As MacIntyre pointed out, society values the vain status associated with honor rather than the virtue from which honor is derived. Not only is magnanimity a virtue and therefore necessary for human flourishing, but society needs it. Magnanimity landed on the moon, it sailed to new worlds, it...
interests, and values, fostering a positive and healthy sense of identity.In conclusion, fostering independence in childhood development is essential for a child’s overall growth and well-being. Parents, educators, and society as a...
I’d prefer no enforcement of even the old morals. It makes most of us Odds distinctly uncomfortable, when any societal normal is rigidly enforced. And it makes it difficult for creativity and invention to flourish. But that’s where we’re headed if we don’t rein in this semantic ...
But what is not done with pleasure but merely as compulsory service has no inner worth for one who attends to his duty in this way and such service is not loved by him; instead, he shirks as much as possible occasions for practicing virtue.” Kant, 6:484, Metaphysics of Morals in ...
When it comes to homeschooling I used to lie all the time. I didn’t want to hurt anybodies’ feelings. People would ask mewhy I homeschool, and what was I supposed to tell them? “Well gee, I don’t know. I guess we homeschool because we don’t want our kids raised in a Go...
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