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Virtue

A virtue (Latin: virtus) is a trait of excellence, including traits that may be moral, social, or intellectual. The cultivation and refinement of virtue is held to be the "good of humanity" and thus is valued as an end purpose of life or a foundational principle of being. In human practical ethics, a virtue is a disposition to choose actions that succeed…

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MaatAncient EgyptianTruthBalanceOrder
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Modern philosophers' views

RationalistRené DescartesSovereign goodZenoEpicurus
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LoveKindnessJoyAwePity
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Overview

LatinVirtusMoralGoodValued
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related to Further reading · 61
Virtue → Are Explained, August, Bellarmine, CA, Catholic Encyclopedia, Catholic Religion, Cato Institute, Century, Chap, Charles, Christian Perfection, Christianity, Complete Catechism, Complete Conduct Principles, David, Deharbe, Den Uyl, Douglas, Dying Well, Fauss
related to External links · 32
Virtue → Access, Adams, Alfano, BBC, BBC Radio, California State University, February, Galen Strawson, Greco, Greek Virtue, Happiness, In Our Time, Insight, John, July, List, Mark, May, Meaning, Miranda Fricker
related to Friedrich Nietzsche · 13
Virtue → According, Because, Beethoven, Beyond Good, Evil, Finally, For Friedrich Nietzsche, Goethe, Higher, In, Nietzsche, Nietzsche's, The
related to Virtues as emotions · 12
Virtue → Beautiful, Emotion, Feeling, Immanuel Kant, Marc Jackson, Marc Johnson's, Observations, Psyche, Sublime, The, These, To
see also · 11
Virtue → AhimsaBushidoCivic, Asatru, Humanity, Ideal, Level, List, Noble Virtues, NonviolenceOmoluwabiPrussian, Odinism, Seven GrandfathersValue, Value
related to In modern psychology · 10
Virtue → After, Character Strengths, Christopher Peterson, Cognitive Strengths, Martin Seligman, Social Strengths, Some, Temperance Strengths, These, Virtues
related to Platonic virtue · 10
Virtue → Fortitude, Greek, Justice, Latin, Plato, Prudence, Sophia, Temperance, The, Wisdom
related to René Descartes · 9
Virtue → Descartes, For, For Epicurus, Men, Rationalist, Regarding Aristotle's, René Descartes, Zeno, Zeno's
related to Chivalric virtues in medieval Europe · 8
Virtue → CE, Charlemagne, Church, GodDefend, Holy Roman Emperor, In, Kingdom, Love GodLove
related to Vice as opposite · 8
Virtue → As Aristotle, For, Latin, One, The, Vice, Vices, Virtues

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virtues also one latin moral life right justice wisdom good love considered list may courage example god ethics concept character

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Virtueis adisposition to choose actions that succeed in showing high moral standards0.90text
Virtueis aexcellence at being human.Intellectual virtuesAristotle also identifies the0.90text
Virtueis aelusive concept0.90text
Virtueis avice0.90text
friendship or physical affectioninstance ofthe Christian virtue of love is sometimes called charity and at other times a Greek word agape is used to contrast the love of God and the love of humankind from other types of…0.80text
faḍlinstance ofbut there are other Islamic terms to describe virtue0.80text
Ahimsa must be re-examined when one is faced with war or violence from the aggressivenessinstance ofit explains that a virtue0.80text
immaturityinstance ofit explains that a virtue0.80text
or ignorance of others.JainismIn Jainisminstance ofit explains that a virtue0.80text
attainment of kaivalya is possible only if the seeker possesses certain virtuesinstance ofit explains that a virtue0.80text
or ignorance of othersinstance ofit explains that a virtue0.80text
Virtuerelated to Ancient IndiaWhile0.60section

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