Utilitarianism irritates people because it reduces moral deliberation to calculation, because it doesn't license high-minded high-falutin' rhetoric about virtues, values or respect for persons, and because it doesn't provide quick, easy answers to questions about the legitimacy of torture or other vexed moral issues.
In a free and democratic nation we have virtues, values, and beliefs that we are open to share, vet, and pursue.
The prominence of a Brahmin in Indian society was directly related to his virtues, values, knowledge and practice of the scriptures.
Based on the research which has shown what are the most important virtues, values and skills for pupils, teachers and parents, a training program for teachers was prepared and conducted.
In itself, therefore, toleration is not a virtue or value; it can only be a value if backed by the right normative reasons.
He credited the British for never having denied that virtue has value on its own; for never having made it just an instrument of happiness.
Patience is a virtue in value investing and, like Graham, I tend to pay attention to the scale more than the ballot box.
The relation between politics and knowledge, the meaning of justice as a virtue, the value of the military courage which all Greek cities prized in their citizens, all seem to have been central topics of Socratic conversation.
They glorify and market these sins to the world like they have intrinsic virtue and value, all the while trapping men in grievous sins they will never be able to escape.
Apart from fine figures on inflation, growth, reduced deficit, employment, strong currency and reserves, German politicians do look with admiration at "hardworking" Turks (a virtue they value highly), when they compare them with the Mediterranean citizens of the EU.
