@@> "VIRTUE"
 
 1. General moral excellence; right action and thinking,
    GOODNESS or morality . . . . . . etc.
 
  In perusing Plato, the concerning about one's "virtue" seems to have
  been of considerable importance. I believe this question is still an
  awkward point of both historical and present contention. Some make the
  understanding and maintenance of "virtue" most difficult outside of "God
  system" guidance and inspiration. Others can see it across any span of
  being, independent of systems and isms. It seems a very flexible
  characteristic of mind in that it can be retroactively applied to those
  we come to love and wish to deify.... We reach back and clean up our
  heroes ....even Gods (Jesus: "Don't call me good, only God is good!).
  There are questions (as asked in "primary colors"). If one NOT VIRTUOUS
  produces a good, and is compared to one VIRTUOUS that produces a bad,
  then is not a concern twinkling in some corner of inquiry? Then, the non
  virtuous, who tries mightily to be virtuous but cannot quite make it
  ....compared with one that is naturally virtuous and wouldn't know how
  to be otherwise. True it is not judgement that counts ...but then what
  does?  Are we approaching an adult historical plateau whereby real people
  can be seen as both good and bad among their flaws n wings,  OR does
  "virtue" stand epic as an absolute measure?     I am not particularly
  virtuous , (just an old derelict grandfather) so I may be in a
  partisan capacity to judge.  You being, more, a "lover of truth"
  (philosopher), might approach the subject (at least) from another
  point of view......! Is it even an important consideration and WHY?
  Plato (quotes) accepted as witness and support.....
 
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                         --- Dave ???
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  NOTE: Please advise if Platonic use of "VIRTUE" term is any more,
        equal or less than that presently (20th century) defined.
--- Maximus/2 3.01
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