Virtue

3. First Response to Doris’s Definition of Virtues First of all, I disagree with Doris that virtue is specific and random. It is unlikely that people can be utterly unkind in one situations and kind in another. To understand my argument, we need to first clarify what robust virtue means. According to Doris, a person who has a robust benevolent disposition will be always kind regardless of situations (mood, tiredness, and etc). I believe that this definition (which I call strong robustness) is…

Virtue ethics varies greatly depending on the moral beliefs of the individual making the decision. Not every person has the same moral values so the lenses of virtue ethics are potentially limitless. When deciding what course of action to take under the virtue principle the individual must ask themselves if the activity that they are about to participate is either A) improving them as a person or B) supporting their morals. This principle relies on the assumption that if an activity does not go…

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…

are well expressed, and consists of beautifully constructed thoughts. Philosophical Plato’s writings focuses on figuring out if human beings better off being just than unjust. Employing the study of a good city, he finds the ultimate justice as a virtue of a human being. Even though his findings on what a good city is, are challenged multiple times, with strong arguments and supporting evidences, he has reached to an ultimate finding that a just city is good, and so is…

Virtue according to the dictionary means someone with a behavior showing high moral standards. Virtue is like having the ability to do well, it’s something that most people would want to have, virtue is a part of our body and mind, and it’s like that part of us that wants to treat everyone equal without minding their social status. Virtue sometimes has to do with religion, for example, a catholic, they have to go and confess their sins anytime they do something wrong in order to be pure and in…

1. Socrates’s lack of fear of death is neither courageous nor cowardly, because fear of death is thinking one knows what one does not does not know which illustrates blameworthy ignorance. 2. False wisdom is when men chose have more knowledge in one field compared to the average man, and because of this, they believe that they have even more knowledge in other fields that they actually little or nothing about. Socrates asked various artists and craftsmen about their knowledge and they believe…

Hesiod defines the Greek way of virtue in the statement, “Honoring justice is what distinguishes a civilized society from a state of savagery” (Works and Days Introduction, Hesiod). This statement makes sense because virtue is a way of justice, or moral excellence. Virtue is looked at in a positive way and to be “morally good” is the highest value of virtue. Virtue was important to ancient Greeks because it really described your character as a whole. The type of person you are has to deal with…

situations under divergent circumstances. The application of different ethical theories provides different answers for mentioning questions. The nature of Virtue theories is the importance of person’s values, “in today’s political language, “character matters”” , in his actions. In other words, “Good character, or virtues, is central to virtue theory” . In difference to this, the focus…

be truly happy; within this he shares some very specific virtues and how to realize them. The core of all virtue is the decision that one has to be virtuous, based on ones understand on their reason. The most important activity according to Aristotle is to study for then it leads to the understanding and in the end you will ultimately have the…

In the Nicomachean Ethics, we are provided with Aristotle’s philosophy regarding the nature of virtue. He aims at explaining what virtue is, how it is acquired, and how it is related to both happiness (eudaimonia) and friendships. Overall, Aristotle is addressing the questions of: “What is a human being’s telos (purpose)?” and “What is the highest good?” It is by answering these questions that we will be able to see how Aristotle’s Nicomachean Ethics is related to both Socrates and Epictetus’…