highest virtue
1virtue — noun 1 (U) formal moral goodness of character and behaviour: a man of the highest virtue opposite vice 2 (C) a particular good quality in someone s character: Among her many virtues are loyalty, courage and truthfulness. 3 (C, U) an advantage… …
2Virtue — • According to its etymology the word virtue (Latin virtus) signifies manliness or courage Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Virtue Virtue …
3Virtue epistemology — is a contemporary philosophical approach to epistemology that stresses the importance of intellectual (epistemic) virtues. It combines the central tenants of virtue theory (also called “virtue ethics”), with classical epistemological… …
4Virtue — (Latin virtus ; Greek Polytonic|ἀρετή) is moral excellence. Personal virtues are characteristics valued as promoting individual and collective well being, and thus good by definition. The opposite of virtue is vice.Etymologically the word virtue… …
5virtue — virtueless, adj. virtuelessness, n. /verr chooh/, n. 1. moral excellence; goodness; righteousness. 2. conformity of one s life and conduct to moral and ethical principles; uprightness; rectitude. 3. chastity; virginity: to lose one s virtue. 4. a …
6The Highest Good — The Highest Good † Catholic Encyclopedia ► The Highest Good We always act with a view to some good. The good is the object which all pursue, and for the sake of which they always act , says Plato (Republic, I, vi). His disciple… …
7Heroic Virtue — • St. Augustine first applied the pagan title of hero to the Christian martyrs Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Heroic Virtue Heroic Virtue …
8Good, Highest, The — • (1)Utilitarianism, when the highest good is identified with happiness; (2)Rational Deontologism, when the highest good is identified with virtue or duty; (3)Rational Eudæmonism, or tempered Deontologism, when both virtue and happiness are… …
9Heroic virtue — is a phrase coined by Augustine of Hippo to describe the virtue of early Christian martyrs. The Greek pagan term hero described a person with possibly superhuman abilities and great goodness, and it connotes a degree of bravery, fame, and… …
10Republic of Virtue — The Republic of Virtue was a period in French history (1793 1794) where Maximilien Robespierre remained in power. The Republic of Virtue was part of the de Christianization of the French Revolution. The de Christianization process included the… …
