Just Acts vs. Acting Justly: Aristotle distinguishes the concept of performing a just act from the concept of acting justly. Primarily, that distinction relates to the underlying motivation or purpose of performing the just acts. Just acts, such as those with beneficial consequences to...

Abstract The debate between idealism and realism is a complex and often contentious area of philosophy and ethics. On the one hand idealism is related to a transcendental view of reality that places emphasis on mental ideas and on the motivation to attain high levels of perfection. On the other h...