Essays On Virtue

Human beings grow and mature through their experiences in life. With the help of parents, friends and other people we get to know, human beings are able to learn many different lessons and knowledge. Human virtues are normally inculcated in our minds at a very young age, thought by no less than our immediate family […]

Plato introduces his concept of justice and the Good in his 10 books, which describe the ideal state and, which, in turn, embodies that justice (Plato 360 BC as qtd in Book Notes 2004). Justice is an inherent and unavoidable social and political concept in the ideal society and state. “The Republic” describes justice as […]

Romantic poetry expresses the self – originating and emotional poetry of the Romantic period. In William Blake’s life, he had an ever so mind changing an occurrence. After William Blake became married, he had an altercation with a man, John Schofield. After Schofield pressed charges and Blake was acquitted, Blake carried the burden of the […]

How does one define what a good life is? All of us have our own perception of what would consist of in a good life for ourselves. Many would probably say happiness, wealth, and love. Although, is this true for everyone? Most likely…. No. Plato had his own notion on what goodness, and the good […]

Chastity Chastity is the virtue that directs our sexual desires and attitudes toward the truth of love. It is the foundation and motivating force by which all acts of good are directed towards our neighbors and ourselves for the love of God. The virtue of Chastity is a reflection of honesty, faith, trust, and worshiping […]

Virtue Theory The Virtue Theory is one of the three main theories in normative ethics, which emphasizes virtues in determining moral character and what is good. It focuses on what makes a good person, rather than what makes a good action. In other words, The Virtue Theory is an agent-based approach to ethics, which asks […]

What is happiness? And can we define it individually or does it have to correspond with the society we live in? Every action aims at some good, and that good is defined by the majority of the community that we live in. And thus it pleases us to think that we are doing the right […]

According to Hepworth and Larsen (2009), there are five cardinal values of social work which are: service, social justice, the dignity and worth of the person, the importance of human relationships, integrity and competence. My personal and professional values are congruent with the cardinal values of the social work profession. One of the values is […]

Confucianism like Taoism are two of the most influential philosophies in Eastern culture. They not only provide a way of thinking but a way of life. While they both give the impression that they have similar philosophies, they focus on the individual, and the way or the path that the individual takes. They appear to […]

Family is the most important thing in my life because they’re my everything, my supporters and the people who will always love me through thick and thin. First of all, my family is all I could ask for; they’re the greatest gift I have in my life. ithout them I wouldn’t be who I am […]

In William Shakespeare’s play, Much Ado About Nothing, there are many themes present and one of those is the theme of love. Philia, Eros, and Agape are the three types of love present in the play and are what represent the theme of love. These three types of love, Philia, Eros, and Agape are expressed […]

Acquaintances operate at the level of justice, without feeling genuine affection for one another. Friendship builds off of acquaintanceship to include a varying degree of genuine affection. Aristotle’s levels of friendship do not include habituating justice between two people. This indescression suggests that it could be possible for two people to be friends without being […]

Morality has been a subject of great importance from past to present, and the concept of what is moral and what is not depends on one’s own culture, tradition, and beliefs, and may also vary from one individual to another, even when they have the same culture, tradition, philosophy or religion. The philosopher Aristotle have […]

Health care staff governed to perform their professional duties based on the practice acts from the professional licensing boards under the statutes of the states. The professional duties include the balance between competency in skills, and application of ethics that will help promote the provision of the quality of care to the public (Harris, 2008). […]

Thomas Jefferson is considered as one of the most influential personalities in the history of the US. Jefferson who was the third President of the United States is regarded as one of the most prominent figures in the US, is characteristically known for his ideological promotions of republicanism in his stint as the president. Some […]

The Georgian poets’ early penchant for euphemisms of the war is echoed in each of these poems. Walter De La Mare’s description of the soldiers as “warriors” and Sassoon’s use of “happy legion” are clearly far from the truth but are nonetheless effective in softening the mood and hiding the grim reality of the British […]

Plato’s ethics concerning well-being arise from the end of the discussion on justice where Thrasymachus articulates that justice is in fact merely a social contract whereby people agree not to inflict harm on others in return for not being harmed. Out of this rises the question well if this is all justice is, if it […]

Salieri’s religion is a major theme within the play; it is his Catholic values and beliefs that make the play so effective. At the start of Act 1 Salieri admits his lifelong desire for fame ‘yet only in one special way. Music! Absolute music’. He longed ‘to join al the composers who had celebrated His […]

Aristotle defines virtuous character in Nicomachean Ethical motives: Excellence [ of character ] , so is a province concerned with pick lying in a average relation to us. this being determined by ground and in the manner in which the adult male of practical wisdom would find it. He argues that our logical thinking which […]

Any dependence is a compulsive demand. When you have relationship dependence, you have a compulsive demand to be in a relationship whether it is good or bad for you. Sadly, many relationship nuts end up in opprobrious relationships, because they will set up with perfectly anything merely to be in a relationship. As with any […]

The dialogue opens up with Meno asking what virtue is and whether it could be taught. Socrates asks Meno for a general definition of virtue, since as Socrates points out, we cannot figure out if virtue can be taught if we do not have a clear idea what it is. Socrates is looking for a […]

velliIn St. Augustine’s book entitled Political Writings, one could see that Christianity plays a very important role in his view of politics. His opinion on the morality or lack of morality in politics, to me makes it more evident that Christianity persuades his views. Although it seems his writings have become quite well known and […]