Morality, Virtue and the Public Figure

Introduction of morality, virtue, and public image According to Robert's dictionary, the term "public" refers to "it belongs to things people generally care about, belongs to a social or political community and is done with their own name A person who plays a public role or plays an important role in social or political life. For these definitions it is possible to identify different categories of public people who have more or less important roles: politicians like government ministers make laws for their country and make important decisions To do.

In the Republic of Plato there are so-called four red shirt virtues of wisdom, justice, tenacity and moderation. These virtues also dominate the Aristotle's moral theory (see below). Virtue theory is included in historical research by moral historians such as Livy, Plutarch, Tacitus. The concept of Greek virtue was conveyed through Rome 's philosophy of Xeros and later incorporated into Christian moral theology by St. Ambrose of Milan. During the semester, St. Thomas Aquinas provided the most comprehensive consideration of virtue from his thesis on Summa Theologiae's theological point of view and Nicomachean's morals.

In his work "People and Citizens", Thomas Hobbs included virtue in the category of human moral virtue and virtue. Hobbes outlines moral virtue as a citizen's virtue and this virtue is beneficial to society as a whole. These moral virtues are justice (that is not to break the law) and charity. Courage, cautiousness and moderation are listed as male virtues. Thus, Hobbes means that these virtues invest only in private goods, not in public interests or charitable. Hobbes explained courage and attention as power of the mind, not courtesy of kindness. These virtues always mean to act for personal interests and plus and / or negative impacts of society are mere byproducts. It comes from Leviathan's claim that the state of nature is "loneliness, poorness, hatred, savage, short lives". Hobbes also uses tough ideas as a virtue concept

Virtue (Latin: virtus, ancient Greek: areρετή "arete") is moral excellence. Virtue is considered to be morally superior, so it is the property or quality considered as the basis of principle and excellent morality. Personal virtues are an important feature that can promote the greatness of both groups and individuals. The opposite of virtue is a bad habit. The main strengths of the four classics are temperament, attention, courage, and justice. Christianity has acquired three theological virtues (charity) of faith, hope, and love from 1 Corinth. These together constitute seven virtues. Four brahmavihara ("Shenzhou") of Buddhism can be regarded as virtue in the sense of Europe. The Japanese Bushido's Code has ten advantages including honesty, courage and kindness.