It has been suggested that philosophers should adopt a methodology largely inspired by mathematics and the “mathematical” virtues of rigor, clarity, precision are also fundamental philosophical virtues. In reply, this paper argues some excellent philosophy lacks these too much emphasis on mathematical excludes potentially valuable forms discourse makes profession less diverse than it be. Unduly...

This study looked at the individual difference correlates of self-rated character strengths and virtues. In all, 280 adults completed a short 24-item measure of strengths, a short personality measure of the Big Five traits and a fluid intelligence test. The Cronbach alphas for the six higher order virtues were satisfactory but factor analysis did not confirm the a priori classification yielding...

the household of the prophet (a) have played a significant role in explaining and interpreting the verses of qur'an. in addition to shia interpreters, sunni interpreters too have benefited much from these interpretations. they mostly refer to the virtues and the high status of the household (a) in their interpretations that show the elevated position of ahl al-bayt (as) in the interpretati...

The present study aims to examine the relationship between trait resilience and virtues in the context of trauma. A total of 537 participants who attended the preliminary investigation and completed the Life Events Checklist were screened. Of these participants, 142 suffered from personal traumatic experiences in the past year; these individuals were qualified and invited to respond to online q...

This research is in the task of establishing high quality human being, which needs to be corrected when individual morality deviates from normal state. The kings lived with fame by giving a proper explanation and disrespect. Society puts forth certain moral principles that must followed beings lead happiest life. Although there lot internal literature reflects life, external philosophies values...

This paper offers a reading of the seventh chapter of Beyond Good and Evil, and in particular, a solution to its puzzle.Nietzsche titled that chapter “Our Virtues,” and this immediately generates a puzzle because the opening words of the chapter comprise the question, “Our virtues?” The puzzle, then, is that there might not be any subject matter for this chapter—unlike, say, “On the Prejudices ...

Virtue ethics has long provided fruitful resources for the study of issues in medical ethics. In particular, study of the moral virtues of the good doctor-like kindness, fairness and good judgement-have provided insights into the nature of medical professionalism and the ethical demands on the medical practitioner as a moral person. Today, a substantial literature exists exploring the virtues i...

This book is a prolegomenon to a study of human virtues in their connections with emotions and related affective / motivational states. Accordingly, it is a contribution to the broad and diverse field of “ethics,” in particular to the subfield sometimes known as “moral psychology.” Initiated (or rather, revived) fifty years ago by Elizabeth Anscombe’s “Modern Moral Philosophy” (1958) and given ...

The return to the virtuous physician, in medical ethics, is the key point of the ethical model proposed by Pellegrino. Following MacIntyre thinking, Pellegrino introduces the "medical virtues" concept, alma mater idea of his reforming proposal. This article describes the thinking of the author from three different outlooks: 1) an approach to the theory of virtue; 2) the ends of Medicine and vir...