miskawayh regards intellect as the essence and non-material substance of human soul and mentions “virtue” as the sovereignty of intellect over the faculties of the soul (nafs) and its actions, the resul of which is the freedom of intellect in dealing with theoretical contemplations and the outcome of these contemplations is “wisdom”, that is the “happiness” of the soul. therefore, happiness rel...

This paper compares epistemic virtue from the viewpoints of Zagzebski and Mulla Sadra, aiming to determine the extent to which their viewpoints on epistemic virtue are similar. Zagzebski, the contemporary philosopher, considers epistemic virtue as the basis on which knowledge is interpreted. She sees epistemic virtue as a requirement for achieving knowledge. Mulla Sadra, the founder of Transcen...

Contemporary economies are characterised by a regulatory capitalism in which both markets and regulation extend their sway. Freer markets with more rules nurture markets in vice that game regulation. Tax avoidance and evasion are used to illustrate these dynamics. Yet freer markets with more rules also engender markets in compliance services that can be virtuous and more dominant (more demanded...

Abstract Can one enter into an argument with one’s intellectual equals in good faith if regards the matter hand as already settled? Adopting such attitude looks very much like taking a dogmatic stance, that is closing mind to counterarguments advance. Dogmatism is, of course, vice. Moreover, dogmatism seems morally problematic, failing treat adversary due respect. While there clearly something ...

An obvious, if somewhat perverse, attraction of criminal law for those who study it is that it involves the regulation of some of the darkest and most disturbing aspects of human behavior. If one is interested in observing the most wrongful, harmful, and anti-social kinds of conduct in which people are capable of engaging, the criminal law offers as promising a place as any to start. Moral phil...

virtue epistemology is a class of recent approaches to epistemologythat, in contrast with analytic epistemology, focuses on epistemicevaluation of persons’ properties, rather than properties of beliefs.this paper seeks to explain the nature of virtue epistemology as wellas its main approaches. explaining the nature of epistemic virtue as areliable belief-forming faculty and the character traits...

Virtue ethics is established as one of the dominant ethical theories that has application for healthcare practice, including oral health. Attributed to ancient Aristotelian concepts living a deeply fulfilled life, virtue draws attention first and foremost, significance character traits, or virtues in process decision-making. This focus on character, contrasts with duty-based such deontological ...