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  1. Sep 2, 2016 · Aristotle defined vice and virtue as: vice is an excess or deficiency of virtue, and virtue is the mean between two accompanying vices that exists within a “sphere”. [9] For example, in the sphere of “getting and spending”, “charity” is the virtuous mean (the balance) between “greed” and “wasteful extravagance”.

  2. Sep 21, 2023 · Virtues are character traits or dispositions about a person that help them be a good overall person. Artistic virtues make one a good artist; social virtues make us likeable to others, and ethical virtues help us to promote flourishing in our own lives and the lives of others. The intellectual virtues are like these—they help us be better ...

  3. Vice and virtue are two contrasting concepts that represent the moral compass of individuals. Vice refers to behaviors or actions that are considered immoral, unethical, or harmful to oneself or others. It encompasses traits such as greed, dishonesty, and selfishness. On the other hand, virtue represents qualities that are morally good, ethical ...

  4. Jul 18, 2003 · Virtue ethics is currently one of three major approaches in normative ethics. It may, initially, be identified as the one that emphasizes the virtues, or moral character, in contrast to the approach that emphasizes duties or rules (deontology) or that emphasizes the consequences of actions (consequentialism). Suppose it is obvious that someone ...

  5. Jul 9, 1999 · Virtue Epistemology. Contemporary virtue epistemology (hereafter ‘VE’) is a diverse collection of approaches to epistemology. At least two central tendencies are discernible among the approaches. First, they view epistemology as a normative discipline. Second, they view intellectual agents and communities as the primary focus of epistemic ...

  6. The concepts of virtue and vice identify a distinctive set of goods and evils, ones that are aspects of human excellence unlike, say, the values of feeling pleasure or pain. On a broad conception, virtue and vice are found in many aspects of our lives, so there are not only moral virtues such as benevolence and courage but also intellectual ...

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  8. Due to the diverse conceptualizations of virtue and vice, various classifications of virtues and vices coexist in medieval moral thought. The most widespread catalogue of moral virtues is the Platonic quartet of the cardinal virtues (prudence, justice, fortitude, and temperance); the term “cardinal virtues” was actually coined by Ambrose of Milan.

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