Virtue

The Meaning Of Virtue And Virtuosity

Tsoknyi Rinpoche | Posted 04.12.2012

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Tsoknyi Rinpoche

It's within our power to become virtuoso humans. The process involves a step-by-step examination of the ways in which we relate to ourselves and the world around us

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Indoctrinate Your Children Well

Larry Doyle | Posted 05.02.2012

Read More: Virtue, Dr. Suess, Children's Books, Children, Politics, Books, Liberalism, Propaganda, Conservative, The Lorax, Indoctrination, Teaching, Movies, Politics News
Larry Doyle

Once upon a time, the lessons propagated by Dr. Seuss, then called conservation, anti-totalitarianism, equality, spirituality and trying new foods, were universal virtues we all wanted to teach our children. But now the right has exposed them as socialist scams.

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The Virtues And Vices Of American Rail Travel

Thomas A. Shakely | Posted 02.01.2012

Read More: Virtue, Spiritual Experience, Nature, Amtrak, Trains, Conservation, Passenger Rail, High Speed Rail, Travel, Landscapes, Divine, Beauty, Vice, Slidepollajax, Travel News
Thomas A. Shakely

For all the manifest deficiencies and embarrassments of American passenger rail, its great virtue lies in its ability to introduce one to beauty.

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At the Edge of Self-Destruction

Bruce Fein | Posted 09.19.2011

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Bruce Fein

The United States has lost its philosophical soul. The nation's predominant motivations are money, sex, power, domination, fame and indulgence. These are the motivations of children and adolescents.

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Intelligent Testing

Scott Barry Kaufman, Ph.D. | Posted 05.25.2011

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Scott Barry Kaufman, Ph.D.

I still have a healthy dose of skepticism for the tests. But I'd like to see creativity better measured and appreciated.

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When Rights Become Wrong

Elizabeth E. Evans | Posted 05.25.2011

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Elizabeth E. Evans

Those of us Christians who espouse a right-based framework that doesn't consider the goals and health of others are playing with ideas that certainly would have surprised the early church.

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A Dispassionate Look at American Exceptionalism (Uh-Oh)

Frank Dwyer | Posted 05.25.2011

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Frank Dwyer

The US is as great as its people are smart and its leaders good. ...

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Note to a Married Man

Lisa Derrick | Posted 11.17.2011

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Lisa Derrick

Dear Sir: On reflection, given the circumstances to which you are wedded, I must decline your offer to recline, as I feel it is neither prudent nor ...

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Balanced Life -- Do You Buy Green? Refrain From Nagging? Embody Virtue? Better Watch Yourself!

Gretchen Rubin | Posted 11.17.2011

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Gretchen Rubin

One interesting aspect of human nature is our tendency to pat ourselves on the back for being good, and then turn around and do something bad.

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The Virtue of Virtue: Bishop N.T. Wright

Cathleen Falsani | Posted 05.25.2011

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Cathleen Falsani

Virtue can, and should, be fostered by all of us and practiced again and again and again, like weight lifting, until it feels like our second nature.

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Fox Cancels 24? They Don't Know Jack

Tom Morris | Posted 05.25.2011

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Tom Morris

It's just been announced that Fox will stop the clock on 24 from ticking any more, and not even Jack Bauer can prevent this tragedy. But something tells me Jack is not the type to retire quietly. He'll be back. That's who he is.

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Interview With a Philosopher: Really Saving the Environment

Tom Morris | Posted 11.17.2011

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Tom Morris

Today's interview is with a couple of philosophers concerned about the environmental crisis we seem to be hearing something new about almost every wee...

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Virtues and Character Markings of Future Leaders

John O'Neil | Posted 11.17.2011

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John O'Neil

Future leaders will find work satisfaction expressed in learning contracts. The opportunity to grow whole new aspects of their lives will be a large part of the work motivation of such leaders. Their success will not be measured merely by dollar signs.

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How To Be Happier: Know Yourself (It's Harder Than It Sounds)

Gretchen Rubin | Posted 11.17.2011

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Gretchen Rubin

I'm working on my Happiness Project, and you could have one, too! Everyone's project will look different, but it's the rare person who can't benefit. ...

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The Virtue of Hate

Marty Kaplan | Posted 11.17.2011

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Marty Kaplan

Psychologists say that carrying hostility around can kill us. Wanting someone to rot in hell, we are told, does more damage to ourselves than to the objects of our anger. Healing comes from letting go of the hatred. Really?

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Positive Psychology: Hard Core 'Happiness' Nerds -- and Goldie Hawn

Kari Henley | Posted 11.17.2011

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Kari Henley

Instead of psychologists spending all their time focusing on anger, depression and fear, they've decided to research the other end of the emotional spectrum, via Positive Psychology.

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The Power of a Handshake: How Touch Sustains Personal and Business Relationships

Paul J. Zak | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Virtue, Trust, Economy, Touch, Oxytocin, Business, Massage, Sacrifice, Zak, Handshake, Business Relationships, Dopamine, Business News
Paul J. Zak

Even in today's global economy, touch is vitally important to doing business.

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6 Good Deeds That Take Less Than Five Minutes

Gretchen Rubin | Posted 11.17.2011

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Gretchen Rubin

"Do good, feel good" is one of the great truths of happiness -- but you may be thinking, "Sure, good deeds would make me happy, but I barely have time...

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