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    Lewis certain characters demonstrate vices and virtues. The definition of a virtue is “positive trait or quality deemed to be morally good thus is valued as a foundation and good moral being” (Wikipedia). According to Wikipedia‚ a vice is immoral or wicked behaviour. Aslan exemplifies the virtues of bravery and forgiveness. The White Witch exemplifies the vices of wrath and greed. In The Lion‚ the White and the Wardrobe Aslan exemplifies the virtue of bravery and forgiveness. According to Wikipedia

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    Strengths and Weaknesses Of Virtue Ethics The virtue ethicist suggests that this theory avoids the complicated tasks of using a formula to figure out what we should do‚ by instead focusing on the kinds of persons we sould be. The problem lies in determining how we know what kinds of persons we should be. How are we to determine just what the virtues are? If we don’t know what the virtues are‚ then telling people to live virtuously would be ignorant. The virtues are whatever character

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    Moral Realism

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    Moral Realism In this paper‚ I examine the connection between judgments of fact and moral judgments in an attempt to discern whether moral judgments are simply a subset of judgments of fact. I will look mostly at an argument posed by many moral realists that takes moral facts to be “supervenient natural facts which are independent of our theorizing about them”1 and in which moral judgments are determined by objective facts which relate to human flourishing or pleasure and pain. I will also‚ though

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    The United States has had an immense decline in morals and values‚ as well as in public health. Not only that‚ but it is competing with alarmingly high unemployment‚ much like ancient Rome was. The United States is defiantly not as stable as it may seem. As a result‚ it will fall. The decline in moral values in ancient Rome was much like the Unites States today. Crimes made the streets extremely unsafe and gladiator fights were exceedingly popular. This isn’t much different from what we see today

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    Kant vs. Virtue Ethics

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    and help the elderly man. This action is a kind gesture‚ but would we consider this a moral act? One could analyze this situation with two different ethical theories‚ by Kantian and/or Aristotelian views. The approach that we take with Kant’s views is strictly based on reason. The key factor in this situation with Kant would ask if we did this action without any thought. Because Kant heavily argues that a moral person has to be rational‚ the thought process that you went through to arrive to the

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    his book After Virtue‚ Alasdair MacIntyre presents arguments dealing with the conception of virtue and morality in a contemporary setting. MacIntyre’s presentation of a history of virtue and his analysis of modern moral argument offers insights into the modern structure of virtue. MacIntyre works through his arguments by discussing the virtues in a historical sense. He analyzes the virtues established by past philosophers and societies‚ as well as examines a modern idea of the virtues. MacIntyre contrasts

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    Summary: Buck‚ the lead character‚ is a much loved and pampered dog living a comfortable life on a ranch under the loving care of his owner‚ a wealthy judge who makes his pet want for nothing. Then one day‚ Buck’s life takes a dramatic turn when he’s sold off by an unscrupulous servant to pay a debt. He travels in a cage for the first time and is sold in Alaska‚ where dog-sleds are the primary mode of transportation. Buck has to quickly adapt to his new life as a sled dog and learn how to survive

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    Sociology 1A. Moral Panics According to Cohen‚ society is often subject to such instances and periods of moral panic; an occurrence which is characterised by ‘stylized and stereotypical’ representation by the mass media‚ and a tendency for those ‘in power’ (politicians‚ bishops‚ editors and so on) to man the ‘moral barricades’ and pronounce judgement. At times the object and nature of the panic may be considered ‘novel’‚ such as that concerning the ‘child killers’ of James Bulger in the

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    Just give me a reason Right from the start You were a thief You stole my heart And I your willing victim I let you see the parts of me That weren’t all that pretty And with every touch you fixed them Now you’ve been talking in your sleep‚ oh‚ oh Things you never say to me‚ oh‚ oh Tell me that you’ve had enough Of our love‚ our love Just give me a reason Just a little bit’s enough Just a second we’re not broken just bent And we can learn to love again It’s in the stars It’s been

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    A Virtue Theory is the theory that right actions follow from becoming a moral person‚ and that by becoming a moral person we will automatically know what is right and wrong. When we know what is truly right or wrong we have flourished as humans‚ and we have eudemonia. Virtue ethics is one of the main forms of normative ethics‚ and often called arêtaic ethics (arête- virtue‚ from Greek). It contrasts deontology‚ which emphasizes rules and duties. A virtue is an admirable human characteristic such

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