“…Loss of virtue in a female is irretrievable; that one false step involves her in endless ruin; that her reputation is no less brittle than … Read More ›
Tag: virtue
Movie critics try to reduce the beloved Christmas film, It’s a Wonderful Life, to a proverb: “Virtue is its own reward.” “Money is the root of all … Read More ›
I don’t go on Facebook much these days, but every so often I pop on to check for one thing or another and happen to … Read More ›
This past year I tutored a high school freshman in introductory science. We will call him Adam. Adam struggled mightily with most of the subjects … Read More ›
In Nichomachean Ethics, Aristotle examines the “magnanimous,” or great-souled, man, who is by definition the superior representative of goodness. Centuries later, Niccolò Machiavelli counters Aristotle’s … Read More ›
It is often when we are abroad that we see the best and the worst of people. There is a reason for the enduring stereotype … Read More ›
When I first saw the play Measure for Measure, still my favorite of Shakespeare’s plays, I thought it presented a difficult moral question. For those not familiar, … Read More ›