"Mother Courage and her Children"‚ by Bertolt Brecht‚ is a play which can be seen from varying perspectives. Some consider it to be a comment on the socio-economic aspects of war‚ others as a criticism of bourgeois capitalism intended to encourage change in modern society. The somewhat tragic events of the play enable critics to consider it a "tragedy"‚ but one which‚ to some extent‚ diverges from the Aristotelian definition. Aristotle believed that tragedy must revolve around a central character:
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We frequently make moral judgments about the actions of others. We proclaim that things like removing a wallet from someone else’s pocketbook on a crowded train; flying airplanes into the Twin Towers; and intervening (or not) in the Syrian war are wrong. According to Gilbert Harman‚ such judgments about people’s actions are defective because they lack relativity to the individual’s moral framework. (Harman‚ 1975) In ‘Some Moral Minima’ Goodman argues that “there are certain things that are simply
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accomplishment for humankind is the search for the diminution of pain and to seek the greater pleasure. Ultimately‚ they both bring pleasure and satisfaction. Although at first glance we can tell how these two masters oppose each other completely‚ yet Bentham states that the experiences of the mentioned masters can be measured. He then explains that something is good or bad when the consequences‚ which are the actions‚ are good if they maximize pleasure and satisfaction to a greater number of people and at the
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CO-250-Middlesex Permanent Vegetative State: The Case of Terri Schiavo The case I have decided to study is case 5 in chapter 10‚ which is a case that created ethical dilemma. This is the case of Terri Schiavo‚ a twenty six years old female that suffered a heart attack and permanently lost consciousness. Three years in coma she was finally diagnosed with Permanent Vegetative State (PVS). This is a state where by a patient loses one or both of the brains’s hemisphere and patient is unaware of
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different moral codes" (Rachels 618). This claim is known as Cultural Relativism. "Cultural Relativism‚ as it has been called‚ challenges our ordinary belief in the objectivity and universality of moral truth. There is no such thing as universal truth in ethics: there there are only the various cultural codes‚ and nothing more. Moreover‚ our own code has no special status‚ it is merely one among many" (Rachels 618). It is clear that the answer to the question of ethics is‚ Cultural Relativism. The subject
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how Postmodernism views‚ and how to view the recent attacks through the lenses of relativism. Fish describes how the postmodernist view is that there “can be no independent standard for determining which of many rival interpretations of an event is the true one.” (Fish‚ 2001) He goes on to explain that we would not be able to justify our response to the attack to everyone universally‚ because everyone has his or her own notions of justice and truth. Throughout this piece‚ Fish also tear apart phrases
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I think that there are some jobs that make it harder for parents to be more engaged with their children. Jobs that require you to travel for work‚ working nights‚ and jobs that require you to be on call. All of the listed examples will lead to disengaged parents. I have a few personal examples from my own family that I can use. My father is a veterinarian and does on calls. With this job he would get home around 7 p.m. and then would have to go into work throughout the evening and night depending
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Moral education has always been an issue in schools. Although the methodology and the content have changed over the past years‚ ways to implement and bring these theories into the classroom and internalize them within children is still one of the important research topics. Moral education is most successful when it is passive and indirect. We all know that our best and deepest moments of learning were when we actually didn’t know that we are doing so. Somebody told us a story‚ we watched a movie
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Moral of Animal Farm The novel Animal Farm by George Orwell contains main characters that are animals and are played in a manner that is unrealistic‚ which easily fits the definition of a fable. All fables hold a moral of some kind‚ however it’s not always “don’t talk to strangers‚” or “true love will find a way.” Animal Farm’s moral‚ although not simply stated at the end‚ is an important concept that can do good to those who know it. Any type of leader will often manipulate others for their own
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Ethical and Moral Philosophies Ashford University May 20‚ 2013 Introduction The inner works of a successful business is based on the values and beliefs of its owner. In comparison to a family‚ the owner may be considered the matriarch and employees considered sons and daughters. Based on that assumption‚ the responsibility for success and prosperity lie solely on the leader. Family success is based on the philosophy of values and morals of its matriarch that are passed down to the children
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