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Virtue in Utopia by Sir Thomas More

until the Cardinal spoke, indicating that he took Hythlodays suggests seriously. Then the entire company began to voice general ap...

Virtue in Henry V and Brave New World

are eventually reintroduced to the "regular" world and everyone finds out that John was born of Linda (his mother) and they become...

Friendships and the Impact of Virtue or Lack of Virtue in William Shakespeare's Antony and Cleopatra, Romeo and Juliet, Hamlet, Macbeth, and Julius Caesar

both politically as well as personally. For Brutus, virtue was a trait that could never be compromised for it was synonymous with...

Shakespeare's Henry V as a Virtuous Hero

plot. There is little else that constitutes the plot other than Henry and his brilliant ability to dominate every situation. The...

Confucius and Aristotle Compared

and deficiency (McCartt, 2003). Moral virtue also follows this pattern, although in this regard Aristotle refers to it as the "Go...

English Literature and Virtue

when the Beowulf poet writes "Fate always goes as it must" (43) and "Fate often saves an undoomed man when his courage is good" (...

Boeing Company and Theories of Ethics

2004). John Stuart Mills, in his book Utilitarianism, further stated that not all forms of pleasure were of equal value (Free-Defi...

Comparing Confucius' and Aristotle's Perspectives on Virtue

spoke of virtue as something equated with wisdom. Yet he also "spoke more expansively of justice, courage, temperance, magnificenc...

Pleasurable Virtue in Laurence Stern's A Sentimental Journey

also indicates that he would much rather be known as a man who may have been ridiculous at times perhaps, or misunderstood, but th...

Humility and Benjamin Franklin

of his accomplishments, many of which are successful. One of the problems in the writings of a man outlining his own accomplishme...

Implications of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act

of the marketplace by big business (Bittlingmayer, 2002). Catanzaro (2000) accuses President Richard Nixon of using antitrust law ...

Critiquing Epictetus's Philosophy

what one wants, and visualizing it, that one will eventually be free from the gnawing desire. This is true either through attainme...

Moral Attributes and History of Balzac's Colonel Chabert

shocked when driving a short distance from the slums of inner cities to the world of wealthy suburbs?" But it is not...

How Aristotle Defines the Good Life

philosopher, would aid in curtailing discord while broadening the trust that must exist between peoples. Using the Myth of ...

Republic by Plato and its Concepts

importance and children were to be guarded from superfluous information to come from for example poetry and literature. Rather, th...

Christian Virtue, a Pagan Villain, and 'Sir Gawain and the Green Knight'

In ten pages this paper discusses how Christian virtue is reinforced through the pagan villain in this Medieval epic. Two sources...

Concepts of Honor and Virtue in Literary Works 'Henry IV Part I,' 'The Canterbury Tales,' and 'Sir Gawain and the Green Knight'

In five pages virtue and honor are examined in a comparative analysis of these three classics of Medieval and English literature. ...

Virtue in Machiavelli's The Prince

This paper discusses the ways in which virtue is portrayed in The Prince. This five page paper has four sources listed in the bib...

Envy and Virtue in Volpone by Ben Jonson

An ethical analysis of Jonson's satirical work is presened in a paper consisting of a six page discussion that the world is driven...

Virtue and Socrates

This paper consists of five pages and discusses how virtue is exemplified by the Greek philosopher Socrates with 2 Platonic dialog...

Virtue in Protagoras by Plato

In fifteen pages this paper considers the connection between wisdom, holiness, justice, courage, temperance and virtue as revealed...

The 'Many' Virtues of Protagoras by Plato

In three pages this paper considers how Plato's text reveals virtue to be not a single entity but rather deeply connected to other...

Virtue as Defined by Aristotle and Plato

In six pages virtue as defined by the philosophies of Aristotle and Plato and their continuity are examined. There are 5 sources ...

Virtue, the Soul, and the Philosophical Processes of Inquiry by Plato and Aristotle

VI of "Nicomachean Ethics", goodness under the concept presented by Plato suggests almost an unattainable element, and it was Aris...

Acquiring Virtue According to Aristotle

In four pages the ways in which Aristotle believes virtue is acquired within the perspective of prudence as discussed in his treat...

Virtue as Perceived by Epictetus and Aristotle

In five pages this essay contrasts and compares the views of these ancient philosophers regarding the patience virtue. There are ...

Friendship and Marriage According to Barbara Whitehead and Aristotle

In a paper consisting of seven pages the concept of marriage rooted in friendship is a view shared by Barbara Whitehead and Aristo...

Utilitarianism, Virtue, and Ethics

In six pages this paper considers relatives of people suffering from debilitative diseases such as Alzheimer's and concludes that ...

Modern Human Behavior and Theory of Classical Virtue

perceived as many as a disruptive social group, but for the members, there is no greater ethical or virtuous element than the dedi...

Robert Bolt's A Man for All Seasons and Thomas More's Virtue

In two pages this paper examines how the virtue of Thomas More is represented by Robert Bolt in A Man for All Seasons. There is n...