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spoke of virtue as something equated with wisdom. Yet he also "spoke more expansively of justice, courage, temperance, magnificenc...

In five pages this paper contrasts and compares the philosophies of Socrates and Aristotle with virtue concepts being the primary ...

correct them by illustrating how values are an integral component of personhood. Indeed, it can readily be argued how the concept...

In eight pages this paper discusses social reformation in a contrast and comparison of the philosophies of Plato and Confucius....

In eleven pages this research paper contrasts and compares Plato's and Confucius's perceptions on the ruling state and society wit...

hand, argued that people would be attracted to others and be willing to help others, if they are virtuous (Lorenz, 2003). Virtue i...

those often aligned with Eastern thought. Yao & Yao (1998) write: "Here are yang and yin [two cosmic forces]: thus humans have the...

This paper consists of five pages in which Confucius's teachings are emphasized in this examination of education in ancient China....

and Aristotle are philosophers who discuss virtue. Yet, Yu (1998) claims that when it comes to virtue, neither Aristotle or Confu...

important at all. The theme is war itself, the suffering, the realities that many simply ignore. And, perhaps most importantly, in...

the considerations surrounding his concepts of the mind and he supports his contentions with direct demonstrations of the applicab...

different aspects of individual virtue can be seen to be included. Meno offers the suggestion that virtue can be defined as the wi...

the first issue under the heading of casuistry; the second under virtue; and the third as a slippery slope argument (Kennan). It i...

responsibility; friendship; work; courage; perseverance; honesty; loyalty; and faith" (Muehlenberg, 1999). Bennett uses a number o...

In eight pages this research paper on US democracy includes the connection between pragmatism and virtue, the differences and simi...

and we would be thinking about the idea of "why" something is the way it is. Another way to look at the thoughts of Aristotle is t...

Moderation. Avoid extremes; forbear resenting injuries so much as you think they deserve. 10. Cleanliness. Tolerate no uncleanline...

In fifteen pages this paper examines the intention of philosophy from a historical perspective that includes consideration of phil...

an ends justify the means ideology. To Machiavelli, justice has to do with an end. One can take Machiavellis concept a bit furthe...

pronouncements express a similar orientation, they are actually quite different because the positive form encompasses a "greater e...

as Homer based his story on fiction which would occur in the context of history and mythology. While the tale has been critically ...

all their duties to their relations, the people are aroused to virtue. When old friends are not neglected by them, the people are ...

and deficiency (McCartt, 2003). Moral virtue also follows this pattern, although in this regard Aristotle refers to it as the "Go...

because to do so promotes safety, but it is also a most efficient way to move large numbers of people from point A to point B. Li ...

In five pages this essay compares how comfort was found amidst sorrow as described in Confucius' Analects and in the Book of Psalm...

In five pages virtues and their relativity are debated by Aristotelian philosophy and an argument by Martha Nussbaum featured in ...

In this paper consisting of five pages the philosophy MacIntyre describes in 'After Virtue' is applied to the ethics of academic d...

This 5 page paper explores the concepts of virtue and self-discipline and how self-discipline applies to virtue in Toni Morrison's...

the right objects, towards the right people, with the right motive and in the right way. He states in Book II, "The moral virtues,...

having inherent familiarity and truth, and others as alien in the sense of irrevocably different, and tempting in the sense that o...