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    from a small school) you might get overwhelmed. A great deal of people will be there and sometimes it’s hard to find anyone you know. Abundant of college students‚ admission advisors‚ or financial aid will always get the information you need to know what options they have or knowing

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    father of the categorical imperative‚ seems to have found me in the right season of life. German philosopher‚ Immanuel Kant‚ is considered by many to be a central figure in modern philosophy due to his contributions made to ethics‚ epistemology‚ metaphysics and aesthetics. Arguably‚ his most notable contribution is fathering the categorical imperative‚ a command of reason not based upon the desires of any one person. Kant also comments on various topics including gifts of fortune‚ good will‚ “perfect

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    Is the mind the same as the brain‚ or do we have souls? What is the meaning of life? Does free will really exist? If God exists‚ why is there so much evil in the world? These are the types of questions philosophers attempt to answer with logic‚ reason‚ and knowledge. Some philosophical ideologies that have similarities in how they solve these types of questions are Pragmatism‚ Utilitarianism‚ and The Categorical Imperative. Pragmatism is the philosophical ideology that states if a person believes

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    deontology is the categorical imperativewhich has two distinct varieties that can be found in Kant’s work‚ “Fundamental Principles of the Metaphysic of Morals”. The first is that one should‚ “Act only on that maxim whereby thou canst at the same time will that it should become a universal law” (Kant‚ 2004). Kant details the second variation of the categorical imperative as he asserts‚ “If then there is a supreme practical principle or… a categorical imperative‚ it must be one which‚ being drawn from

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    What Is the Good Life?

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    What is the "Good Life"? There are many different interpretations of what the "good life" truly is. Individualists believe that the "good life" is pleasing oneself; while utilitarians believe that the "good life" is acting for the good of the rest of society and others. Philosophers also have their own interpretations. One philosopher that has his own interpretation is Plato in the Symposium. Plato portrays to the philosopher ’s "good life" when he uses the phrase "my greatest pleasure." The choice

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    Architecture Many people think about what was the main achievement of many generations was. What about the Mayan tribes greatest achievement. There are many things that the Maya had achieved such as architecture‚ calendars‚ mathematics‚ and trade routes. While living in what is now known as modern day Mexico. People have many different opinions on what the Mayans greatest achievement was‚ but I think the greatest achievement is architecture. I think the Mayans greatest achievement was architecture because

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    life towards happiness. Utilitarianism or The Greatest Happiness Principle speaks upon pleasure being the absence of pain. “It is better to be a human dissatisfied than a pig satisfied…” was the simplest line throughout the whole text as it infers‚ in comparison to a pig‚ a morally good human who is unhappy is deemed better off than an immoral human satisfied by their own wrong doings. Utilitarianism understands that it is too much to ask of one to act in the greater good of society‚ but when making

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    What Is Utilitarianism?

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    What is Utilitarianism?” Ask a passerby to describe his personal morality‚ and you’ll likely get a complicated explanation filled with ifs‚ ands‚ and buts. Ask a utilitarian‚ and he can give a six-word response: greatest good for the greatest number. Of course‚ utilitarianism is not that simple. Like any philosophical system‚ it is the subject of endless debate. Still‚ for the average reader who is unfamiliar with the jargon that characterizes most philosophy‚ utilitarianism can be a useful tool

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    Utilitarianism is a theory of ethics that bases what is right and wrong solely on the outcomes of each outcome over another as well as taking into account the interests of others rather than one’s own interests (Caae.phil.cmu.edu‚ 2014)‚ another way to describe utilitarianism is to say that the consequences provide the greatest good for the greatest number. For Ted and Gwen‚ who are employees within Nick’s Patisserie‚ Ted is a homeless teenage and Gwen is a single mother whose only source of income

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    In the passage Luke 10:25-37‚ Luke tells of the greatest commandment and the Good Samaritan. In this reading Jesus answers the questions asked of him by the lawyer‚ within his answer‚ he tells one of his most remembered parables‚ the parable of the Good Samaritan. What were the questions asked by the lawyer? Why did he ask them of Jesus? What was Jesus’s response to the lawyer? What prompted Jesus to tell the parable of the Good Samaritan? These questions are just a few that enter one’s mind

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