Theological virtues

This article talks about a man who was convicted of raping and kidnapping two young girls, ages 14 and 11. I believe that this story displays loss of innocence when talking about the young girls. Rape is a crime that takes a personal toll on its victims. It limits the amount of trust the person is able to have, and keeps them living in constant fear. Children are able to function, knowing that adults are safe, and trustworthy. So when someone defies that trust is makes it hard to respect adults…

But this is a conflict between two men who had up to this time been the nearest and warmest friends, one a great general and the other his most trusted officer. There is plenty of evidence throughout the play that up to this time there had been the fullest confidence between the two, and both alike were looked upon as men of excellent ability and sterling character. Othello was known as a noble Moor and had attained the highest military position, and therefore must have had the fullest…

I was faced with an ethical dilemma that I will never forget. I was 11-years old, and my best friend Hollie and I wanted to go out to eat, so we begged my parents to take us to McDonalds. After talking my parent into taking us, we talked them into letting us stay there to eat so we could play on the outdoor playground. While we were playing I happened to find a wallet in the ball pit with One-hundred dollars in it. I could not believe I found One-hundred dollars. No one else was playing with us,…

What does Aristotle define as virtue in N icomachean Ethics? It is stated in the text that “ Virtue, then is a state that decides, consisting in a mean, the mean relative to us, which is defined by reference to reason...,”1 (NE II.6 §15) to properly understand this quote and what Aristotle means by it, we must also understand that Aristotle distinguishes between two different forms of virtue. Said virtues are virtues of Character and virtues of Thought. Firstly, virtues of Character are “those…

lives of the people of Athens. What is virtue? At the trial, Socrates presents to the jury what his role is as an examiner and he states, “’virtue does not come from wealth, but from virtue come wealth and all other human goods, both private and public’” (30b). In this statement, Socrates is stating what the good soul of men would say. All men of Athens are focused on wealth and fame; however, good men with good souls would gain wealth after gaining virtue. Socrates cares for the souls of the…

As I was reading a story on Plato, The Allegory of the Cave is Plato’s way of talking about the human soul. The Allegory points to people who are so focused into their surroundings that these people often become trapped as one within, without really knowing their true ability to keen with their senses. As Plato said, “he contends that people must “go back into the cave”” or return to reality. Plato uses “The Cave” as a metaphor because he is using that for an everyday event as if you were…

be abridged into three theories: hedonism, stoics, and virtue, as well as external goods. Hedonism, for one, is living the happiest life with the most pleasure. Pleasure seems reasonable, but would human beings not be that distinct from monkeys or gorillas if pleasure was the ultimate goal to happiness. How about honor through virtue? Though of up-most prominence in making a name of oneself, reputation can easily be lost or gained. Even virtue will not guarantee happiness, for a virtuous person…

with his description of happiness as fulfillment of all desires, in accordance with compliance of virtue. When he states, “But in the case of the virtues, an act…

Yohana Pisabaj K. Howarth PHI 205- 055 16 December 2014 The greatest gift humankind can gain is morality. Morality is defined values concerning the distinction between right and wrong or the good and bad behavior. For the past 18 years, my moralities were based on the Christian morality. Growing up with Christian parents, I was told my belief had to come from God. He was the one who created all things and God is to teach us how to live better life. The basis of Christian morality is all…

Rafael needed to find something interesting to read. Her teacher had assigned her class to write an article on a book and Rafael wanted it to be a cleverly woven masterpiece. Rafael checked into her school’s library one day and carefully browsed through the selection of books until she found a book that was rumoured to be interesting and thought provoking. “The minute I opened the book and began reading the first words, I knew I was in for a literary delight”, Rafael says, “The words speak to a…