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    Moral Truth

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    Moral Truth What is Moral truth? In Sam Harris’ book “The Moral Landscape”‚ he explains his ideas on moral truth. He explains that moral truth is so complex because of personal whim‚ and cultural influence. He explains his ideas of moral truth through science‚ objective and subjective‚ and consensus and consciousness. With these ideas Harris is able to define moral truth to his best ability‚ because it is such a difficult subject to understand. In the chapter on moral truth‚ Harris explains

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    Multiple Choice Chapter 1 1(4). The risk premium is defined as the rate of return on A. A risky asset minus the inflation rate B. The overall market C. A Treasury bill D. A risky asset minus the risk-free rate E. A risk-less investment Answer: D 2(5). The variance measure the: Non-graded A. Total difference between the actual returns and the average returns B. Average difference between the actual squared returns and the risk-free returns C. Average squared difference between

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    SUMMARY Moral Hazard in Equity Contracts: The Principal-Agent Problem The separation of ownership and control involves moral hazard‚ in that the managers (the agents) may act in their own interest rather than in the interest of the stockholder-owners (the principals) because the managers have less incentive to maximize profits than the stockholder-owners do. Tools to Help Solve the Principal-Agent Problem Production of Information: Monitoring Stockholders engage in a particular type of information

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    Moral Dilemma What people feel morally obligated to do depends on the situation. In general‚ I think everyone can agree that it is immoral to take someone’s life‚ but there are situations where people might think otherwise. There are also other less severe circumstances where people’s morals are put in question. In the end‚ it depends on one’s personal moral beliefs on how they would act when in certain instances. The first dilemma I chose was the fat man and the impending doom. Without a

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    Culture and Moral Development Another criticism of Kohlberg’s view is that it is culturally based. A review of research on moral development in 27 countries concluded that moral reasoning is more culture-specific than Kohlberg envisioned and that Kohlberg’s scoring system does not recognize higher-level moral reasoning in certain cultural groups (Snarey‚ 1987). Examples of higher-level moral reasoning that would not be scored as such by Kohlberg’s system include values related to communal

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    Moral Compass

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    way. After that‚ what I should do is to encourage others to do the similar things. Moral compass should run through the whole process. An individual’s effort is meager but we should not neglect it. Just as the recycle‚ if I do well in recycling every time I want to throw my rubbish and tell others the importance of recycle‚ more and more people will be impacted if I carry on doing this. Key Take-away Moral compass is the principle and norm that leads us to proper and right behavior. Doing

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    Moral Development

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    Moral development 0-19 There is no moral development between the ages 0 and 18 months. 18mths to 2years- Is sensitive to adult approval and disapproval and will actively seek to make adults happy despite their tantrums. 2 to 3years- appears independent and wants to be good‚ but is not yet mature enough to be able to carry out most promises they make. 3 to 4years- Begins to know right from wrong. Finds other’s opinions of self to be important. Is more self-controlled and less aggressive

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    Moral Code

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    Moral Code” Imagine watching evening news Easter weekend and headlining story of the night is a senseless murder of an entire family. Our normal reaction would be filled with distain and disgust. Leaving unanswered questions like “why” or “how could someone do that?” What drives someone to kill other people? Where is their Moral Code? Most stories like this will give you the killers interpretation of why their moral code went astray and usually gain your empathy‚ even though you don’t agree

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    Schools choice?

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    Christian Bordelon Schools Choice? The school legislators are trying to pass a law states that students with a low GPA will be restricted from getting a driver’s license. This law should not be passed because students have worked hard to get their license‚ and they don’t deserve schools taking that right away. The person that has bad grades might have to work every day after school‚ and that could be a potential reason why their grades are not high. If you take his or her driving privileges away

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    The story of Rita Hayworth and Shawshank Redemption begins in 1948 when Andy Dufresne arrives at Shawshank prison. In contrast to most other convicts‚ he’s not a hardened criminal but a soft-spoken banker‚ convicted of killing his wife and her lover. Like everyone in Shawshank‚ he claims to be innocent. Like most newcomers‚ Andy gets in trouble with the sisters. They are a gang of sodomites led by Bogs Diamond that gang up on anyone they feel they can handle‚ and Andy is no exception. Not until much

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