Understanding Montresor’s Motive for Murder What would drive one to murder? Is there any case in which the act of taking another’s life is justified? These are some of the questions raised in Edgar Allan Poe’s “The Cask of Amontillado”. In this short story‚ the main character Montresor meticulously plans and executes a man named Fortunato for showing him insult. To go through such lengths as these‚ it is apparent that honor is a very important value of Montresor’s and to diminish it in any way
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The Murder Of Emmett Till Emmett Louis Till was a young African-American boy who was murdered in Mississippi at the age of 14. He was caught flirting with a white woman‚ which in those days was a unwritten law‚ the young woman notified her husband (the owner of the store) and his friend. Later that day the two men stormed the house in which young Till was settling in‚ demanding to see the boy‚ till confessed to what he did and was taken to a barn‚ beaten with a rod and was gouged in the eye
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SUMMARY Moral Hazard in Equity Contracts: The Principal-Agent Problem The separation of ownership and control involves moral hazard‚ in that the managers (the agents) may act in their own interest rather than in the interest of the stockholder-owners (the principals) because the managers have less incentive to maximize profits than the stockholder-owners do. Tools to Help Solve the Principal-Agent Problem Production of Information: Monitoring Stockholders engage in a particular type of information
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The Moral Argument Kant’s Moral Argument: 1) Kant claims Human beings are rational‚ moral decision makers. 2) Morality is a matter of doing ones moral duty. However: 3) Kant rejects the idea that God’s commands are the basis of morality‚ he emphasises reason is the basis of morality. 4) In which case how‚ if at all‚ does God fit into Kant’s system? Kant’s rejection of other forms of argument for God’s existence Kant argued that the existence of God is beyond human conception
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“Moral Intelligence” Authors: Doug Lenick and Fed Kiel Critiqued by: October 10‚ 2007 Fall 2007 Class Honor Code: “I declare and affirm that the work submitted herein is my own work product from my own labor‚ efforts‚ and endeavors‚ and that I did not seek‚ receive‚ offer‚ or accept unauthorized aid or assistance or use of the work product of another‚ unless otherwise so stated fully and completely herein.” What does it take to be a great leader? Doug Lennick‚ author
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Moral Dilemma What people feel morally obligated to do depends on the situation. In general‚ I think everyone can agree that it is immoral to take someone’s life‚ but there are situations where people might think otherwise. There are also other less severe circumstances where people’s morals are put in question. In the end‚ it depends on one’s personal moral beliefs on how they would act when in certain instances. The first dilemma I chose was the fat man and the impending doom. Without a
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Jacob Foster Dr. Renzo Honores Western Civilizations Sarah B. Pomeroy Paper “The Murder of Regilla: A Case of Domestic Violence in Antiquity” is a novel written by Sarah B. Pomeroy describing the life of Regilla‚ a aristocrat of ancient Rome who married the plutocrat Herodes Atticus during the Atoine Age. The primary purpose of the book to review the events that led up to her alleged murder and accusations against Atticus. Regilla was an upper-class woman in the Greco-Roman society. She came
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Moral Truth What is Moral truth? In Sam Harris’ book “The Moral Landscape”‚ he explains his ideas on moral truth. He explains that moral truth is so complex because of personal whim‚ and cultural influence. He explains his ideas of moral truth through science‚ objective and subjective‚ and consensus and consciousness. With these ideas Harris is able to define moral truth to his best ability‚ because it is such a difficult subject to understand. In the chapter on moral truth‚ Harris explains
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way. After that‚ what I should do is to encourage others to do the similar things. Moral compass should run through the whole process. An individual’s effort is meager but we should not neglect it. Just as the recycle‚ if I do well in recycling every time I want to throw my rubbish and tell others the importance of recycle‚ more and more people will be impacted if I carry on doing this. Key Take-away Moral compass is the principle and norm that leads us to proper and right behavior. Doing
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Culture and Moral Development Another criticism of Kohlberg’s view is that it is culturally based. A review of research on moral development in 27 countries concluded that moral reasoning is more culture-specific than Kohlberg envisioned and that Kohlberg’s scoring system does not recognize higher-level moral reasoning in certain cultural groups (Snarey‚ 1987). Examples of higher-level moral reasoning that would not be scored as such by Kohlberg’s system include values related to communal
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