Good vs. Evil‚ Wrong vs. Right‚ and Ought/Should Be vs. What Is Group B: Question 1: An office worker had a record of frequent absence. He used all his vacation and sick leave days and frequently requested additional leave without pay. His supervisor and co-workers expressed great frustration because his absenteeism caused bottlenecks in paperwork‚ created low morale in the office‚ and required others to do his work in addition to their own. On the other hand‚ he felt he was entitled to take
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The two sources of moral guidance are the rivaling theories of Kantianism and Utilitarianism‚ both normative moral theories‚ meaning they deal with how we know what is right or wrong. Kantianism is a deontological theory developed by Immanuel Kant. This means that the theory holds the importance of duty and motives of an act in higher prestige than the consequences of said act. Kant argued‚ what came with is religiosity‚ that we‚ humans are rational‚ moral beings. This meant that we understand intrinsically
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Most ethical theories are concerned with what is right or good‚ and they often attempt to find this by applying a rule or several rules that seem to fit with outcomes that we most commonly find are “good”. An ethical based individual moral objective would be to seek the action that has the most affectionate consequence‚ a utilitarianism person would argue for the greatest amount of happiness‚ a Kantianism’s rule would be to follow the categorical imperative‚ and maybe Natural law‚ we do what is in
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From the research I did‚ I have come to the conclusion that Nirvana and Heaven are two different places/states of being/concepts; but are also the same in a sense. First off‚ trying to define nirvana was not as easy or straight forward as I thought it would be; many of the formal and accepted resources seem to refer to it as a Buddhist concept‚ and it was difficult to find a Hindu centric definition without the crossover to Buddhism. However‚ nirvana‚ as defined by Merriam-Webster (2018) “…is
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Rafael L. Cortada-Brzykcy Professor D. Portillo English 091 2 April 2013 The Slavs: East vs. West vs. South When the term “Slav” is mentioned‚ the first people to come to mind are the Russians. We know them by their unique script of writing‚ vodka‚ and are the most populated of all of the ethnic tribes that populated the mountains‚ rivers‚ and plains of Eastern Europe. Although a quintessential people of this continent‚ they differ greatly from many of their brothers and sisters of the same
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In this essay‚ the approaches of Thomas Hobbes and John Locke will be explored to compare their goals for the ideal sate. Hobbes and Locke were significant political philosophers‚ predominantly in the 17th Century‚ most importantly for being natural law and social contract theorists. Hobbes and Locke both vary in their approaches as Hobbes is labelled a pessimist‚ while Locke is considered an optimist‚ influencing how they perceive the idea state to look like. The social contract theory was addressed
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Ethical formalism tends to dictate the logic of the approach‚ and does not necessarily contemplate what benefits the human versus the law‚ however is based purely on the action and whether it is right or wrong. Another form of deontological ethics is egoism‚ in which the action must benefit the person committing the action‚ again however basing the form on the action versus the potential morality or reflection of god‚ as teleological arguments tend to be. Lastly‚ there is natural law‚ and the approach
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according to Hersh (2004). Such dehumanization is unacceptable in any culture‚ but it is especially so in the Arab world (Hersh‚ 2004). Similarities When the experiment was conducted‚ there were various similarities between what transpired at Abu Ghraib vs. what took place in the makeshift correctional facility at Stanford. At Abu‚ the photographs told it all. In one‚ Private England‚ was seen giving a thumbs up to a young Iraqi‚ who was naked except for a sandbag over his head‚ as he masturbated‚ according
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1. What evidence does Hobbes offer in favor of his claim that nature “renders men apt to invade and destroy one another”? [150 words] Hobbes offers support to his claim that nature makes men apt to fight one another‚ by showing how people act in their own self-interest. When people act in their own self-interest they look to preserve their own life. Hobbes believes in his definition of nature that man must use their own virtues of protection to ultimately preserve themselves. The way Hobbes describes
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Epicureanism Vs. Stoicism Epicurus was a great philosopher that founded the Epicurean belief. He was born in 341 B.C. and met his demise in 270 B.C. He was an advocate for seeking out carnal desires; however‚ he also knew the significance of experiencing pain in life. Without suffering‚ people would indefinitely take everything for granted. Epicurus had a following of people that he taught to live modestly‚ within their means‚ in communities filled with individuals that had pleasant demeanors. His
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