THE MORAL ARGUMENT How do we explain the fact that people often refrain from immoral acts even when there is no risk of their being caught? There are many formulations of the moral argument but they all have as their starting point the phenomenon (fact) of moral conscience. In essence the moral argument poses the question: where does our conscience‚ our sense of morality come from if not from God? It also asserts that if we accept the existence of objective moral laws we must accept the existence
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of the person acting‚ the person’s intention in carrying out the act‚ and particularly‚ the rule according to which the act is carried out. Deontology focuses on the duties and obligations one has in car¬rying out actions rather than on the consequences of those actions (Mosser‚ 2013). Therefore it is the ethical obligation to act only in those ways that all rational beings would find acceptable. Kant judges morality by looking at our ability to make rational choices. Kant’s rationale principle
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Moral Responsibility Brian Hadley PHI200 Dr. Maul 11/26/12 Moral Responsibility Around the world‚ in many third world countries‚ human suffering is caused by many causes like ethnic cleansing‚ starvation‚ war‚ poor living conditions‚ natural disasters‚ and more. According to Peter Singer (1972) in his article “Famine‚ Affluence‚ and Morality” people and governments have not properly done enough to help others in emergency situations‚ like the situation in East Bengal during the 1970’s where
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to guide its user in a desired direction. It has four directions; east‚ west‚ north and south. A moral compass‚ which I have recently learned‚ is also used to guide its user in a desired direction. A moral compass‚ when used‚ will provide its user moral focus as the user learns to lead in an ever more challenging and demanding world throughout their life and career. A good leader needs a moral compass that will keep the leader grounded in his most cherished values while negotiating and collaborating
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Essay 4: explain what is meant by the term species. How might a single species become two separate species? A species is a group of similar organisms that can breed together to produce fertile offspring. A species is a basic unit of classification. Members of singles species have certain things in common. Firstly they are similar to one another but different from members of other species. They have similar genes and therefore closely resemble one another physically and biochemically. They
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www.sciencedirect.com South African Journal of Botany 76 (2010) 652 – 654 www.elsevier.com/locate/sajb Chemical composition of the wood and leaf oils from the “Clanwilliam Cedar” (Widdringtonia cedarbergensis J.A. Marsh): A critically endangered species G.P.P. Kamatou a ‚ A.M. Viljoen a‚⁎‚ T. Özek b ‚ K.H.C. Başer b a Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences‚ Faculty of Science‚ Tshwane University of Technology‚ Private Bag X680‚ Pretoria 0001‚ South Africa b Department of Pharmacognosy‚
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MORAL EDUCATION Table of Content 1. What is moral value? 1.1 Introduction ……………………………………………………. 2 1.2 What is value ……………………………………………………. 2 1.3 Types of Value ……………………………………………………. 3 1.4 Aspect of Value ……………………………………………………. 3 1.5 Value Functions ……………………………………………………. 4 2. Subject Case 2.1 Subject Reference ……………………………………………………. 5 Moral Principle Studies 2.3 Studies 1 ……………………………………………………. 6 2.4 Studies 2 ……………………………………………………. 7 2.5 Studies 3 ……………………………………………………. 8 2.6 Studies
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Fundamental Moral Theology II The course aims to complete building up the framework for moral decision-making in the Roman Catholic tradition‚ exploring more the basis of Christian moral reasoning. Content The main themes in the course will include: Natural law tradition and its contemporary understanding‚ Moral norms and moral values‚ a synthetic view of the moral decision‚ Freedom and responsibility‚ Culture and morality‚ the modern concept of sin‚ its dimensions and the call to conversion
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Homosexuality in Modern American Culture: Understanding‚ Reconciling‚ Resolving Samuel Nze Contemporary Moral Issues Sister Marian Brady Fall 2012 Homosexuality is a contemporary moral issue in modern America. It is also a controversial one. Homosexuality simply defined is the situation wherein an individual prefers to have sexual relations with members of the individual’s own sex. Homosexuality applies to male and female‚ and the acts considered homosexual are not delimited to sexual
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3 February 2012 Moral Rights In this information sheet we give an overview of the “moral rights” of individual creators under the Copyright Act. These rights were introduced in December 2000. Moral rights for performers are discussed in our information sheet Performersʼ Rights. For detailed information‚ see our practical guide‚ also called Moral Rights. These rights are also discussed in our books Film & Copyright‚ Architects & Copyright and Photographers: Copyright & Moral Rights. For information
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