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  2. Peccatism - Wikipedia

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    [2] The root "pecc-" appears in several other English words, such as "peccant," which describes something sinful or morally wrong, and "impeccable," which means without fault or sin. [3] The suffix " -ism " denotes a doctrine or belief system, thus forming the term "peccatism" to describe the belief in the inherent sinfulness of human beings.

  3. Character flaw - Wikipedia

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    A major character flaw is a much more noticeable and important hindrance which actually impairs the individual, whether physically, mentally or morally. Sometimes major flaws are not actually negative per se (such as devout religious beliefs or a rigid code of honor), but are classified as such in that they often serve to hinder or restrict the ...

  4. Hamartia - Wikipedia

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    Poetic justice describes an obligation of the dramatic poet, along with philosophers and priests, to see that their work promotes moral behavior. [10] 18th-century French dramatic style honored that obligation with the use of hamartia as a vice to be punished [10] [11] Phèdre, Racine's adaptation of Euripides' Hippolytus, is an example of French Neoclassical use of hamartia as a means of ...

  5. Moral injury - Wikipedia

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    A moral injury is an injury to an individual's moral conscience and values resulting from an act of perceived moral transgression on the part of themselves or others. [1] It produces profound feelings of guilt or shame , [ 1 ] moral disorientation, and societal alienation. [ 2 ]

  6. Moral Injury - The Huffington Post

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    Moral injury is a relatively new concept that seems to describe what many feel: a sense that their fundamental understanding of right and wrong has been violated, and the grief, numbness or guilt that often ensues. Here, you will meet combat veterans struggling with the moral and ethical ambiguities of war.

  7. Reason and Morality - Wikipedia

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    Reason and Morality is a 1978 book about ethics by the philosopher Alan Gewirth. The work for which he is best known, it received positive reviews. The work is defended by the legal scholar Deryck Beyleveld in The Dialectical Necessity of Morality (1991).

  8. ‘How to Build a Truth Engine’ Review: A Sobering but Flawed ...

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    A carefully constructed and often sobering documentary about disinformation, “How to Build a Truth Engine” makes meticulous efforts to lay out its visual and thematic groundwork. However, its ...

  9. Morality - Wikipedia

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    Ethics (also known as moral philosophy) is the branch of philosophy which addresses questions of morality. The word "ethics" is "commonly used interchangeably with 'morality' ... and sometimes it is used more narrowly to mean the moral principles of a particular tradition, group, or individual."