Virtue

method to explore it. Martin Seligman found that the most satisfied people were those who had discovered their unique combination of "signature strengths," such as humanity, temperance and persistence. His vision of happiness is combined with the virtue ethics of Confucius, Mencius and Aristotle with modern psychological theories of motivation. His conclusion is that happiness has three dimensions that can be cultivated: the Pleasant Life, the Good Life, and the Meaningful Life. The Pleasant…

While Aristotle writes “justice is often thought to be the greatest of virtues, and ‘neither the evening nor morning star’”, this sentiment is once again shrouded in ambiguities, as “often thought” is only used to describe how justice can be understood, not how it should be understood (Aristotle, Nicomachean Ethics,1129b). Further…

practice we can gain virtues, but social media might make it “too easy” for us to do that. It takes hard work to gain a virtue, so if we are easily doing it and not actually trying, we might not be truly gaining that virtue. If we aren’t practicing them, are we really gaining them? She says, “Most new social media are designed with the aim of making human communication easier, less risky, and more immediately satisfying. The motivation behind such design choices is no mystery. Yet virtues are…

of Aristotle’s virtue ethics over Kantian deontology. In Kantian deontology, to be ethical is to follow one’s duty by acting on only the rules which one can at the same time rationally will that those actions become universal laws, while in Aristotelian virtue ethics, to be ethical is to develop and internalize virtuous habits until one fully becomes virtuous themselves. In turn, the ethical question of ‘What should I do?’ that deontology asks becomes ‘What should I be?’ with virtue ethics,…

made to feel as though have complete respect from their professional. They need to feel safe and feel like they can talk to their counselors without feeling judged. Counselors should be able to give feedback to everything the client is saying. The virtues I believe to be important include trustworthiness, wisdom, integrity, and beneficence. I believe these ethics to be important because they represent a great and ethical professional. professionals who are trustworthy are reliable and able to…

happiness. However, the few cultivated people, the virtuous, understand that happiness comes from friendship, politics, and virtue. The virtuous who are after good can find it in happiness and politics; they also understand how these can work together to produce a prosperous life. The words and examples that Aristotle uses to explain his ideas on the good, happiness, virtue, and politics show that Aristotle has a specific audience in mind who can grasp what he is telling them, so the young…

While a rights-based approach is associated with the Enlightenment and modernity, a virtues-based approach emerges from traditional society. When modernists carry out acts regarded as obligatory or good within their own moral order, "these very acts offend traditionalists."[12] Inter-racial or inter-religious marriages, for example, are…

This Essay will examine Machiavelli’s stand on the role of morality in politics, if it is useful for the common good, and the purpose of the state and morality itself. In order to provide a clear and linear argument, this essay will be divided in three sections. In the first paragraph, I will provide a brief historical background on morality, and the importance that it had in society with Christian principles as base for a correct and good state, cultural context and few prior political thinkers…

his students after his death. He believed in loving others and self-discipline rather than enforcing laws and punishments. He believed that with his new plan that he could restore China, and bring back order to it. Confucius wanted social order by virtue and positive character traits. By leading the Chinese order back to its full power and structure he hoped to turn the people back around and to educate them. To him government and morality went hand in hand. Each man however, was responsible…

In the introduction, we learned the meaning of virtue and why it is vital in leadership. Also, we found out what the rest of the book will be talking about, which is eight rules in eight chapters. This book helps us learn to steer clear from being one of the targets of the corruption that goes on in this world. By following these eight virtues one can become a special leader. This book, then discusses why it is specifically about leaderships and the three main reasons behind it. The first reason…