Influence of Moral Reasoning CRT/205 October 21‚ 2012 Pat Evans Influence of Moral Reasoning The allegations behind the sex scandal at Penn State are horrible to say the least. However‚ with a history of abuse dating back to 1998 and an investigation that started in 2009‚ the actions of those involved in the handling of the case are called into question. In reading the article‚ “Penn State’s new villain”‚ written
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In Benjamin Franklin’s autobiography Franklin speaks of human reasoning‚ explaining how he himself reasoned his way to eating fish without eating animal food. Although Franklin does oppose his agreement of not eating animal food‚ he argues how humans are these “reasonable creatures” that can come up with a good reason for them to do what they want. A reason is like an excuse that can be used to get what you want. Franklin argues that humans are “reasonable creatures” that are enable to create
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Professor Michael Sandel discussed both “consequentialist moral reasoning” and “categorical moral reasoning” (Harvard University‚ n.d.). Sandel states that “categorical moral reasoning” is when you “locate morality in certain duties and rights” (Harvard University‚ n.d.). And “consequentialist moral reasoning” is when you “locate morality from consequences of your actions” (Harvard University‚ n.d.). Basically‚ “categorical moral reasoning” focuses on the “consequences”‚ after “action” is taken‚ before
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Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland deals with a theme of madness and reasoning. Throughout the book Alice‚ the main character‚ is trying to be logical‚ as she solves the problems she encounters in Wonderland. One of the most notable and obvious examples of this is her struggle with the question‚ “who in the world am I” (Carroll‚ 18). She breaks down the problem into simple true statements‚ such as “I think I remember feeling different”‚ before allowing these facts to lead to their eventual conclusion
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CASE BASED REASONING FOR CLASSIFICATION PROBLEM INTRODUCTION The Car Classify System is an intelligence system which applying Case Based Reasoning approach. This system was developing to classify the car class whether they are unacc‚ acc‚ good or very good (vgood). This system classified the car by calculate the similarities with the new data with the history data in the data base. The new data is data that key in by the user. The history data is the old data that get from the UCI Machine Learning
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Hypothetical and Scientific Reasoning VS Superstition In a large measure‚ science and superstition are polar opposites. Science is based on evidentiary support‚ objectivity and integrity‚ whereas superstition has very few of these. This is despite the fact that science originally evolved from superstition and theology‚ for example astronomy evolved from faith‚ chemistry from alchemy‚ etc. These were thought to be superstitions initially and only through a series of hypotheses‚ research‚ and argumentations
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501 CHALLENGING LOGIC AND REASONING PROBLEMS 501 CHALLENGING LOGIC AND REASONING PROBLEMS 2nd Edition ® NEW YORK Copyright © 2005 LearningExpress‚ LLC. All rights reserved under International and Pan-American Copyright Conventions. Published in the United States by LearningExpress‚ LLC‚ New York. Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data: 501 challenging logic & reasoning problems. p. cm.—(LearningExpress skill builders practice) Includes bibliographical references.
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is controlled by his “Id”. He lacks acceptance of his creation’s appearance suggesting that despite his use of dead body parts‚ Victor imagined his creation to be beautiful as he imagines himself to be beautiful. However‚ if Victor used logical reasoning he would understand the reality of his creation would be as horrifying and deformed as the idea of reanimating a dead body. Victor clearly cannot take the weight of his creation‚ “unable to endure the aspect of the being [he] had created‚ [he] rushed
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Assignment 1: Managing Individual Differences Organisations are comprised of unique individuals usually working in collaborative arrangements. Think of some of the people that you have worked with on one or more projects in an organisation. Referring to theory‚ in what way did they‚ through their unique characteristics (such as preferred roles‚ personality‚ perception‚ behaviour‚ values and attitudes‚ cultural background‚ abilities or skills) assist or hinder the organisation in achieving one
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Individuals and Groups 8.2 The individual: Factors that contribute to an individual’s development: Self-esteem: How an individual feels about themselves in terms of worth or value. Self-esteem is often referred to as being ‘high’ or ‘low’. Self-confidence: How likely we are to feel ready to take on challenges. Self-actualisation: takes many years for an adult to achieve‚ it is satisfying all need to a certain level. Peers: individuals of similar age. Being accepted by peers satisfies a human
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