Duty or Continence 3. Evaluate whether respect for the moral law (as described by Kant)‚ or continence (as described by Aristotle) provides a more attractive account of moral motivation. (Be sure to explain which is theory is better and why.) Word count: 1600 Aristotle and Kant are two philosophers who argue about the moral worth of actions and motivations for acting in accordance with them. In this paper‚ I will explain their theories and raise two objections to Aristotle’s theory in
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Why has Conservatism been described as a philosophy of imperfection? (15 marks) Conservatism can be seen to be a ‘philosophy if imperfection’ according to O’Sullivan.This idea is manifested in their pessimistic view of human nature advocating Tradition‚ Pragmatism and Paternalism. As Burke states society should be ‘a partnership between those who are living‚ those who are dead and those who are born’ which clearly shows support of the status quo otherwise change and uncertainty can lead to disruption
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We all know that in our childhood years every aspect of our lives must be nurtured very well for our own good in the coming years as we go in the long journey called‚ life. Erik Erikson gives emphasis in the aspect of social and emotional development in childhood. Both aspects of development are very crucial to us as children. Everything started when we are infants with the help of our caregivers; they help and contribute a lot in moulding every individual on what we are now. They contribute to our
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Geoffrey Moore (1999) stated that‚ regarding a smooth bell curve of the traditional Technology Adoption Life Cycle‚ there are five groups of high tech customers which are innovators‚ early adopters‚ early majority‚ late majority‚ and laggards. The way to get these customers is to work the curve from left to right. Since the early majority (pragmatists) and late majority (conservatives) are the two big groups in the middle‚ to be successful‚ the high tech companies have to sell the product to them
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China in the years 1949 – 1957 can be described as a totalitarian state due to various aspects which were controlled‚ including New system of government was formed after several unstable years‚ nationalization of private sectors‚ making china self reliant‚ control of the media‚ infiltration of party cadres‚ education‚ hundred flowers campaign‚ mass mobilization. The CCP constructed a system of government that was centralized‚ pseudo-dictatorial and encouraged complete subservice to the state. When
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participative leadership (Vroom and Yetton‚ 1973‚ in Hanagan‚ 2002)‚ explaining the foundation/assumption and implications for contributing more understanding to the study of leadership styles. The basis for the foundation of leadership has been described on X and Y theory (Douglas McGregor‚ 1960‚ in Hanagen‚ 2002). This theory elucidates in two opposite attitudes of the leader in both terms involving people and task. The theory X is people need authorial manager controls and directs ways to make
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Othello has been described as ‘fatally self-centered’ and ‘lacking in self-knowledge’. Evaluate Shakespeare’s presentation of Othello in view of this. There have been two traditional views about Shakespeare’s presentation of Othello’s character. One of those is that Othello has been described as ‘fatally self- centered’ and ‘lacking in self knowledge’. According to Collins dictionary‚ self-centered describes someone who is only concerned with their own wants and needs and never thinks about
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To What Extent Can The Years 1924-1929 Be Described as a Period of Recovery and Stability in Germany? By mid-1923 the German economy was in ruins and the Weimar Republic was close to collapse. However a number of changes in economic policy led to economic recovery from 1924 onwards. Much of the credit for the transformation must go to Gustav Stresemann. Stresemann‚ who was a more skilful politician than Ebert became chancellor in August 1923. Although he was only Chancellor for a few months he
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If we had a human zoo like Talfamadore described in the book Slaughterhouse-five there would probably be some big social issues. People would not think it would be alright or ok to have a zoo like that. There would be a big ethical question‚ especially if we experimented on them. People would protest and demonstrate against it. The government would probably step in and shut it down. A long time ago there were these kinds of human zoos‚ they were called freak shows. People would come from all around
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Use of extended metaphors‚ and symbols to represent internal feelings and states of being are techniques Margaret Atwood utilizes in her poem "The Interior Decorator." The poet attempts to describe an intrinsic struggle to hide and veil painful emotions through the art of interior decoration. It describes aspects of personality used to cover these feelings and the overall failure of it do so. When one examines the title "The Interior Decorator" one may think of a career which involves garnishing
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