Sentence examples for idea of virtue from inspiring English sources
The idea of virtue triumphing over greed was always a celluloid dream.
For her, politics had to conform to an idea of virtue.
Today's virtue ethicists obviously don't think so, but they have nevertheless struggled to come up with an account of human nature that would give some definite content to the idea of virtue.
Because Hillary's politics have always been joined to an idea of virtue, and because she is a woman, the suspicions about her have been the greater, even on the left.
One final interesting set of results centers on the idea of virtue as a pre-requisite for wellbeing.
Whilst within the law clear reference is normally made to an ethics of (mere) compliance with the duty, the idea of virtue implies the reference to an "ethics of excellence" (Fuller 1969).
Prospective responsibility therefore emphasises the (pro active dimension of responsibility that is captured by the idea of virtue-responsibility.
It draws upon ideas of virtue and vocation in the economy that are out of fashion, but necessary for our country as we defend ourselves from a repetition of the vices that led to the financial crash and its subsequent debt and deficit.
On a bulk, in a cellar, or in a glasshouse among thieves and beggars, was to be found the author of The Wanderer,…the man whose remarks on life might have assisted the statesman, whose ideas of virtue might have enlightened the moralist, whose eloquence might have influenced senates, and whose delicacy might have polished courts.
Johnson thought that Savage's poverty cost society a great deal: On a bulk, in a cellar, or in a glasshouse among thieves and beggars, was to be found the author of The Wanderer,…the man whose remarks on life might have assisted the statesman, whose ideas of virtue might have enlightened the moralist, whose eloquence might have influenced senates, and whose delicacy might have polished courts.
A further variety of religious pacifism is closely connected with the ideas of virtue ethics.
