Sentence examples for according to virtue from inspiring English sources

Lipsius correctly understood that 'living in accordance with nature' was equivalent to "living according to virtue," so that the goal was harmony with nature, with the universal law of the world and with the particular rational nature of man.

According to "virtue ethics," morality cannot be captured in a universal code; the right thing to do in a particular situation is what a virtuous person would do.

In The Fable of the Bees, first printed in 1714 and much worked over, some deluded bees resolve to act according to virtue, with disastrous consequences for their industry and their colony.

According to virtue epistemology, the order of analysis ought to be reversed.

He mentions what he takes to be the motto of desertism: 'justice is happiness according to virtue' (1971, 310).

According to virtue ethics, the value of an action depends on the virtues of the person who chooses that action.

According to pure virtue epistemology, epistemic virtues and vices are sui generis.

According to the virtue tradition, in order to perform a virtuous action, one must have the right dictates associated with the relevant virtue.

"According to Dante, Virtue and Knowledge save Man from brutality," the ad copy reads.

Top government officials should be chosen according to their virtue and wisdom, and not simply technical and administrative ability.

According to Aristotle, "virtue makes good those who possess it, in other words, it perfects them".