The individual was the cause of his own drunkenness because the individual ignored the fact that drinking alcohol would make him/her drunk. The only way a drunkard could possibly not be responsible for being a drunkard is if he was not responsible for his own …show more content…
59-1120a) A person who possesses both vices and virtues of generosity many become stingy, or wasteful with their money. An overly generous person will give much of their money to others without thinking of themselves as well. Even though this person is being generous, he is also being wasteful because he will have no money left to support himself. Another example of this would be a man who has more than enough money to live comfortably, but does not spend a dime on the behalf of others. He keeps all of his money to himself, even though he has no real need for all of this extra money he has saved up. An example of this could be a very wealthy mad refusing to give a five dollars to a homeless mother and her child so that they could eat. This person has both virtues and vices because even though the man obviously has more than enough money to spare, he refuses to help the starving mother and child. People like this have a distorted understanding of reality because they believe that life is all about money, and how much you have saved up at the end of your life, when in actuality, it is the simpler things in life like helping others I their time of need. A person who possesses just virtues of generosity on the other hand