One question that I believe should be discussed in class is “how much influence does religion have on politics”. After reading a section from Herodotus’ The Histories and Aristotle’s The Constitution of Athens it is apparent that religion is very influential in the political realm. I base my argument off of two instances‚ The Liberation of Athens from the Pisistratidae and the return of Peisistratus back into Athens. In The Histories‚ Herodotus explains how Athens becomes freed from tyrants with
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In this discussion post the writer will attempt to answer the three questions relating to the personal choices of society and their faith. The first question is how does an African American woman stay true to her faith while remaining single and childless in spite of the expectations of society as a whole? People are social in nature. According to Collins‚ "Single groups in the church are most helpful avoiding matchmaking and dating‚ and are led by mature‚ sensitive‚ preferably unmarried leaders
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someone set their own morals? Morality is the system through which we determine right and wrong‚ the guide to good or right conduct. If someone witnesses something that they deem wrong‚ they set morals so they can assure themselves that they will never be like the wrongdoer. In the story‚ Moby Dick‚ Captain Ahab has set out to kill the enormous whale that has taken his leg. This is an example of how we set morals so we don’t become the kind of people we despise. Captain Ahab does not want to be presumed
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In the movie Pulp Fiction‚ the overarching theme of the movie goes to say that without a higher framework or power one doesn’t see their actions to have any consequences‚ morally speaking. Morality controls the initial reasoning behind deciding whether to commit a crime or not. In this context‚ the concept of not having any morals is based on not having meaning in one’s life or seeing one’s life at the same worth as anyone else’s. This doesn’t allow for one to make any criteria in which to conduct
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In Peter Singer’s "Famine‚ Affluence‚ and Morality"‚ he argues that the way people in relative affluent countries react to a situation like that in Bengal cannot be justified. His reason for saying this is due to his belief in his principle "if it is in our power to prevent something bad from happening‚ without sacrificing anything of comparable moral importance‚ we ought‚ morally to do it". I disagree with his point of view and I will provide explanations as well as bring in my own arguments to
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The definition of religion has long been debated. Many argue what it means to be considered one‚ and consequently there is not a unified meaning of the word religion. It seems to be a matter of preference. Some think it is an ultimate transformation while others think it is the worshipping of what is sacred to them. However‚ I feel that no matter how one slices their own definition of religion‚ they cannot categorize Confucianism as such. Rather‚ I feel that it fits under the category of an ethical
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F. Scott Fitzgerald’s‚ The Great Gatsby‚ portrays society as a desolate wasteland‚ immune to morality‚ punished by the decadence of the main characters. Throughout the novel‚ Gatsby pursues a life with Daisy‚ a married woman‚ who left him earlier as a result of his lack of wealth; thus‚ Gatsby sought to reap the benefits of affluence through illicit‚ unscrupulous means. Once Gatsby completes his quest for opulence‚ he hunts for his former lover‚ Daisy‚ who is married to Tom Buchanan: an aristocrat
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would be a grim‚ inhumane place if everyone cooperated in killing the innocent. While it can be argued that the overall goal of the lie is morally good‚ Kant would reject it‚ considering it immoral in that the immorality outweighs and prevents any morality that might come later from the results of that action. One of the justifications that Kant could provide in this
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view life. Immanuel Kant‚ a philosopher around the seventeen and early eighteenth century‚ was no different in his thoughts and writings about morality‚ freedom‚ reason‚ and standpoints. Morality being one of the most contradictory concepts out there‚ it only suits that there are numerous theories. Unlike Utilitarianism‚ which considers an actions morality to be dependent upon the utility resulting from the action. Kant’s moral theory holds that an actions ethicality is derived not from consequence
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Project in religion Titles of Mary John Paolo H. Lacusong Gr. 4 – St. Alypius Title of Mary | Description | Our Lady of Peace | In the early part of the 17th century‚ the Dukes of Joyeuse held in veneration a modest-sized statue of the Blessed Virgin Mary entitled Our Lady of Peace. The family agreed that the person among them showing the most sincere devotion to Our Lady should hold custody of the statue. When a member of the family joined the Order of Friars Minor‚ Capuchin (Franciscans)
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