Critically assess the claim that conscience is a reliable guide to ethical decision making. Conscience is something inside of us which distinguishes good from evil and makes us feel guilty when we have done something wrong. As defined by the Oxford Dictionary of English‚ is ‘A person’s moral sense of right and wrong‚ viewed as acting as a guide to one’s behaviour’. It plays a decisive role in any moral decision‚ and just like normative ethics‚ one can base their moral decisions on their conscience
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PHILIPPINE CLAIM TO THE SPRATLY ISLANDS GROUP* Introduction The Philippines is a mid-ocean archipelago consisting of more than 7‚100 islands some of which remain unnamed. The islands portion of the archipelago lies along some 1‚150 miles between the Pacific Ocean and the South China Sea. It is separated from Taiwan by the Bashi Channel‚ from Indonesia by the Celebes Sea‚. from North Borneo (Sabah) by narrow passages‚ channels and straits‚ from the Asian mainland by the South China Sea and from
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since the founders of the United States desired a Federal Government with limited powers whose aim was primarily concerned with promoting the civil liberty of the Americans. According to Savage (2008)‚ during the reign of George Washington‚ the federal bureaucracy had only three cabinet departments; however‚ the federal government has since grown not only to more than eight cabinet departments‚ but also with other numerous bureaus‚ agencies‚ government authorities‚ administrations‚ and corporations
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INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON EXPANDING TERRITORIES: COMPARATIVE LITERATURE IN THE 21ST CENTURY Comparative Literature: Concepts‚ Its Present status and New Territories 3/30/2010 Government Engineering College‚ Surat Ankita Khanna ABSTRACT The main objective of this paper is to provide researchers interested in the history and evolution of “comparative literature” with a collection of references delineating the evolution of the concept and the development of academic departments dedicated
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To what degree should people follow orders of superiors due to their authority? A Few Good Men is a movie where the moral difference between right and wrong is very unclear in the name of following authority. Professors of sociology‚ Kelman and Hamilton worked together on “The My Lai Massacre: A Military Crime of Obedience” where they tried to apply reason to the soldiers who committed a massacre of unarmed women and children during the Vietnam War. Theodore Dalrymple is a physician who wrote “Just
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Population‚ Territory and Economy of Macau ABSTRACT: This paper attempts to analysis the hidden risks behind the high population density in Macau‚ try to discuss the influence and objective of the land reclaiming‚ and intend to find out the economic problem under the 16th consecutive monthly gambling income decrease. Keyword: population density‚ land reclaiming‚ Macau gambling 1. Introduction Macau‚ for the past 400 years of Portuguese colonial rule and now ruled by China‚ has a large increase
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by Arthur Miller‚ there are three main authority figures. Unlike what the Bible teaches on this subject‚ Reverend Samuel Parris‚ Reverend John Hale‚ and Deputy Governor Danforth show their understanding of authority in alternate ways. In the Bible‚ Peter says‚ ". . . I may not have to be harsh in my use of authority--the authority the Lord gave me for building you up‚ not for tearing you down" (2 Cor. 13:10). In "The Crucible"‚ the Biblical view of authority is contrasted with those of these three
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Should laws governing Nursing Homes be changed? student Strayer University Course: Instructor: 09 Nov 2012 Should laws governing Nursing Homes be changed? Are the current laws governing nursing homes effective enough for the safety of residents? I am conducting research in order to better understand what my parents and eventually myself will be exposed to. My parents are getting to the age that my wife and I will have to make a decision to care for them or place them in a nursing
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The State in the Modern Day Context The state can be seen as a concept which has emerged over thousands of years in order to sustain the needs of societies growing in size and complexity. This growth in size and complexity was coupled with the growing need for authority and order‚ due to special mechanisms being needed for society to benefit from its increased social power and productive capacity (Petho‚ 2010:6). State formation passes through stages of development and hinges upon ecological‚
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as I was about to witness my first small claims trial in the reputable small claims court located at 7765 Hurontario Street‚ Brampton‚ which was repetitively used as a source in the small claims textbook. To my surprise there were two buildings‚ the large one being the criminal court while the smaller one was the small claims court. These seem to be the main cause of confusion for many people including myself. This is because the address for small claims on our books was actually for the criminal
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