This last feature may not seem like an epistemic virtue, but the reasons one has to form a conviction are reasons to act on that conviction and it is perhaps an epistemic virtue of an agent that they accord full value to these reasons in practical matters (Scherkoske 2011, 199).
We cannot be certain that what we are doing is right … But we do believe that we must act on our conviction that the church now needs the special and different gifts of women.
Winnie wasn't always very popular with his colleagues for switching political parties as often as his shirts, but it takes a special kind of far-sighted man to have the courage to act on their conviction that what is in the good of his own career is also in the best interests of their country.
Colleges and universities need then to act on that conviction in a practical way.
Some will say that the continuation of futile treatment in the context of organ donation can be seen as the use of patients as a means rather than an end, but in case of a positive record in the DR and consent of the relatives of the patient who act on the conviction of the will of the patient, continued treatment can also be seen as an end and not as a means.
Under the circumstances, according to Weber, a modern individual tends to act only on one's own aesthetic impulse and arbitrary convictions that cannot be communicated in the eventuality; the majority of those who cannot even act on their convictions, or the "last men who invented happiness" à la Nietzsche, lead the life of a "cog in a machine".
Act on your convictions Perhaps surprisingly, however, just being aware of an issue doesn't seem to have a link with taking action.
He says he admires Adrian for having the courage to act on his convictions, whereas he, Tony, chose tidiness and safety: "I recycle; I clean and decorate my flat to keep up its value.
After the article appeared and I was on the street, I decided to act on my convictions.
This creates a requirement not only for people who can act quickly, but [for] those who can think fast with the courage to act on their convictions.
