civic virtue
collocation in Englishmeaningsofcivicandvirtue
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civic
adjective[before noun]
uk/ˈsɪv.ɪk/us/ˈsɪv.ɪk/
of a town or city or the people who live ...
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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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In the process, interesting ideas on accountability, transparency andcivicvirtueare getting under the wire.
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There are no indicators measuring the resilience ofcivicvirtueto corruption, although this was seen as a permanent threat in the tradition of civic republicanism.
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They differ, inter alia, in terms of their capacity to discern the public interest and their inclination to pursue it - in short, in terms of their 'civicvirtue'.
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Rather, it was important for the song to have seven stanzas, to be made of all perfect notes, and to promote highcivicvirtue.
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Secondly they claim that deliberation cannot be a normative ideal ofcivicvirtueeither, since the persistence of discourse failure will undermine the primary aim of deliberation.
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The foundation of civil society remained thoroughly political, dependent upon communal ties,civicvirtue, political economy, and an active citizenry.
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The movement's own promotional literature professed obedience to the state, and asserted that spiritual regeneration fostered peace andcivicvirtue.
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It is this quality of reversibility that has the strongest implication both forcivicvirtueand for moral citizenship.
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The more democratic and participatory the system is, the morecivicvirtueis enhanced, and so is trust and fairness.
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The second depends on the claim that the attributes making up the idea ofcivicvirtuemay be expected to be widely attractive to the population.
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But all of these thinkers were obliged to admit thatcivicvirtuewas sometimes in scarce supply.
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Ifcivicvirtueand commerce were not easily compatible bedfellows in the eighteenth century, how much more arduous is their reconciliation in the modern context of advanced capitalism?
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Some contemporary theorists view liberalism as a general doctrine of absences: liberty from political, religious or intellectual oppression, but with little positive commitment tocivicvirtue.
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Sajoo positscivicvirtueas the key to civil society: how, he asks, can moral reasoning inform, protect, and enhancecivicvirtue?
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Patient input is essential because even in a harmonious, nonoppressive society, manifestations ofcivicvirtuewill be as various and variable as the personalities and unique contributions of its citizens.
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Streater places a greater emphasis on the conscious pursuit of understanding as a necessary part of popularcivicvirtue.
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Such a position is presented as evidence ofcivicvirtue; it is nothing of the kind.
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He is a very high-minded citizen, of greatcivicvirtueand public work.
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