According to Aristotle‚ we get moral virtue as a result of habit and none of the moral virtues arise in us by nature‚ because nothing that exists by nature can form a habit contrary to its nature. Nature has no effect on how moral virtues arise in us. Instead‚ we receive nature when we adapt‚ and therefore are made perfect by habit. A good example Aristotle uses is that we have senses before we even know how to use them. Eventually we learn how to use them by exercising them everyday. Another good
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MacKenzie argues in her article that‚ “rather than representing a radical shift in development approaches towards more inclusive and representative policies‚ empowerment projects are shaped by neoliberal ideas such as individualism‚ responsibility and economic order and carry implicit‚ gendered and disciplining messages about appropriate social behavior” (p. 199). In explaining her argument‚ MacKenzie draws on the implementation weaknesses of the Disarmament‚ Demobilization‚ and Reintegration (DDR)
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Philosophy of Feminism Final Exam The philosophy of feminism involves attempting to use the methods of philosophy to further the cause of feminist movements. Bell hooks is a feminist who successfully does exactly that. I will discuss how Kimberlé Crenshaw’s literature Traffic at the Crossroads: Multiple Oppressions has a very similar underlying vision shared with bell hooks about what it takes to effectively liberate women in society. I will also discuss how Judith Butler’s postmodern theories
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household expenditure is spent on food while 62% of expenditure is spent on non-food and services. Among non-food items‚ 5.3% is spend on clothing‚ textile and foot wear and indicating a spending growth from Rs.903 to Rs.1342. Hence generating a business idea around this industry would be a good opportunity. Looking into the Sri Lankan context there is a high competition in the standardize retail market with big companies such as ODEL‚ Cotton collection‚ Mondy etc. competing to attract customers to their
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Jane decided to look at the wallet again. While she was waiting ‚ she counts the money. There were two $10 notes. Jane was saving money for a new Barbie‚ and adding this amount to her savings would be enough to make a purchase . Now Jane has a moral dilemma: to tell her mom about the finding‚ so she can look for the owner‚ or‚ take the money and don ’t return the wallet. In this case‚ Jane already knows what is right‚ and what is wrong. She is concerned about taking the money that does not belong
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Part: Architecture of Cloud Computing: Cloud architecture‚ typically involves multiple cloud components communicating with each other over application programming interfaces‚ usually web services and 3-tier architecture. This resembles the Unix philosophy of having multiple programs each doing one thing well and working together over universal interfaces. Complexity is controlled and the resulting systems are more manageable than their monolithic counterparts. The two most significant components
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The Wilderness Idea In this statement from Wallace Stegner’s‚ "The Wilderness Idea"‚ there are three assertions. These assertions are: 1) No wilderness remains and the environment we live in is man-controlled‚ 2) Technology forces us to live a ’termite-life’ without a moment of reflection and rest‚ 3) We are a society like ’Brave New World’ that does not care for or have any need for the environment but instead relies on technology. These assertions are completely false and
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Earliest Beginnings Greek Philosophy • Philosophy began when human beings tried to understand the world through the use of reason‚ rather than through religious myths or accepting the authority of others • The earliest philosophical questions were things like…. • “What is the world made of?” • “What holds the world up?” A brief overview of persons and doctrines • The first known philosopher was Thales‚ who lived in Miletus‚ in southern Asia Minor. • He thought that the world was all made
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students’ life for centuries. But it can become a burden in many young individuals lives. Weekends are for you not to do anything school related‚ and many students may not have the time to accomplish homework on weekends. Homework on weekends is not a good idea. One reason for students not to have homework on weekends is because they may not have the time to accomplish it and or may have many occupations during the two-day break. Firstly‚ students may have part time jobs that they go to on weekends to pay
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April Matthews HUM/114 Evaluating Ideas 09/06/2014 Evaluating Ideas Something that has always caught my interest that seems to be a big topic going around is marijuana use. Colorado has made it legal to smoke marijuana recreationally where as other states just have it for medical use right now. I personally believe that it should be allowed to be used by whoever whenever. If they can find it legal for people to use for medical reasons why should it be illegal for people
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