All the writers view the importance of "Virtue Ethics" as an opportunity to learn Self-Understanding and Critical Awareness from where real freedom is attained. ... Rand articulately rejects the view that in order to succeed one must conform to the practices of one's company or profession even if one finds them unethical. ... To support his view, Rand describes an anecdote about a man called Howard Roark, a brilliant young architect of a modern school, whose bold and innovative designs are rejected by large segments of the society. ... This statement clearly shows that he is a p...

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This paper will present a case study involving two companies that may have opposing views relating to ethical operations. ... All employees of both companies must understand the importance of shared views relating to ethics. ...

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Courage is most commonly viewed in a warrior's fearless behavior in the face of certain death. ... It may also promise eternal harmony in a future life, but these views are slowly becoming irrelevant to modern perception as war is viewed as a means to end all wars, and are not as common of an occurrence. ... Sometimes immoral deeds are unintentionally created due to ignorance in a certain situation, but this is affects the soul in a different way, as opposed to being a burden on one's virtuous connection to one's soul. ...

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Socrates attempts to show that certain beliefs and attitudes of justice and its nature are inadequate or inconsistent, and present a way in which those views about justice are to be overcome. ... Though their views are different and even opposed, the way all three discourse about justice and power reveal that they assume the relation between the two to be separate. ...

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To a certain extent Socrates is in agreement with Glaucon's notion that the majority [errantly] view justice otherwise, as they see it as a burden only practiced for it's consequences (Republic 94). ... While all of these are crucial components of a contemplative life, Aristotle views prudence as being the most significant, much in the same way that Socrates did justice. ...

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