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Nevermind my previous post. It doesn't really make much sense to try to fit that definition of virtue with a Christian definition of virtue, does it?

Is it more virtuous for a rich man to give away 1% of his wealth than a poor man to give away all he has just because the impact of the 1% of the wealth of the rich man is bigger than that of the poor man?
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Laeserin 1y ago

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Likewise, humans will usually admire the rich man, in your example, more than the poor man, because the rich man is giving a larger concrete benefit to others, but Jesus doesn't view humans the way humans tend to view humans. He has said that the poor man is the nobler, in this case, as his sacrifice is greater.

The Beatitudes were His declaration that some human virtues will be turned on their head, in the Heavenly Order.

Aristotle never heard the Beatitudes, but he can give us deep insight into the Natural Order.

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Laeserin 1y ago

I also just like to compare and contrast the two orders and see where they align and conflict. The Heavenly Order contains the fullness of Grace, so it can be amazingly different.

I think this is why Christian women admire men for doing things that other women would consider low behavior. We understand the amount of Grace required to rise above the temptation to aim for the highest earthly nobility, by putting the urge for heavenly nobility first.

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Laeserin 1y ago

I guess that is an aspect of "heroic virtue".

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