Moral Law is a rule or a group of rules of right living conceived as universal and unchanging. Moral law is a system of guidelines for behavior. These guidelines may or may not be part of a religion‚ codified in written form‚ or legally enforceable. For some people moral law is synonymous with the commands of a divine being. For others‚ moral law is a set of universal rules that should apply to everyone.(SR‚ page 87) It is understood to combine the pinnacle of “Natural Law” and “Deontological reasoning”
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of the existence of evil.” David Hume‚ in his Dialogues concerning Natural Religion‚ quotes Epicurus‚ a Greek philosopher‚ as saying the following: “Is [God] willing to prevent evil‚ but not able? Then he is impotent. Is he able‚ but not willing? Then he is malevolent. Is he both able and willing? Whence then is evil? Is he neither able nor willing? Then why call him God?” Epicurus states the core of the problem of evil. If God exists‚ and is omnipotent as well as omnibenevolent
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Dorian Gray Motif Notebook Beauty: “If this girl can give soul to those who have lived without one‚ if she can create the sense of beauty in people whose lives have been sordid and ugly‚ if she can strip them of their selfishness and lend them tears for sorrows that are not their own‚ she is worthy of all your adoration‚ worthy of the adoration of the world” (59). Sibyl has inner beauty and Basil realizes that‚ but Lord Henry and Dorian only see the physical or symbolic beauty of her form. This
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Weale L‚ & Hackley C. (2008). Re-framing ’binge drinking’ as calculated hedonism: empirical evidence from the UK. International Journal of Drug Policy. 19(5)‚ 359-66. Overview: The main aim of this study was to put forward a new meaning to the phrase “binge drinking” when connected to young consumers of alcohol in the UK. The study tries to show the difference between the definitions of binge drinking and calculated hedonism‚ which refers to a process of controlling alcohol consumption‚ which might
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* Question 1 3 out of 3 points | | | “I believe that abortion is morally right because a majority of people in this community believe it to be so”. - This is an example of:Answer | | | | | Selected Answer: | Cultural Relativism. | | | | | * Question 2 3 out of 3 points | | | Some forms of deterministic thinking describe certain behaviors as a matter of genetic destiny rather than personal choice.Answer | | | | | Selected Answer: | True | | | | |
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familiar with the concepts in the readings: Looking at Philosophy (LAP) (as assigned) The Apology – Plato (all) The Value of Philosophy - Russell (all) What is Enlighment? – Kant Jefferson - Epicurus NATURE OF THE TEST The test will consist of definitions‚ multiple choice‚ fill in the blank‚ true-false‚ and short essay questions. The test is worth 50 points: however there will be an additional 20% extra credit points which can be earned
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1.dote (dt) intr.v. dot·ed‚ dot·ing‚ dotes To show excessive fondness or love: parents who dote on their only child. DOTE‚ Span. law. The property which the wife gives to the husband on account of marriage. .. It is divided into adventitia and profectitia; the former is the dote which the father or grandfather‚ or other of the ascendants in the direct paternal line‚ give of their own property to the husband; the latter (adventitia) is that property which the wife gives to the husband‚ or that
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Utilitarianism Key Features • • • Relativist Theory – – – – – – – No Absolutes Morality Depends on individual circumstances Happiness is the most important thing Quality and Quantity of Happiness need to be taken into account The Measure of Usefulness or Fittingness for purpose an action may have Teleological Ethical theories such as Utilitarianism tend to rely on the principle of utility It is the way of measuring how useful an action is in bringing about the consequences that we desire Equality
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Copyright‚ J. Humble‚ 2010 So‚ • Mafia activities are moral within their social group • Business may adopt its own moral code which is not known by general public • Closely related to Situational Ethics. Copyright‚ J. Humble‚ 2010 PARADOX OF HEDONISM • Hedonism: The doctrine that personal interest‚ pleasure or happiness is the sole or chief purpose in life. Copyright‚ J. Humble‚ 2010 Research suggests 1. People who are chiefly concerned with their own interests tend to have less happy and less satisfying
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the world would gain such a fresh impulse of joy that we would forget all the maladies of medievalism‚ and return to the Hellenic ideal” (19). Lord Henry’s version of this ideal of beauty of form is Wilde’s variation‚ emphasizing Aestheticism and hedonism. Wilde refers to the Hellenic Age‚ a time in Greek history when art‚ democracy‚ and philosophy emerged‚ changing the traditional school of thought‚ that brought about many changes in society. The Victorian Era was seen by many as a time to “rid of
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