LAWS AND VIRTUE
There has been a discussion about the source of the virtue for many years. Many philosophers like Aristo and Aquinas gave different answers to the question whether virtue is a kind of knowledge, choice, and unchangeable part of people's character (Aristotle, p. 34) or it is through laws (fear of punishment) that people become virtuous (Aquinas, p. 92). It is mostly agreed that everything people do (good or bad) existed in human soul before they were born. People have limits both physically and mentally, for example they can not fly or not multiply very large numbers in their mind. That means, what people can do are determined earlier. But, people grow their physical, mental and characteristic features during their all life. Their genus and environmental factors make them choose some of the features inside and form their character. That also means that virtue, the most important part of the character, also exists in the human soul before. As a result, it is obvious......
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