moral virtues ppt

Moral values are too often missing from our educational curricula today. The cardinal virtues are the four primary moral virtues. These virtues are called moral virtues because they dispose us to lead moral, or good lives, by aiding us to treat persons and things in the right way, that is, according to the will of God. Kant would reject the insights of virtue ethics. Alasdair MacIntyre in his book entitled After Virtue, discusses the idea that virtues need to be derived from the area of thinking they were born into, and consequently practiced within. In essence, all moral traits, decisions, ideals can be regarded as being virtuous within on school of thought or another. These values are perennial in any society only their meaning and application can change in somewhat measure from one society to another or from one individual to another. Virtue is excellence, or doing your best – reaching your highest potential for good. • Courage is the reasonable mean between cowardice and foolhardiness or rashness. Key values such as freedom, peace and equity and key virtues such as honesty and respect are globally recognized as core for living together in human dignity. 2) Moral virtues • A moral virtue is the ability to be reasonable in actions, desires and emotions. Virtue Ethics Virtue and the Moral Life—Bernard Mayo We learn the most about ethics by looking at the lives of saints and heroes. Moral virtue is a mean (mid point) because a given society by its very nature has a concenses as to what constitutes moral behaviour -- and the society tends to impose some degree of adherence to that standard. The theological virtues perfect or complete our interior being; the moral virtues perfect or complete our exterior being. The moral groundings of a society and an individual are always based on these values or virtues of truthfulness, compassion, courage, modesty and forgiveness.

--Besides the theological virtues of faith, hope, and charity, there are other virtues, called moral virtues.

The moral virtues are related to Faith, Hope, and Charity by being an outgrowth and completion of the theological virtues. Saints and heroes primarily give us examples to follow. All human’s have potential for virtue, goodness, and to shape good character. Moral virtues can best be acquired through practice and habit. and useable to all kinds of “virtue”. The English word cardinal comes from the Latin word cardo, which means "hinge." The theoretical framework of moral education is supported by moral philosophy, moral psychology and moral educational practices (Han, 2014).

Virtues guide our conduct according to the dictates of faith and reason, leading us toward freedom based on self-control and toward joy in living a good moral life. The moral virtues flow from Faith, Hope, and Charity (Love). Virtue is a mean lying between two vices. Beyond the scope of promoting rational pro‐social skills or virtues, moral education of real human value should cultivate the meaningful and personally The list of values and virtues in these 32 articles is neither random nor exhaustive. Virtues and Beatitudes Cardinal Virtues (Moral Virtues) Lead us to Live Moral Lives. All other virtues hinge upon these four virtues. Members comply to a greater or lesser degree (probably along a bell curve). The potential rests in the human soul (or psyche/mind), everyone born with a soul. Moral virtues are opposed to the capital sins. While it is crucial that students gain knowledge and skills in school, it is just as important that they also take on moral virtues such as love, honesty, hard work, and compassion. • For example, courage is the ability to deal with fear in a reasonable way.