Likewise, if someone on the Right suggested "prudence" as a virtue, it would probably be attacked by the Left as a religiously motivated plot to oppress the disenfranchised masses.
Its problem is that it can never seem to capitalize on its front-runner status, lacking the financial might of Sony and the let's-get-it-right-first prudence of Nintendo.
The White House's latest foray into media criticism has exposed it to criticism, as journalists from left to right question its prudence.
There were nods to the left, nods to the right, nods to prudence, nods to the public sector, nods to the need for greater efficiency.
But right now I think prudence is a better strategy.
You would want to avoid many of these countries right now out of prudence, because they're in a state of civil war.
Prudence is often associated with excess concern about the appearance of right and wrong, but true prudence is concerned with the heart of that which is right and not some mere facade of morality.
Ironically, that approach (including sovereigns' resort to prudence and the right of necessity) had previously been considered a strength, but Kant saw it as little more than a recipe for endless war.
In the media, we're guiltier than most, especially of one of Tetlock's guiding principles: "strike the right balance between under and overconfidence, between prudence and decisiveness".
If you act according to what you believe to be right, you will ultimately be acting in prudence based on your foundational principles.
Williams believed that there were no objectively true answers to questions of right and wrong, or even to questions of prudence.
