The philosophical theory that I choose to do is called “utilitarianism”. In a brief sentence‚ utilitarianism means the greatest good for the greatest number of people. Basically what this means is‚ doing the right thing is based on how many people your action benefits rather than how much it benefits you. According to the Oxford American Dictionary utility means “the state of being useful‚ profitable‚ or beneficial”(oxford dictionary‚2013). The whole theory is all about how much it benefits and
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Committing Adultery A marriage is full of moral ethics that should be followed. Kant would have agreed with me that we have moral duties to ones self and others. A marriage is committing moral thoughts‚ words‚ and actions to yourself and your spouse. Kant believed in treating other people the way you wish they would treat you. Never treat other people as if they were merely things. The formula of humanity states that we should treat people as an end and never as a means to an end. In committing
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about and associate with the soul. We then turn to various Presocratic thinkers‚ and to the philosophical theories that are our primary concern‚ those of Plato (first in the Phaedo‚ then in theRepublic)‚ Aristotle (in the De Anima or On the Soul)‚ Epicurus‚ and the Stoics. These are by far the most carefully worked out theories of soul in ancient philosophy. Later theoretical developments — for instance‚ in the writings of Plotinus and other Platonists‚ as well as the Church Fathers —are best studied
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Epicurean Paradox The problem of evil‚ also known as the Riddle of Epicurus‚ states: If God is willing to prevent evil‚ but is not able to Then He is not omnipotent. If He is able‚ but not willing Then He is malevolent. If He is both able and willing Then whence cometh evil. If He is neither able nor willing Then why call Him God? I can give my opinion as a Christian‚ and can’t speak for other religions. But for us‚ God’s “will” revolves around Who He is. In short‚ God IS Love. We believe
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So claimed Lucretius: Roman poet‚ philosopher and Epicurean. In prolific verse from The Way Things Are‚ Lucretius denied that death was an evil and suggested that death should not be feared at all. Lucretius’ beliefs put him in the same camp as Epicurus‚ whom he mentions in his verse‚ making him known as an Epicurean‚ which I shall define for the purposes of this paper as someone who believes that death is not something to be feared. The opposing camp to this view comprises‚ among others‚ Nagel
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and the social disorganization theory‚ to explain people’s behaviors. This especially goes for explaining why people commit crimes‚ whether they decide to or not. In addition to the theories mentioned above‚ there are also ethical theories like‚ hedonism‚ ethical egoism‚ and stoicism. Ethical theories explain people’s behavior relative to their beliefs‚ instead of external reasoning. What Happens‚ Happens
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about it before it even happened. And if he is all powerful he can stop it. And if he’s all good. then he would want to stop it. And yet he doesn’t and the evil continues. The Greek philosopher Epicurus gives one of the earliest statements of the problem of evil. This is called the Epicurean Paradox. Epicurus stated: Is God willing‚ but unable? Then he is not omnipotent. Is he able‚ but not willing? Then he is malevolent. Is he both able and willing? Then where does evil come in? Is he neither able
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Why does it matter that language may be sexist‚ racist and so on? Apart from the obvious point that such language is offensive‚ many people that the language we hear and use has a big influence on the way we think. There are two extreme views of this issue‚ the universalist and the relativist. The universalist position is that all humans share common ways of thinking‚ a set of basic concepts about the world which we may call conceptual primes. One example is relative distance‚ the distinction between
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The Candy Man Bingheng Lin California State Polytechnic University‚ Pomona The Candyman Introduction The Candyman: The David Klein Story was a movie that produced by Noel Murray(2011)‚ tells the story of the rise and fall of David Klein‚ the man who invented Jelly Belly jelly beans. In the mid 70’s‚ David Klein worked at a nut store which also sold all kinds of candy‚ helping out in delivery. David Klein was a thoughtful person. He always came up with all kinds of ideas. “ In life
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terms of itself…not by invocation of the super natural.”(Foster et al. 2008‚ p. 19) The idea that nature is caused by natural events and removal of God from the scientific equation was introduced in the third century BCE by Greek scholars including Epicurus. This foundation was the spring board for the age of Enlightenment. In this period Sir Isaac Newton‚ in spite of his own belief system‚ furthered the cause of naturalism. (p. 67) In later years‚ this lead to presentation of the Theory of Evolution
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