Sentence examples for acting virtuously from inspiring English sources
Stoics believed it was always appropriate to act virtuously, but acting virtuously can only occur when a man is "perfectly good", and since men are not "perfectly good" then physicians cannot act virtuously, in other words, be morally perfect.
Rather, he simply assumes that a person's success gives him or her conclusive reasons to act, and he argues that success requires acting virtuously.
Virtuous persons, on the other hand, enjoy who they are and take pleasure in acting virtuously.
Further, there may even be some good to acting virtuously even if circumstances guarantee a tragic outcome.
What he must have in mind, when he says that virtue makes the goal right, is that deliberation typically proceeds from a goal that is far more specific than the goal of attaining happiness by acting virtuously.
Initially, this requires following rules but the intention is that the agent develop virtuously, and regard acting morally as a joy.
For instance, Aristotle's model of a virtuous agent contrasts with merely enkratic agents who must struggle to act virtuously.
They felt that if a man could be trained to think correctly, then he could learn to act virtuously.
Even though physicians as humans are not perfect, and thus cannot act virtuously, nonetheless they can make appropriate decisions, take appropriate actions, and "do the right thing".
By being mindful of what you are thinking or doing and alert to whether it is non-virtuous and/or meaningless, you can learn to quickly recognize when you have fallen into the trap of acting non-virtuously out of habit and ignorance.
