Reading: pages 3-21 Key Terms (definitions on page 7): ethics morality descriptive ethics normative ethics metaethics applied ethics instrumentality intrinsically valuable Key ideas: principle of universalizabitlity principle of impartiality Be familiar with The Euthyphro by Plato (pages 16-19) - know Euthyphro’s definition of piety - understand that this is a debate regarding whether or not ethics is an objective or subjective discipline Be familiar with Common-Sense Religion
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Beauvoir’s discussion of woman as an absolute Other leads her to consider the diverse ways women have been represented (or mythologized) by men. How did her chapter on Myths increase your awareness of your own experiences as mythologizer and mythologized. Introduction Beauvoir is famous for her philosophical and existentialist classification of women. In her works‚ womanhood and femininity are seen from different lenses – as being an agent in the society (an absolute Other) and as a subject of
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regard to practice and action” (Laberge‚ 1995). Critically‚ the habitus is embodied‚ that is‚ “located within the body and affects every aspect of human embodiment” (Shilling‚ 1993). Theorists believe that stereotypes‚ narratives‚ ideologies and discourses all attribute to the shaping on the individual habitus. In this essay I will discuss and argue how each concept works according to various theorists and how they work in shaping the individual habitus. A stereotype is a group concept that is
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George F. Cabrera October 6‚ 2013 The Prince and The Discourses and it’s similarities. Reading the books of Machiavelli’s: The Prince and The Discourses I noticed there are many similarities to one another. Machiavelli explains the concept of an ideal ruler that he thinks would be able to govern with great power and adversity from his observation of previous rulers. The Prince is a book written about Tyrants while The Discourses is a book written by lovers of liberty (The Prince‚ Introduction-
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with a literary viewpoint. I plan to break down the logistics of military communication‚ and show how they form a discourse community. According to Bizzel‚ a discourse community “is a group of people who share certain language using practices.” To put it in simple
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The Philosophy of Humanism By Corliss Lamont (1902-1995) Critical Review of the Humanist Worldview Doctor of Religious Studies Department Biblical Studies and Theology By Richard Jones "There is no place in the Humanist worldview for either immortality or God in the valid meanings of those terms. Humanism contends that instead of the gods creating the cosmos‚ the cosmos‚ in the individualized form of human beings giving rein to their imagination‚ created the gods." A worldview
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Kant’s Moral Philosophy Faafetai Ieremia Jr Kant’s Moral Philosophy Introduction Kant’s moral philosophy is also known as Kantian ethics. It is a type of a deontological theory‚ which is based on ethics. Immanuel Kant founded this deontological theory. Kant’s theory developed as a culmination to the enlightenment rationalism. The basic central idea of this theory is that the good will is the intrinsic quality of nature. Hence‚ if the action is morally good‚ maxim‚ it acts as the theory
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CVPA Discourse Community There is a large variety of academic discourse communities available at the university today. Deciding to go to college is deciding to enter an academic discourse community all on its own but deciding to choose a major is entering a more specified discourse community. There are many similarities and differences between each community which makes it difficult for some people to choose‚ including myself. Comparing and contrasting majors can make it easier for someone to choose
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My Teaching Philosophy Philosophy of teaching is a self-reflective statement of your beliefs about teaching and learning. It discuss how you put your beliefs in practice by including concrete examples of what you do or anticipate doing in class. My teaching philosophy is ‘participatory learning’. It a type of learning process whereby learners are put in the centre of every learning situation‚ in other words pupils take active part of the lesson presentation. . I hold this belief in the sense that
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Professional Projects "How Did Toyota Stay on Top?" Revisiting Crisis Communication Discourse Rachel Marie Knoespel Marquette University Recommended Citation Knoespel‚ Rachel Marie‚ ""How Did Toyota Stay on Top?" Revisiting Crisis Communication Discourse" (2011). Master ’s Theses (2009 -). Paper 72. http://epublications.marquette.edu/theses_open/72 “HOW DID TOYOTA STAY ON TOP?”: REVISITING CRISIS COMMUNICATION DISCOURSE by Rachel M. Knoespel‚ B.A. A Thesis submitted to the Faculty of the Graduate
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