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Essays 331 - 360
reach the real world, they are rudely awakened to the fact that life is nothing like it had been portrayed in the well-worn fairy ...
and Aristotle are philosophers who discuss virtue. Yet, Yu (1998) claims that when it comes to virtue, neither Aristotle or Confu...
also something that is easily masked. Bad people can appear good and vice versa. Making a determination about an individuals tru...
further examined by comparing the moral reasoning with the stages laid down by Piaget, with more complex and mature reasoning only...
see past all the trappings. We see the essence of the other person. We see their potential. We practice what St. Paul wrote: "Love...
Categorical Imperative and states that before we act we consider what the effect of that action would be if it became a universal ...
the foot of power!/Nothing care I for Zeus" (Aeschylus). In other words, Prometheus will not succumb to tyranny and a power that r...
In an essay that consists of five pages Aristotle's lofty view of pride as the ultimate virtue is discussed within the context of ...
points out that because magnanimous people have a proper set of values they frequently appear to have a "lofty detachment" to the ...
In seven pages MacIntyre's perspectives on these men and their philosophies are discussed as presented in After Virtue. Four sour...
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...
In three pages this paper examines how a good man's virtues are represented in the novel by Abraham Adams and Joseph Andrews. Two...
In seven pages this paper discusses how this preeminent religious philosopher defined virtue, justice, and the common good. One s...
In five pages this paper discusses how happiness can be achieved through virtue as illustrated in Jane Austen's Sense and Sensibil...
subdivided into passions and reason (Yu 323). So, too, was his moral character, which explained how man could exist as both a soc...
In nine pages specific questions are answered regarding Aristotle's position on happiness, virtue, knowledge, and wisdom, and then...
In twelve pages community policing is considered from an ethical perspective in terms of virtue, Kantian ethics, utilitarianism wi...
In five pages Plato considers whether or not virtue is a concept that can be taught in Protagoras and Meno. Twelve sources are ci...
In ten pages this paper discusses virtue and duty as viewed in On Duties by Cicero and The Prince by Niccolo Machiavelli. Three s...
In five pages Aristotle's concept of 'the mean' is discussed in terms of a balanced universe comprised fo form and matter and the ...
In six pages this paper discusses virtue and whether or not it is possible to teach in a consideration of the dialogue between Men...
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...
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 ...
where a distinct division of power was responsible for the tapering affect that cascaded throughout each districts diversity of au...
was someone who, as Derek Walcott classified him, was ". . . the icon of Yankee values, the smell of wood smoke, the sparkle of de...
as it applies to moral virtue is attempting to successfully pinpoint a single yet comprehensive connotation to its concept; howeve...
existing moral standard. This fact should be kept in mind in understanding that for Aristotle whether a certain kind of behavior w...
seen in the Narnia series. For example, in the Narnia stories, a principal character is Aslan, the "Lord of the Wood," is a "Chri...