Judaism and Christianity developed on the basis of obeying god‚ adherence to his rules and intention‚ and their faithful fulfillment. Since the fulfillment of God’s will is a duty of a Jewish or Christian person‚ both religions fall into the rule-deontological category. Although each sect has a different perspective on teaching and beliefs‚ they have one common thread: the belief in a singular deity. Both religions are monotheistic with a holy text and both strive to conquer evil. The origin of theses
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Kantianism is a non-consequentialist theory introduced by a German Philosopher‚ Immanuel Kant. Kantianism refer to the rightness or wrongness of actions does not depend on their consequences but on whether they fulfill our duty. In this theory‚ Kant stressed on the role of moral sentiment and desire for moral commitment and motivation. Kant argued that morality and rationality coincided. To be moral is to be rational‚ to be immoral is to be irrational. Kant believed that there were some rules of
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explained in two different types of decision making approaches. There are two‚ the utilitarian and the deontological approach. Utilitarian approaches focus on society while deontological approaches focus on the individual. Utilitarian ideals require patient autonomy because patient autonomy is crucial when discussing what is morally best for human needs. Utilitarian views are similar to consequentialist views which focus on how the results and the outcomes determines how successful it is. The utilitarian
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minimum. It is understood that no truly crime-free environment exists‚ however‚ utilitarian thinkers strive to inflict only as much punishment necessary for the overall prevention of future disturbances in the society’s peace. This thinking is consequentialist in nature. The amount of good that comes from a punishment should wholly exceed the evil done by the crime‚ however‚ it is also recognized that punishment brings consequences to both the punisher and the receiver. An interesting example of
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Hobbes vs. Locke vs. Rousseau/ State of Nature/ Allam/ 2013 “I am at the point of believing‚ that my labor will be as useless as the commonwealth of Plato. For Plato‚ also is of the opinion that it is impossible for the disorders of the state ever to be taken away until sovereigns be philosophers . . . I recover some hope that one time or other this writing of mine may fall into the hands of a sovereign who will consider it for himself‚ for it is short‚ and I think clear.” -The Monster of
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A long debate‚ are you made who you are or born that way. Nature vs Nurture has been a long debate where psychologists and biologist are trying to figure out if you are made into the person you are or born‚ there is many different documented cases and experiments along with a long study on criminals to decide if what they did was purely biological or previous events made them do it. In recent history scientists have focused on aspects of intelligence‚ aggression and sexual orientation. But when
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intertwined with local cultural or religious practices.” (Tweedie et al‚ 2012‚ p. 1). After much consideration‚ six major ethical systems exist in today’s world‚ and the six systems can then be further broken into two separate categories of absolutisms vs. non-absolutisms. According to Geisler (2010)‚ “Since God’s moral character does not change‚” it is considered absolute (p. 16). This absolutism is essential to understanding the difference between an unqualified absolutism system and a secular system
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Good vs. Evil‚ Wrong vs. Right‚ and Ought/Should Be vs. What Is Group B: Question 1: An office worker had a record of frequent absence. He used all his vacation and sick leave days and frequently requested additional leave without pay. His supervisor and co-workers expressed great frustration because his absenteeism caused bottlenecks in paperwork‚ created low morale in the office‚ and required others to do his work in addition to their own. On the other hand‚ he felt he was entitled to take
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their actions (do the right thing‚ do it because it’s the right thing to do‚ don’t do wrong things). Under this system of ethics‚ you can’t justify an action by showing that it produced good consequences which is why it’s sometimes called “no-consequentialist.” Individuals who follow rule-based ethics believed that the right thing should be performed in ethical situations‚ even if it produces more harm (or less good) than doing the wrong
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worst actions are not always wrong‚ given extreme circumstances. Deontology is all about duty and moral laws. For instance‚ if a person does a good act‚ and it has a good outcome‚ from a utilitarianistic view‚ this person was right. However‚ in deontological view‚ this person is only right if the decision was made or action taken with good intent‚ in following his or her sense of duty and the moral laws. There is an obvious question that sticks out in this reasoning: what are the moral laws‚ and where
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