Virtu et Fortuna

On October 5, 2008 · 5 Comments · In Conversations

I and Noemi wanted to approach a professor and ask him/her to change a specific policy for a project.

aLps: Can you assert your virtu to Sir/Ma’am ****?

Noemi: No, I can’t assert mine. Can you?

aLps: I can’t! Let’s just adhere to the original policy then.

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Days later, the professor changed some provisions of the policies satisfying our original proposition for revision.

Noemi: Alps! He/She changed the policy! And it is what we wanted!

aLps: Yeah! This, is called fortuna. :D

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Fortuna, The Roman Goddess of Fortune (Obvious much? Haha)

So what’s virtu and fortuna? Our SocSci2 (Western Political Thought) professor discussed it in the simplest way possible. The concepts of Virtu and Fortuna (Niccolo Machiavelli’s) is like a compromise between

  1. Those who believe that we are the masters of our fate (and captains of our soul).
  2. and Those who believe that we have a predefined fate.
  • Some people have powerful virtu that they can alter their fortuna.
  • But, there are some people who have powerful fortuna that they can reach what they want without necessarily having a high virtu.
  • So, virtu is the efforts that we make to reach a desired end.
  • On the other hand, fortuna is our fate, most of the times, cannot be altered except if you have high levels of virtu. :D

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  • Alvina

    ALPS BAKIT MO INEXPLAIN!!! HAHAHAH

    MIGED, FAVORITE CONCEPTS FTW! Infernez to SocSci 2, ang laki ng impact niya on our lives, even though I hardly remember what happened that semester. :P

    Haha, is this supposed to be a private witty? HAHA. You shall remember SocSci2. I know you will >:)

  • http://plakda.wordpress.com Jonell

    Hmmm… Nako. Hindi ko alam kung ano meron ako. Virtu. Fortuna. Akala ko wrong spelling lang ng virtue haha.
    Meron palang roman goddess of fortune. interesting.
    kung may predefined fortune na ang tao, what’s new? e di para tayong robot. hindi ko na alam ang iisipin ko.

    Basta think na theory lang ito.. Hehe..

  • http://tagalogonlinepocketbook.wordpress.com/ foobarph

    ur explanation is easier to understand, hehe

    I know right. Hehe

  • http://roneilberania.blogspot.com ron

    interesting post… :)

    mas gusto ko yung strong virtu to dictate the outcome of my fortuna :)

    peace out!

    Yeah, syempre mas masarap ang feeling kung alam mo na high ang fortuna mo due to strong virtue

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  • alasais

    Hello,

    Magugustuhan mo ito

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    Okie, thanks, will visit :)

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