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    Moral relativism did not become a prominent topic in philosophy or elsewhere until the 20th century. Moral relativism is the making of an excuse for the action done. Behaviors should not be dismissed under certain circumstances. Moral relativism is dangerous and illogical which can be seen through murders‚ abortion‚ and lying. The justification of murdering is one major act in moral relativism in that it is illogical. An example is in a murder case somebody says they killed the person because they

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    Moral relativism is the view that standards‚ morality‚ and positions of right and wrong are culturally based. This meaning that a person’s ancestry‚ religion‚ or any other factor could greatly affect his/her own views of what is right or wrong. Furthermore‚ it has been accepted as a moral philosophy of a society‚ while others think of it as a misconception. While they may have their own opinions‚ moral relativism is an idea that is very plausible. Although while viewing this idea‚ there is one main

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    Marx class theory derived from his belief that class divisions are not found in all forms of society; classes are a creation of history. For Marx‚ classes are defined and structured by firstly‚ who owns or has property and means of production and who does the work in the production process‚ secondly the social relationships included in work and labour‚ and thirdly who produces and who rules the surplus human social labour can produce. All of these aspects of Marx class theory will be further explored

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    too intricate for any one theory to dominate the field. The values used to formulate a system of just law are often times based upon personal preference‚ unseen biases‚ or self-motivation. Law is such an intrinsic facet to so many different aspects of life that finding a theory of justice capable of covering the entirety of law is impossible. The fact is that‚ man has neither the impartialness nor the capability of creating such a complete theory. Without a complete theory for application we are forced

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    In “Thinking Critically‚ Challenging Cultural Myths” by Gary Colombo‚ he discusses cultural myths‚ in particular how it applies to the new college student. Colombo defines cultural myths as‚” Ways of looking at the world... these myths help us understand our place in the world.” Cultural myths influence our way of life and helps us understand the past and the future. It makes us look beyond our basic views and gives us a border view on the world. Colombo explains that college for the new incoming

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    decided what to do based on his intuition for this moment. At the same time‚ since they downplay the consequences‚ and utilitarian’s usually say that what is moral in any given situation is to maximize the good effects…so if Valjean was following this theory he would have not turned himself in. Since the greater good for the community and himself would have been to not tell the truth. I think that Rule utilitarian’s would say‚

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    Critically evaluate McGregor’s Theory X and Theory Y. How far is it applicable to management and employee motivation in contemporary Chinese organizations? In the modern corporation environment‚ employees’ motivation plays a pivotal role‚ thus they should be recognised as a significant part of corporations’ financial assets. There are several distinct viewpoints of approaches to managerial strategies about motivating employees‚ one of which is McGregor’s Theory X and Theory Y. It proposes that

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    and Tourism MODULE NUMBER : U54028 Critically Evaluate Whether the requirement for Emotional Labour in Hospitality and Tourism is ethical. Module Leader: Peter McGunnigle Student Name: Mrignaini Chauhan Student Number: 09078935 Submission Date: 08/12/11 Word Count: 2200 (excluding Appendices) Critically evaluate that whether the requirement of Emotional Labour in hospitality and tourism work is ethical. The endeavour of this essay is to critically evaluate whether the use of emotional

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    Ethnics are characteristics of a person or a certain group of people that share a culture ‚ religion‚ or language. Moral relativism is just a viewpoint from someone’s ethnical standards‚ which is how they feel. Basically it is something that people feel in their opinion that it is either right or wrong from a moral stand point in their eyes. Everyone has ethnics they might not be same as the ones you or I might have grew up with or have ever heard of but it does not mean that they are wrong or

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