Cardinal virtues

Virtue cannot be taught traditionally; rather, it is gained (from a young age) through lived habitual experience (example: person bred / raised to value bravery / courageousness will grow up to value those ideals / follow / act upon them, find virtue / happiness / accomplishment in acting / being…

In the grand ideas of justice and “the good” a disputed concept is the notion of goodness and the former being mutually exclusive. However, this may be a misconception. Justice and “the good” are not necessarily good, we have been taught the world is much more complex than that, and society is filled with as many uncertainties as it is filled with people. This complexity is similar in their relation to art, the practice of art does have a relation to these ideas, but art may serve them in a…

philosopher who focused on the happiness principle and all that happiness entailed: “The Nicomachean Ethics”. He thoroughly discussed the realms in which happiness can be achieved, with in the realms are the key concept of virtues; moral and intellectual. In his literature he said “If the virtues are concerned with actions…

believes in that success is not permanent nor failure is not fatal, Benjamin Franklin was a strong believer in virtues which would help influence his own identity as a person. In The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin, Franklin goes into detail on how certain virtues can help shape the identity of the individual, the purpose of this paper is for the audience to understand these virtues and how they can be implemented on a personal level within everyday context. In the words of Benjamin…

this collection, he discusses the difference between intellectual and moral virtue. However, before one can delve into the difference between two types of something, one must first understand what the overall something is. Or in this case, before discussing intellectual and moral virtue, an explanation of virtue itself must be made clear. While it is never explicitly stated in Nicomachean Ethics, Aristotle defines virtue as the desire and practice of acting in the right way that is the mean…

was his concept of virtues: thirteen specific traits that, if practiced, would increase that person’s happiness and quality of life. He practiced his own virtues and stated that this helped him to become a better man. Long ago, I discovered his concept of virtues and began to practice them myself, which has significantly affected me as a person in what I believe to be a positive way. Franklin discusses his thirteen virtues in part two of his autobiography. The thirteen virtues he created are:…

that man’s happiness consists in honors because with honor, virtue is rewarded. Aquinas disagrees and states that honor is not in the honored man, but the person who honors. Also, the people who respect the person honored is the one who gives honor so happiness cannot consist in honor. Honor is given with some excellence in the person. This is not related to happiness and therefore, cannot be happiness. If people were to work for virtue, their reward would be happiness, but if people worked to…

world of ethics, there lies principles on which to live life by. Among these principles come the great philosophers that created them. Philosophers such as Aristotle, Immanuel Kant, and John Stuart Mill. Along with their corresponding theories of Virtue, Nonconsequentialism, and Utilitarianism. These theories have such shaped the world ethics since creation and have continued to influence thinkers even today. Theories such as those mentioned are still being discusses and analyzed now. They still…

Gold friend “The silver friend knows your present and the gold friend knows all of your past dirt and glories. Once in a blue moon, there is someone who knows it all, someone who knows and accepts you unconditionally, someone who is there for life.” Everyone needs a friend that they can always count on in their life. This description of a “gold friend” by Jill McCorkle perfectly describes an important friend of mine. It was an ordinary Sunday morning; the sun was shining as usual. I put on my…

in the private and public sphere. Women’s role was mainly in the home as caring for her family and participating in house work. Also, women had little interactions with the public because of the cult of domesticity. The cult is based on these four virtues of principles “piety, purity, domesticity, and submissiveness” that women should dedicate their roles as. Each one was pointed towards the wives of the household to keep their husband content and believed that they will be protected. The cult…