He believes that, "children can be taught values and courage without religion" (Brandt 190). ... Parents still should be a part of creating moral values for their children to live by. ... Rushing states in his comments on Brandt's essay, "Children can be taught moral values and courage without religion" ( Rushing 194). ... He believes that "children can be taught values and courage without religion" (190). I believe children can be taught values and courage without religion, but need religion as a sense of security. ...

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Adequate intellectual and moral development is necessary to fulfill these standards of virtue. ... Moderation between two extremes of self-necessity and desire is what Aristotle defines as moral behavior. ... During an age of constant warfare, the virtue of courage was very highly valued. The state of courage can be found between the extremes of rashness and cowardice. Courage is most commonly viewed in a warrior's fearless behavior in the face of certain death. ...

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For most, morality is an accepted moral standard which preaches a moral lesson and displays honorable deeds. ... During his study of human nature and the behavioral characteristics of men, Machiavelli noticed how people are drawn to leaders with commendable virtues, such as courage, valor, and honesty. This led him to suggest that the prince should give the illusion of having such moral qualities that the people admired. ... Machiavelli stressed the importance of maintaining the image of appearing moral because people believe in the images they see. ... The prince needs to sacrifice his own se...

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In The Song of Roland: Shame and Honor, we are presented with the moral tensions that a noble hero must face. ... Although the decision involved a long struggle within himself, he did what no other warrior on that field had the courage to do. ... His courage allowed him to be willing to die at the site after sounding the horn. ...

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In all of these scenarios collective consciousness has some form of negative effect deriving from the fact that for collective consciousness to work the problem at hand must be universalized and thus oversimplified, distancing the people who subscribe to the collective consciousness from the particulars (and moral specifics) of the problem. ... Religion is introduced to Huck as a moral code and as a judgment system, but he recognizes (somewhat unknowingly) that the collective consciousness of religion oversimplified things and does not necessarily fit (in the concrete terms he learned about mo...

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Socrates was a man who did not believe that Greek philosophy should only focus on the nature and origin of the universe, but instead in moral problems and how people should best live their lives. ... His examination of such moral ideas and courage were the leading sources to what the population of Athens thought of him and voted against him because of his questioning of the gods and of holiness. ... Socrates reminded me of the fact that being true to your own moral code is the most important thing in life. ... Though I do believe that people should still go for the best option that they can ...

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He believed that this moral virtue, of which happiness comes from, is a matter of avoiding extremes in behavior and finding the mean between them. ... Aristotle felt that through the four qualities of wisdom, courage, temperance, and justice, could a person be led to happiness. ... Moral decisions are ultimately made on the basis of what God commands, not what reason tells us. ... Perhaps God's will is revealed in sacred texts of great moral caliber - but which ones? ...

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Within the time of Beowulf there existed a heroic code, which placed its values upon strength, courage and loyalty. All judgments, both moral and those concerning warfare were based upon the edicts of this code. ... So I was spared,/for fate often favors an unmarked man/ if he keeps his courage (505-509) Though Beowulf is conveyed as a "good" or "just" character, his war-like personality clashes with many of the Christian ideals, such as meekness and the virtues of poverty. ...

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They are educated from earliest childhood to act in harmony with the four excellences of human nature: wisdom, moderation, courage, and justice. ... Courage appears through their understanding that death should not be feared because they know that the essence of things, like human souls, is eternal. ... Because of their wisdom and moral character, philosophers cannot enter the political arena. ...

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This would be the central idea behind Plato's depiction of an ideal society, in which the individual hoped above all else to practice virtues, such as wisdom, moderation, courage, and justice, in order to preserve a sustainable and prosperous society. ... He does this as a "political animal"," which possesses the supreme ability of speech and communication for the main purpose of conveying sound moral judgment and decision making....

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Beowulf's strong moral character demonstrated how one that is Godly is a good person. ... Both of them had quests to protect innocent people from evil; both were blessed by God; both fought with great courage and pride. ...

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For instance, the lonely person goes to the Internet to meet someone because they do not have the courage to meet someone in an authentic manner; this creates a dependency on the Internet and reduces the motivation and courage to meet authentic people in an authentic manner. ...

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Why Religion? Has it ever crossed your mind why we have a religion? What about why having a belief in religion is so important to have? Should all religions be alike? And most importantly, should we follow them? These are the questions men and women are faced with all the time. Religion is said ...

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Human Nature in Antigone Human nature plays an essential role in all of Greek drama. It is usually the backbone of most plots and also the basis behind the moral lessons taught in each play. Human nature is an especially significant aspect of the Greek drama Antigone, by Sophocles. In this dr...

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Emerson argues that important moral rights are missing from the politicians of his day. ... The Imperial system, prophetic system to West is the truth from Jesus and profits being ethical, doing the right thing and having courage. ...

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