natural virtues
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Some Renaissance thinkers praised the Indians as innocent “noble savages” whose natural virtues mocked the vices of civilized Christians, though exaggerated accounts of Indian innocence were as unrealistic as contrasting reports of Indian savagery.
From Textbooks • Jan. 18, 2018
Within the fourth and most important class, the social virtues, Hume distinguishes between the natural virtues of humanity and benevolence and the artificial virtues of justice and fidelity.
From History of Modern Philosophy From Nicolas of Cusa to the Present Time by Falckenberg, Richard
Having laid down in broad terms the fundamental doctrine of the supernatural life, it is proper to say a word of the natural virtues and of their relation to the supernatural.
From Life of Father Hecker by Elliott, Walter
With all, moreover, Father Hecker insisted on the practice of the natural virtues, honesty, temperance, truthfulness, kindliness. courage, and manliness generally, as preceding any practical move towards the higher life.
From Life of Father Hecker by Elliott, Walter
We need no other explication of that esteem, which attends such of the natural virtues, as have a tendency to the public good.
From A Treatise of Human Nature by Hume, David
