This article includes a, related reading or, but its sources remain unclear because it lacks. Please help to this article by more precise citations. (September 2017) () An ideal is a or that one actively pursues as a, usually in the context of, and one's prioritization of ideals can serve to indicate the extent of one's dedication to each. For example, someone who espouses the ideal of, but is willing to to protect a friend, demonstrates not only devotion to, but also belief in its supersedence of honesty in importance. Contents • • • • • • • • In applied ethics [ ] In some theories of, such as that of, there is importance given to such orders as a way to. In, for instance, a is sometimes called on to resolve the balance between the ideal of, which would advise hearing out all evidence, and the ideal of fairness. In politics [ ] In ideals play a pivotal role.
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