Do the ends justify the means? Can virtue be whittled down to intrinsic right or wrong, or what one...
In an essay that consists of five pages Aristotle's lofty view of pride as the ultimate virtue is discussed within the context of ...
In five pages this paper examines a moral life in a consideration of the significant cardinal virtues of justice and temperance. ...
they could utilize embryos that are not in use. Tens of thousands of embryos are stored in clinics in the United States and some a...
well as] hard physical work and unhealthy lifestyle" and most donors are sent home after only five days (Tomiuc, 2003). While the ...
narrator restores the sight of the Greek love god Cupid, and he subsequently flees (Donaldson 154): "And (withal) I did untie / Ev...
and ones existence. To reach true happiness, Plato contended that people must strive for a contentment that only comes from being...
plot. There is little else that constitutes the plot other than Henry and his brilliant ability to dominate every situation. The...
Kantian ethical system as an impartial viewpoint: however, when one considers virtue ethics, it is evident that these come from ev...
top the list. The Catholic Church is often quoted as having said, "Give me a child until he is seven and he will always be Catholi...
this child is not identified in the book (Fairbanks, 2002). It seems as if in this book he doesnt necessarily chastise himself fo...
the King that the murderer of Laius (the previous King) must be brought to justice. Oedipus swears he will go on this quest to fin...
Conceptions of Virtue). Furthermore, it was Plato who argued that love was the essential ingredient in the good life because love...
chastity and humility. He listed them subjectively, in what he regarded as their order of importance. But out of all these lauda...
self-destruction. Socrates proposes many people in the simple city would not be satisfied forever with a simple way of life (Pla...
into two intellectual worlds. Aristotle goes on to explain: " but with regard to what happiness is they differ, and the many do n...
having inherent familiarity and truth, and others as alien in the sense of irrevocably different, and tempting in the sense that o...
warning regarding change: "Changes in estate also issue from this, for if, to one who governs himself with caution and patience, t...
and the construction of "local forms of community within which civility and the intellectual and moral life can be sustained" (19...
one is virtuous, and that their actions are virtuous, but that might be illusive. Can virtue be whittled down to intrinsic right o...
Virtuous action was defined by Aristotle as what a person with practical wisdom would choose. The golden mean, as defined by Ari...
directors. Because of the intimacy between stage performers and the audience, Shakespeares prose is able to serve as a feature pe...
it" (Aristotle, 350 B.C.E., p. PG). Here he brings up the subject of lying, a principle in society that seems to be upheld. Certai...
hand, argued that people would be attracted to others and be willing to help others, if they are virtuous (Lorenz, 2003). Virtue i...
seen in the Narnia series. For example, in the Narnia stories, a principal character is Aslan, the "Lord of the Wood," is a "Chri...