What is the virtue of apology?

A sincere apology allows you to let people know you’re not proud of what you did, and won’t be repeating the behavior. That lets people know you’re the kind of person who is generally careful not to hurt others and puts the focus on your better virtues, rather than on your worst mistakes.

What does Aristotle mean when he says that virtue lies in a mean between two extremes?

What does Aristotle mean when he says that virtue is a mean between two extremes? Virtue is the mean because “the vices respectively fall short of or exceed what is right in both passions and actions, while virtue both finds and chooses that which is intermediate.”

What does my greatest virtue mean?

Virtue is the quality of being morally good. At first virtue meant manliness or valor, but over time it settled into the sense of moral excellence. Virtue can also mean excellence in general. One of your virtues might be your generous willingness to help out your friends.

What do you think is your greatest virtue?

Truth is the highest virtue, but higher still is truthful living.

What is virtue according to Aristotle?

Aristotle explains what virtues are in some detail. They are dispositions to choose good actions and passions, informed by moral knowledge of several sorts, and motivated both by a desire for characteristic goods and by a desire to perform virtuous acts for their own sake.

Is Love the greatest of all virtues?

In his letter to the Corinthian church Paul says that love is the greatest of all the virtues. This lesson gives some reasons why this is so. In the famous passage in I Corinthians 13:1-7 Paul the Apostle extolls the virtues of Christian love:

What is the Manliest of Roman virtues?

But, I think the manliest of Roman virtues are: (1) Courage; (2) Wisdom; and (3) Integrity. When you add to these the three most important Christian virtues: (1) Fidelity; (2) Courtesy; and (3) Self-Control you get all six pointing back to the ultimate expression of spirited excellence: High Ambition.

Why is love the greatest?

Why Love is the Greatest 1 Love is Eternal Faith and hope are necessary to bring us to salvation and maintain our spiritual lives while we are here on earth. 2 God is Love John didn’t say, God is faith or God is hope – he said, “God is love” ( I John 4:8 ). 3 Love is Power

What are virtues according to Aristotle?

According to Aristotle, virtues are character. dispositions. or personality traits. This focus on our dispositions and our character, rather than our actions in isolation, is what earns Aristotelian Virtue Ethics the label of being an agent- centered moral theory rather than an act-centered moral theory.