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Hace 20 horas · That is, rejection of the traditional view was grounded not in the difference in utilized process, capacity, skill, virtue, or the like, between the good and bad case; but in an alleged difference between the evidence, ground, reason, “criterion,” or something similar, between the good and bad case—namely that the agent has a sound reason (/ground/evidence) in the good case but one that ...
Hace 20 horas · According to Aristotle, each virtue is a golden mean between two types of vices: excess and deficiency. For example, courage is a virtue that lies between the deficient state of cowardice and the excessive state of recklessness. Aristotle held that virtuous action leads to happiness and makes people flourish in life.
Hace 1 día · So long as you are getting what you actually want – whatever it is – things are going well for you.” – 487 The Problem of Defective Desires Ill-informed desires: thirsty and wanting to drink out of a river that you do not know is polluted Irrational desires: I do not want to see the dentist for a drilling even though I know it is best ...
Hace 1 día · Our understanding of law is greatly defective unless it includes and is based on a sound view of the role of law in practical reasoning. ... Judges, for their part, by virtue of decision rules, could restrict the scope of the exclusionary reasons, but this fact would never be part of the reasoning accessible to ordinary citizens.
Hace 20 horas · Excerpt from the. Apostolic Letter. Proclaiming Saint John of Avila, diocesan priest, a Doctor of the Universal Church. BENEDICTUS PP. XVI. FOR PERPETUAL REMEMBRANCE. St. John of Avila lived in the first half of the sixteenth century. He was born on 6 January 1499 or 1500 in Almodóvar del Campo (Ciudad Real, in the Archdiocese of Toledo).
Hace 3 días · Literature is so effective in giving us a foundational understanding of ourselves, our neighbours, and our shared human existence throughout history because it shows us the way of virtue, the truth of reason, and the beauty of the cosmos and our place within it. Jared Zimmerer interviews Joseph Pearce. Jared Zimmerer: Throughout your collection ...
Hace 3 días · The quote speaks of actions purified of all defects, suggesting that true detachment involves not only freedom from desire but also a commitment to acting with integrity and righteousness. When our actions are guided by purity of intention and a sense of moral responsibility, they become vehicles for self-expression and service rather than mere means to an end.
