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Thomas Day
Thomas Day 1748-89, English social reformer and author. He supported the American Revolution and the abolition of slavery and was interested in improving the lot of the small farmer. His moralistic History of Sandford and Merton (3 vol., 1783-89) contrasts the "natural" education of the... Read more |
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Clara Reeve
Reeve, Clara (1729–1807), a novelist whose The Champion of Virtue; a Gothic Story (1777) was reprinted in 1778 as The Old English Baron. The author acknowledged her debt to Walpole's The Castle of Otranto. Her hero, the virtuous and noble Edmund, moves resolutely through many adventures of... Read more |
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Honesty
333. Honesty (See also Righteousness, Virtuousness.) Alethia ancient Greek personification of truth. [Gk. Myth.: Zimmerman, 18] Better Business Bureau nationwide system of organizations investigating dishonest business practices. [Am. Commerce: Misc.] bittersweet traditional symbol of... Read more |
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Desiree
Desirée ♀ (French) (now also used in the English-speaking world, usually without the accent), from Latin Desiderata ‘desired’. This name was given by early Christians to a longed-for child or as a symbol of desire for eternal life, virtuous qualities, or other Christian... Read more |
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Diogenes
Diogenes , c.412-323 BC, Greek Cynic philosopher; pupil of Antisthenes. He was born in Sinope and lived in Athens. He taught that the virtuous life is the simple life, and he dramatically discarded conventional comforts, living in a tub. He is said to have thrown away his last utensil, a cup, when... Read more |
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Lust
425. Lust (See also Profligacy, Promiscuity.) Aeshma fiend of evil passion. [Iranian Myth.: Leach, 17] Aholah and Aholibah lusty whores; bedded from Egypt to Babylon. [O.T.: Ezekiel 23:1–21] Alcina lustful fairy. [Ital. Lit.: Orlando Furioso ] Ambrosio, Father supposedly... Read more |
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Righteousness
562. Righteousness (See also Virtuousness.) Amos prophet of righteousness. [O.T.: Amos] Astraea goddess of righteousness. [Gk. Myth.: Walsh Classical, 36] Benedetto, Don Catholic teacher of moral precepts. [Ital. Lit.: Bread and Wine ] Dharma multi-faceted concept of morality, truth,... Read more |
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Victoria (England)
Victoria Victoria (1819-1901) was queen of Great Britain and Ireland from 1837 to 1901 and empress of India from 1876 to 1901. She presided over the expansion of England into an empire of 4 million square miles and 124 million people. A woman who gave her name to an age, Victoria was a... Read more |
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Pork Barrel
PORK BARREL PORK BARREL. Pork barrel politics consist of trying to obtain appropriations for one's own district. Politicians consider fighting for their constituents' best interests virtuous, but fiscal conservatives, claiming the practice has led to unnecessary investments at taxpayers' expense,... Read more |
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Mikhail Bakunin
Mikhail Bakunin , 1814-76, Russian revolutionary and leading exponent of anarchism . He came from an aristocratic family but entered upon revolutionary activities as a young man. He took part (1848-49) in the revolutions in France and Saxony and was sent back to Russia and exiled to Siberia.... Read more |
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Epistemolgy: Becoming Intellectually Virtuous
Epistemology: Becoming Intellectually Virtuous. By W. Jay Wood. Downers Grove...kind of persons we are and are becoming" (p. 8). The effect of the...philosophy, used to focus on "forging virtuous habits of moral and ... |