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Virtue Ethics and The Quest for Character

Revolutionary Left Radio

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Social Media and Virtuosity Ethics

Virtue ethics is premised on the idea that you can consciously cultivate these elements of your character. Both modern science and the ancient Greco-Romans actually agree as it turns out broadly speaking on what works and does it work today. Do nothing doesn't work doing things like reflecting on a regular basis or journaling microservices meditations are obviously an example of these technique. Virtual labeling where you tell other people to say they're bright and great and generous isn't going to help anybody so don't virtual label people because that's not gonna work. The best way to avoid temptation is to purposely seeking out or avoiding certain situations such as ice cream in the supermarket.

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