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A more robust sociology of virtue might begin with the realization that the power of moral sentiment so often fails us.
Herbart's Doctrine of Ideas naturally leads to the notion of virtue or human excellence, for "the ideal, complete realization of inner freedom [just] is the virtue of the individual" (Weiss 1928: 145; cf. SW II: 409, ff., esp. 411 12).
If virtue is the realization of human freedom, then the goal of Herbartian education is to make the child capable of living virtuously, viz., by forming the pupil's character.
This realization enables us to see virtue's goodness without having encountered a real-life instance of virtue (for the Stoics, the fully wise are rarely or never encountered).
Even if there is no systematic or general way to resolve any given conflict of values, there may be some value in virtue of which the realization of one value ranks against realization of the other.
Moore G (2012) The virtue of governance, the governance of virtue.
Mr. Khodorkovsky is no paragon of virtue.
They were visionaries of virtue.
Hers is a story of virtue victorious.
Virtues and Vices of Virtue Epistemology: John Greco.35.
Aristotle distinguishes between two kinds of virtue: there's virtues of thought and virtues of character.
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