moral excellence
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Ren refers to moral excellence, whether in full or regarding specific characteristics or traits.
From Textbooks • Jun. 15, 2022
In contrast to consequentialism or duty-based deontology, virtue ethics emphasizes virtues or moral excellence.
From Slate • Apr. 15, 2019
Yet he and his father both questioned whether there would ever be a way to guarantee that moral excellence rose to the top in national politics.
From The Guardian • Apr. 13, 2019
Bush’s “kinder, gentler nation,” Bill Clinton’s “putting people first,” George W. Bush’s “compassionate conservatism” and Barack Obama’s “change we can believe in” all aspired to moral excellence.
From Washington Times • Feb. 28, 2017
Nevertheless the work seemed to show some imperfections; indeed, its moral excellence was potential rather than actual, a suggestion of what might be, rather than an accomplished fact.
From Three Philosophical Poets Lucretius, Dante, and Goethe by Santayana, George
