March 29‚ 2011 An Obligation Is Not A Choice What defines an obligation? Is it defined as something that one has to do because it is necessary for their living or is it something that one has to do because someone says they have to? I would define an obligation as something that one has to do because it is necessary for their living. What I do not understand is how one person can dodge their obligations. I see people choose to live a life where their obligations are pushed aside as if
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A moral value is a universally accepted ethical principle that governs the day to day living of life. These principles are important in maintaining unity‚ harmony and honour between people. Moral values are usually communal and shared by the public in general‚ thus if there is no agreement among community members no moral values will be established. Moral values define the principles and standards which determine the extent to which human action or conduct is right or wrong. They encompass a wide
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1. Comment how your personal teaching and learning philosophy and beliefs influence the way you see teaching and learning. I have always considered that the place where learning and teaching occur has to be a safe environment for the students and teachers in order to achieve the established goals. I believe teachers have to be aware of students’ needs‚ interests‚ conditions‚ and age. For instance‚ as Brown (2007) explains‚ different age groups require different dynamics and activities to learn the
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OBLIGATIONS From latin words‚ obligatio/obligare – “to tie” or “to bind” Juridical necessity – enforceable to courts 1) CIVIL (positive) and Natural 2) REQUISITES OF OBLIGATION a) Active – creditor / obligee – has the right b) Passive – debtor / obligor – has the duty c) Prestation – object / subject matter c.i) Obligation to give (Real Obligation) (c.i.1) Determinate Thing – res perit domino – thing perishes with the owner (c.i.1.a) Standard care – diligence of a good father / if the
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is we have a moral obligation to produce the greatest happiness to the greatest number of people (Mill‚ p. 364) and Peter Singer believes we have a moral obligation to help others less fortunate than we to the extent at which no more moral good comes of comparable significance to the bad thing that we “ought” prevent (Singer‚ p. 874). How is it that we are somehow philosophically indebted to society and required to alleviate suffering? Can such an obligation even be construed moral? I contend that
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The preliminary results of the 2000 "Report Card on the Ethics of American Youth" are in and the results aren’t encouraging. The survey is conducted every two years by the Josephson Instituteas part of it’s "Character Counts" campaign. It boasts a small margin of error‚ only +/- 3 %. In 1998‚ 20‚829 students (10‚760 high school and 10‚069 middle school students) answered the survey which asked questions about everything from relationships‚ to school habits‚ to theft and violence. The results then
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The Failure of Structure | Philosophy of Values and Ethics | Everyone brings to the world their own talents‚ gifts‚ and abilities. In my early twenties‚ I realized a personal truth‚ that there are no limitations to my own personal success other than those I would choose to inflict upon myself. I try to live by the golden rule of do onto others as you would want them to do to you. Many people think I am opinionated and direct. Yes‚ I do want people to tell me what they think and be direct
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Harms (2007) mentions five core practice values to consider when working with others in a change process. These values are respecting the human person‚ promoting social justice and people’s right to a good life‚ empowerment and autonomy‚valuing people’s strengths and resilience; and being authentic. In regards to respecting the human person‚ Harms describes four dimensions of respect these are “to regard‚ consider‚taking into account‚ pay attention to; second‚ treat or regard with deferential esteem;
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Ethics: Personal Values and Ethical Standards Daniel Hagerhorst University of Phoenix BSHS/332 Marcia Winter 07/29/2010 Ethics: Values and beliefs Developmental aspects of Values and their Implications to my Work The values that I hold deeply today are showing kindness‚ integrity‚ honesty‚ and openness. Kindness is more of a virtue than a value‚ but the two are related in that values hold virtues such as compassion‚ loyalty‚ and respect. Kindness is what I choose to show as much
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This is the core of discussion whether there is a general moral obligation to obey the law. This discussion started in the 1970’s in the United States. The background to it was the civil rights movement in the United States‚ and the Vietnam War with its political scandals. People who disagreed with the governments’ policies started arguing that sometimes‚ a citizen is justified in acting illegally. The question is: does a citizen have a moral duty to obey the law and if so‚ why? In the writings of
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