Around the mid 400’s B.C.E Sophocles‚ an ancient Greek philosopher‚ wrote a radically new play that discussed many philosophical topics. The contrast of fate and free will appears many times and is a key theme in his play Oedipus Rex. In Oedipus Rex‚ Sophocles weighs in on his opinions on this topic. Sophocles utilizes fate as a key component of his play Oedipus rex to develop Oedipus and influence the reader to sympathize with him. With the cruel and inevitable fate of Oedipus‚ Sophocles can make
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Divine Command Theory (DCT) Definition: moral actions are those actions which are in keeping with the commands of God. Something is morally wrong "because God says so." The most obvious problem with DCT is the problem of how one determines which religious tradition has it right. To "which God" and the related religious texts should I look? Allah‚ Yahweh‚ the Christian Trinity‚ Brahma? The Qur’an‚ the Torah‚ the Christian Bible‚ the Bhagavad Gita? How does one determine which "God" is the
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What is command responsibility or superior responsibility? It is the doctrine of hierarchical accountability in cases of war crimes. It is also called the Yamashita principle. [Yamashita was the Commanding General of 14th Army Group between 9 Oct 44 - 2 Sep 45 and Military Governor of Philippines. He assumed post 11 days before the allied forces took control of Philippines. Under his command‚ his troops committed acts of violence‚ cruelty and homicide inflicted on the civilian population resulting
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The Divine Command Theory The Divine Command Theory states that whatever God says is so‚ simply because God said so. Meaning X is morally right because God says so and Y is morally wrong because God says so. This theory states that things are wrong or right simply because God says‚ not because of what we consider to be morally right or wrong‚ but just because of what God says. One argument that goes against the Divine Command Theory is the right becomes wrong argument. Example: If the DCT
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16 chapter sixteen The Economy and Work How does change in the economy reshape society? What makes capitalist and socialist economies different? Why have the types of jobs available in the United States changed over the last fifty years? Here’s a quick quiz about the U.S. economy (Hint: All five questions have the same right answer): • Which business do 100 million people in the United States visit each week? • Which U.S. company‚ on average‚ opens a new store every day? • Which U.S. company
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This article discusses the concepts of false consciousness and free will in conjunction with the male gaze. It begins by discussing the different ways women have dealt with the pressures placed on them by men. The argument that the two authors created deals with women who have undergone elective mammoplasty surgery. They discuss how there are two feminist perspectives that connect to this surgery; false consciousness and free will perspective. “…for women to feel comfortable with their embodied self
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GLOBAL ENTERPRISES‚ (GEI) GEI is a long-term military contractor and manufacturer of protective body armor‚ munitions equipment‚ and armored vehicles‚ with annual revenues of $300 billion. GEI employs 140 workers each highly paid union technicians and mechanics‚ members of the Union of Munitions and Armor Workers (UMAW). GEI manufactures protective body flak jackets‚ night vision rifle scopes and armored tank vehicles for the US military. Contrary to international law and treaties
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Free speech is a right that every human on earth should have. Ideas and words should be a free market‚ no one idea should be suppressed‚ no one idea sould be granted special treatment under the law. Let debates decide dominant ideas‚ not by censoring them. I believe every country should operate like that‚ but only 60% of the earth lives with the right to free speech‚ while only 15% has freedom of the press. Why? Because of partisan beliefs on how a government should be run? Because there is a real
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The relationship between military and political leaders has always been complicated‚ especially during war times. In the Supreme Command‚ Eliot Cohen examines four historical portraits: Lincoln‚ Clemenceau‚ Churchill and Ben-Gurion‚ to proof through a practical example‚ his argument that‚ despite their military experiences‚ statesmen should not turn their wars over to their generals. Cohen tried to sell his product of civil-military relations based on the concept that the civilian authority should
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story‚ and each leave the reader with some kind of moral that he/she can interpret and use in their own life. For example‚ the theme of fate and free will. Sophocles makes us question many elements about ourselves‚ one being if we do indeed have a predefined fate or if our free will is what guides us. The book explores the constant strain
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