judgements result from multiple psychological systems involving both emotion and explicit reasoning. In this model‚ reasoning relies on two separate brain systems‚ with deontological moral judgements being ‘driven by automatic emotional processes’ in the ventromedial prefrontal cortex (VMPC)‚ an area specific to moral judgements (Greene & Haidt‚ 2002) and social emotion (Damasio‚ Tranel & Damasio‚ 1990)‚ and utilitarian moral judgements being ‘driven by controlled cognitive processes’‚ in the dorsolateral
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Some of the most famous of these were by the poet-painter Vladimir Mayakovsky and Vladimir Lebedev. The constructivists tried to create works that would make the viewer an active viewer of the artwork. In this it had similarities with the Russian Formalists ’ theory of ’making strange ’‚ and accordingly their main theorist Viktor Shklovsky worked
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are to define. If morality is conceptualized as a means to enhance the happiness—or lack of suffering—of society‚ then I’m confident in saying that doing a little evil for a greater good is morally right. Consequentialist theories‚ as opposed to formalist theories‚ such as utilitarianism (also known as “the greater good”) offers a universally-applicable rational “meaning” for moral terms due to its ability to rationalize morality as a science‚ of sorts. Specifically‚ act-utilitarianism offers a cohesive
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It would be hard for any person to imagine establishing a life somewhere‚ only to have everything pulled out from underneath them. Imagining this situation is hard‚ but the reality is‚ in the United States‚ this is happening to families of immigrants without official paper work. In the United States‚ it is possible for undocumented immigrants to go unnoticed‚ but it is not unexpected for people and their families to be deported. Moreover‚ it is not unexpected because these families are breaking the
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Intelligent behavior is performed in response to questions and problems‚ the answers to which are NOT immediately known. Thus‚ we are interested in focusing on student performance under those challenging conditions that demand strategic 2 reasoning‚ insightfulness‚ perseverance‚ creativity‚ and craftsmanship to resolve complex problems. What behaviors are indicative of the efficient‚ effective problem solver? Just what do human beings do when they behave intelligently? Research in effective
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Responsibility Instructor: Dr. Alan Swank October 7‚ 2012 Corporate Social Responsibility in Business Today Boatright (2009‚ pp 349) relates that Feuerstein’s pledge to continue paying his workers eventually cost them their jobs‚ and cost Feuerstein his company. Feuerstein’s commitment personifies a company’s responsibility to a community and workers. Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) influences the local community and the world as well. Its impacts are social‚ economic‚ and environmental
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The video camera that was inside the jail cell where Cassandra Feuerstein was sent to catches the police using excessive force. In the video she is taken out of the room to take mug shots and to get her fingerprints. Soon after when they were bringing her back it clearly shows how the police officer purposely pushes Cassandra
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The role of ethical theories in ethical reasoning and behavior within organizations - Research proposal Sigalit Pasternak‚ Phd student The Faculty of Management Tel Aviv University Supervisor: Dr. Ishak Saporta Introduction Business ethics is a specialized branch of ethics focusing on how moral standards apply to business organizations and behavior (Velasques‚ 1998). As such‚ it cannot be understood separately from the general ideas of ethics‚ and the general ethical theories apply to business ethics
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skyline as the tallest structure in the western hemisphere. The idea of a bridge linking Manhattan to Brooklyn was first formalized in a petition to the state legislature in 1802 (Feuerstein 24). From the time Dutch settlers arrived in Brooklyn in 1636‚ there had been a need to travel between Manhattan and Brooklyn (Feuerstein 98). There were many factors that made constructing a bridge there difficult‚ though. The East River was a wide and busy waterway with large ships and was surrounded by a low-lying
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addressing the source of the emptiness critique. I hold that Kant has served as a compelling interlocutor in moral matters. Still further‚ my purpose here is to offer a better interpretation of Kantian thought than that offered by the both the formalist and non-formalists‚ I present a perspective that gives due credence to Kantian central texts and at the same time offers an alternative reading that is philosophically‚ morally‚ and psychologically plausible and powerful. I would consider my approach to be
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