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Prudence: The Fighter’s Virtue

Prudence: The Fighter’s Virtue

When a UFC fights teaches about cardinal virtues

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Mar 26, 2024
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One of my go-to themes is the diminishment in our times of almost all the virtues. Modern life does not simply create conditions which militate against their development, but also makes the words themselves sound lame—less impressive, less invigorating, more inclusive, more Hallmarky. The new sub-virtues cease to be worth …

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