Western Ethics

• The cardinal virtues are regarded as a set of four most important virtues in one՚s life.
• These virtues are recognized in the writings of classical of ancient antiquity.
• These virtues are basically derived initially from Plato՚s philosophy.
• Plato scheme primarily works with these important cardinal virtues which were later expanded by Cicero and was also adopted by the following Christian thinkers; Saint Ambrose, St. Augustine, Thomas Aquinas, etc.
• The term Cardinal comes from the Latin word which basica…

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