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Essays 271 - 300
In five pages this report assesses David Hume's attitudes regarding jusice and examines why he labels it as an artificial virtue b...
In five pages this paper contrasts the differences between these two philosophies as represented in the texts The Virtue of Selfis...
In eight pages the issues considered in Vice and Virtue in Everyday Life by Sommers and Sommers are discussed as they relate to al...
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 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...
what it is that you "can do," and then doing that for the good of the group - in this case the city. The unification of the virtu...
This paper considers whether or not virtue and vice are constructs of the human condition in five pages. Five sources are cited i...
In five pages Aristotle's contentions regarding overcoming self interests in human nature are examines within the context that acc...
This paper examines how the human concept of virtue and its pursuit influence human nature and society within the context of the t...
particular essay, we are told that, "art lets truth originate." According to Kiefte (1997), what Heidegger is wondering about is...
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...
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...
hand, argued that people would be attracted to others and be willing to help others, if they are virtuous (Lorenz, 2003). Virtue i...
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...
and how he or she is perceived by others" (Muller, 2005) that inevitably allows managers and staff alike to align perceived impres...
is to preserve the "state," that is the authority of the state, as opposed to having genuine feeling for the welfare of the people...
also something that is easily masked. Bad people can appear good and vice versa. Making a determination about an individuals tru...
and Aristotle are philosophers who discuss virtue. Yet, Yu (1998) claims that when it comes to virtue, neither Aristotle or Confu...
the buying and selling of human beings. How would a Kantian analyze the ethics of slavery? How might a utilitarian, a social con...
Still, most Americans see themselves as free and voice their opinions loudly. What does this mean exactly? Is it the same freedom ...
existing moral standard. This fact should be kept in mind in understanding that for Aristotle whether a certain kind of behavior w...
was someone who, as Derek Walcott classified him, was ". . . the icon of Yankee values, the smell of wood smoke, the sparkle of de...
women, including approved activities, mannerism, education, sexuality and religious pursuits, as well as the extent to which there...
they have experienced the fact that the truth simply is and is not an "issue" or understanding that can be discovered. "Meno" As ...
narrative. Eventually, however, he rejects her, and the pain of this separation results in her death. Instead of prospering, now t...