virtue

Context: Peter was addressing those of like faith (of equal standing) as him and the other NT apostles. He let us know that God’s divine power has granted to us all things that pertain to life and godliness, and that we have all been called to God’s own glory and excellence, by which he has...

What do you think is the best (most effective?) approach to ethics? There are generally three schools of normative ethical theories (taken from IEP article linked below): 1. Virtue Theories: Stress the importance of developing good habits of character, such as benevolence (e.g. Aristotle). 2...

The Western culture has been sinking deeper and deeper into vanity. I feel that, in our society, virtue has become degenerated from something that is valued in itself to something valued as a rhetorical tool. We have developed into a sort of 'hype culture' where a virtuous action is principally...

Does anyone know of people integrating a virtue ethics and a care ethics? I don't think we can come up with a comprehensive set of 'rules' adequate to life. Which means it is more about orientation and commitment. I think we should be able to elaborate a Christian virtue ethics and...

“According as his divine power hath given unto us all things that pertain unto life and godliness through the knowledge of him that hath called us to glory and virtue”—2Peter 1:3 The word ‘virtue’ as used in the opening text above, is translated from the Greek word, ‘arete’...

Some little background: I was born and grew up in a Christian family, and while we did have some testing and difficulties at some point, just like in any family, I never stopped wishing to become a true Christian man, with strong feelings of love and commitment for God and country. Outside...