intellectual virtue

collocation in English

meaningsofintellectualandvirtue

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intellectual
adjective
uk
/ˌɪn.təlˈek.tʃu.əl/us
/ˌɪn.t̬əlˈek.tʃu.əl/
relating to your ability to think and understand things, especially ...
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virtue
noun
uk
/ˈvɜː.tʃuː/us
/ˈvɝː.tʃuː/
a good moral quality in a person, or the general quality of being ...
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(Definition ofintellectualandvirtuefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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Is anintellectualvirtuethat always yields true beliefs equivalent to a knowledge engine?
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Indeed, thisintellectualvirtueis so virtuous that it results not merely in true beliefs but in knowledge!
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Originality and contentiousness can certainly be overrated intellectual virtues.
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Of particular interest are his treatments of knowledge as the result of the operation of intellectual virtues and of knowledge from testimony.
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Sosa argued that an appeal tointellectualvirtuecould resolve the conflict between foundationalists and coherentists over the structure of epistemic justification.
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The report itself has most of the intellectual virtues.
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Aristotle places prudence ("phronsis", often translated as practical wisdom) amongst these intellectual virtues.
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The students follow a unified curriculum that includes college preparatory studies with an emphasis on the intellectual virtues.
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These virtues represented the most important qualities for a person to have, foremost of which were the philosophical or intellectual virtues.
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Aristotle identified nine intellectual virtues, the most important of which was wisdom; "sophia" (theoretical wisdom) and "phronesis" (practical wisdom).
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