Goodness may refer to:
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Good
In most contexts, the concept of good denotes the conduct that should be preferred when posed with a choice between possible actions. Good is generally considered to be the opposite of evil. The specific meaning and etymology of the term and its ...
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Goodness!
''Goodness!'' is the sixth album led by saxophonist Houston Person, which was recorded in 1969 and released on the Prestige label.Goodness and value theory
Value theory, also called ''axiology'', studies the nature, sources, and types of values. It is a branch of philosophy and an interdisciplinary field closely associated with social sciences such as economics, sociology, anthropology, and psychol ...
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Goodness (band)
Goodness was an American rock band from Seattle, Washington, led by Carrie Akre, formerly of Hammerbox and now primarily a solo artist. Goodness featured Akre (vocals), Danny Newcomb (lead guitar), Garth Reeves (guitar), Fiia McGann (bass), an ...
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''Goodness'' (Goodness album)
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''Goodness'' (The Hotelier album)
* Goodness, Greek concept
arete
() is a concept in ancient Greek thought that refers to "excellence" of any kind—especially a person or thing's "full realization of potential or inherent function." The term may also refer to excellence in "Virtue, moral virtue."
The conce ...
* Goodness, lunar feature a.k.a.
Lacus Bonitatis
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Summum bonum
''Summum bonum'' is a Latin expression meaning the highest or ultimate good, which was introduced by the Roman philosopher Cicero to denote the fundamental principle on which some system of ethics is based—that is, the aim of actions, which, ...
, the "highest good"
* Eric Laithwaite's
Goodness factor
The goodness factor is a metric developed by Eric Laithwaite to determine the 'goodness' of an electric motor. Using it he was able to develop efficient magnetic levitation induction motors.
:G = \frac = \frac
where
: is the goodness factor ...
, a measure of the effectiveness of an electromagnetic machine
See also
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Form of the Good
The Form of the Good, or more literally translated "the Idea of the Good" (), is a concept in the philosophy of Plato. In Plato's Theory of Forms, in which Forms are defined as perfect, eternal, and changeless concepts existing outside space and ...
, Plato's macrocosmic view of goodness in living
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Good (disambiguation)
Good is that which is to be preferred and prescribed; not evil.
Good or Goods may also refer to:
Common uses
* "Good" the opposite of evil, for the distinction between positive and negative entities, see Good and evil
* Goods, materials that sat ...
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Good and evil
In philosophy, religion, and psychology, "good and evil" is a common dichotomy. In religions with Manichaeism, Manichaean and Abrahamic influence, evil is perceived as the dualistic cosmology, dualistic antagonistic opposite of good, in which ...
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Goodes (disambiguation)
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Goode, surname
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Goods (disambiguation)
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Good (surname)
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List of people known as the Good
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Virtue
Fruit of the Holy Spirit