Moral Dilemma Jocelyn Chang Block 1 The world of morality does not always operate in shades of black and white‚ more often than not it ventures into realms of different hues of gray. Who should be allowed to decide one’s life? People with faith in the justice system believe that the choice should be left to a judge and jury; people with faith in religion believe the choice can only be made by a god. What about one man? In “Gentlemen‚ your verdict” by Michael Bruce‚ Lieutenant-Commander Oram must
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Aristotle was correct when he said that “moral excellence comes about as a result of habit”. Religions and many successful people of the world have made a habit of committing moral acts in order to achieve their moral excellence and sense of virtue. Anyone can achieve moral excellence as long as they develop the habits that can take them to the level that they wish to reach. In the religion of Christianity Aristotle’s beliefs are intact. In the bible Christians are told of commandments that they
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Moral Muscle can be defined as pushing ourselves to do more than the minimum in our moral life. Moral Muscle is not just having physical strength but metal strength. The phrase Moral Muscle is a metaphor in which shows a type of strength someone obtains mentally. Someone who exercises his or her moral muscles has an mindset to do the right thing. Someone is considered to have moral strength when they restrict themselves from doing bad things and in place of that commit good thing. Moral strength
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Moral Courage Given our already stated definition of "moral courage" as (the ability to act rightly in the face of popular opposition‚ shame‚ scandal‚ or discouragement) several instances can be found throughout history of the use (or lack of) moral courage to influence the decisions impacting the significant events of the world. Our first demonstration of the lack of moral courage can be found during the Holocaust‚ in which Jewish men masqueraded in Hitler’s army and willingly took part in the
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Short Essay on Cancer Cancer is defined as the unwanted growth of cells in any part of the body. There are various reasons that lead to development of cancerous growths in the body. There can be various reasons that lead to cancerous growths in the body. Genetic predisposition and environmental factors together play an important role. Genetic constitution of the body is something that cannot be dealt with. But controlling the external environmental factors is in one’s hands. Active or passive smoking
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Kohlberg’s Moral Development Psych/500 October 14‚ 2012 Is it morally acceptable to steal food from the wealthy to feed the poor? This was the type of question Lawrence Kohlberg‚ an American-born Harvard Professor‚ would ask of his research subjects. Dr. Kohlberg was fascinated by the cognitive development work proposed by Swiss theorist Jean Piaget (Long‚ n.d.). “Kohlberg’s work aids both our understanding of the ways in which individuals make moral decisions‚ and demands that we use a
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Moral Character Viewpoint Robin M Ritchey [ July 21‚ 2010 ] PHI/105 Eric Shark Discussion Question 1- Cluster 2 agreed that moral character is often formed by lessons learned as a child through either experience or through parental instruction. Moral character is also not always defined by a person’s habits‚ as habits are not always classified as good and bad‚ black and white. There are a lot of gray areas concerning habits. Moral character defines who a person is and what that person stands
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Moral Hazard A few years ago when Hurricane Katrina wake‚ many people fled the ravaged Gulf Coast were spending disaster relief paid for by taxpayers‚ on tattoos‚ expensive handbags and making trips to their favorite places. In this case the damage has already done and people are using the debit cards issues by FEMA (Federal Emergency Management Agency). The debit cards are issued to buy the necessities like food and clothing. But the damage was done and people misused its money. FEMA swore that
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Moral philosophy breaks down to the understanding of an individual’s belief in relationship to the group or to that individual. Just looking at the different philosophies‚ the conspirator‚ Bernie Madoff‚ is an egotist right down to his blaming the SEC and society for not being smart enough to know he was fabricating all his transactions. The self-interest of and individual is the fundamental actions of Maslow’s hierarchy‚ but in those teachings‚ it is assumed when you leave your childhood you will
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Yu Chen Professor Gaines ENGL 100 10/13/2014 The Moral of Drones Bradley Jay Strawser’s "The morality of drone warfare revisited" discusses his argument in support of using drones. The audience is the government. His thesis is that drone strikes may cause less collateral damage than bombing‚ but that is not an argument for current US targeted killing policy. Mark LeVine’s “When philosophers join the kill chain” discusses the negative side of drones. The audience is the scholars. His thesis is that
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