Emotivism is the position that moral judgements do not have objective‚ universal truth value. Moral judgements are not as they were understood for a long time - the assertion of a claim - but simply the expression of our attitudes and emotions. An emotivist scrutinizes the problem of morality and argues that in place of objectivity‚ there exists only a simple reaction to a thought. A. J. Ayer‚ the English philosopher who first advanced the philosophy argued that it is impossible to determine whether
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the community‚ to do so in court and “not in the streets.” King wrote back from jail arguing each point the clergymen wrote in their “public statement”. In the Letter from Birmingham Jail‚ King writes point by point his reasons for coming to Birmingham and the actions he had committed and why he wishes to continue his fight for equality. King successfully employed the use of Logos‚ Pathos‚ and Ethos by arguing back on legal‚ historical‚ and political grounds. King assured the clergymen
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Goal Centered Theory (Rudolf Dreikurs) Goal Centered Theory entails educators to inquire about wants based clarifications designed for why scholars are encouraged to behave badly and discuss options on behalf of the scholars wants to be met. This involves educators to differentiate each scholar from their misconducts. To applying goal centered theory an educator should: employ the entire group of scholars in conversation regarding performance; offer alternatives‚ apply ordinary and reasonable
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Case Study Analysis of ABC‚ Inc. Introduction ABC‚ Inc. has 15 new trainees that were hired by Carl Robins in early April. Monica Carrolls‚ the Operations Supervisor‚ expects and needs these new hires working by July and expressed this expectation to Mr. Robins on May 15. During this conversation‚ Mr. Robins assured Ms. Carrolls that the process was on track and the new hires would be ready. He expressed he was aware of the needed training schedules‚ orientation process‚ manuals‚ policy booklets
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People can use conventions to give and receive sexual consent through other means than a “verbal expression of agreement” (Archard‚ 1997‚ p. 273) to move the initiation of sex from being morally impermissible‚ to morally permissible. A convention is when Person 1 does Y to express their consent to doing Z. The act of Y is understood through convention‚ as opposed to the act being understood in its natural way. This natural way may be understood as‚ Y would express what would be understood had there
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Initially‚ Brutus did not want to be involved with Cassius or the conspiracy when he inquires what dangers will yield out of the assassination of Caesar. His naive personality prevents him from seeing that the assassination is not a noble deed that will bring prosperity to Rome. Brutus authorizes Antony to give an eulogy and protests‚ “And
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from the influence of his parents. She may inquire about how Michael currently feels about being in the French immersion program or his extracurricular activities. Observing how Michael responds to this‚ both verbally and through his body language‚ she will respond to him to remove that phony layer. If he says he enjoys both those things‚ she may ask “If you enjoy them‚ why do your parents sometimes need to prompt you to attend soccer and swimming?” or inquire if he chose for himself to be in the French
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Speech 3 was the longest persuasive speech being four to six minutes and it seemed to be the longest. With persuasive speeches‚ you want to provide the audience with enough information so they’ll be able to choose a side‚ most likely the side you’re arguing for. My performance in speech 3 was better
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Mycenaean civilization was a golden age of splendour that arose during1600 BC. It was during this time that Ancient Greece began to take form‚ in both cultural and religious aspects. Historians often refer to this period as Mycenaean‚ but due to the culture and values embodied in Homer’s poem‚ The Odyssey‚ it is also known as the Homeric Age. In Homer’s world‚ society consisted of city-states controlled by well-respected Kings. The Homeric Age also focused on the importance of religion where all
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Cullen‚ Christopher. Bonaventure. New York: Oxford University Press‚ 2006. This book made by Cullen is so crucial in this research for it offers a bird’s eye view of Bonaventure’s writings and thoughts. Aside from that‚ it also serves as a great introduction for some scholars or interested in mediaeval thinking especially that of Bonaventure’s. The author attempted to analyze Bonaventure’s thought by following the philosopher’s own discussion of sciences and presented Bonaventure’s perspective
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