The first part of Olson’s The Story of Christian Theology introduces the reader to conflicting Christian Visions in the Second Century. First‚ Olson defines theology as "the church’s reflection on the salvation brought by Christ and on the gospel of that salvation proclaimed and explained by the first- century apostles." (25). However‚ the story of Christian theology has continually been interwoven with the understanding of the Doctrine of Salvation (Soteriology). While Jesus was on earth‚ and even
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imagine we travel back to World War II and had the option to kill Hitler or let him live. As a Utilitarian‚ we weigh our options. By killing Hitler‚ bring pain to his family and maybe a few of the most loyal Nazis‚ but we save the Jewish population from annihilation. On the other hand‚ we let Hitler live. His family and his Nazis are happy‚ but the entire Jewish population is in distress. The utilitarian would say killing Hitler would be the morally right action. Because it brings the most pleasure
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On Monday‚ among the professional actors who brought some unfair firepower to the Labyrinth Theater’s Celebrity Charades Gala in New York are Jennifer Aniston and Justin Theroux. Still looking like they’re in their honeymoon period‚ the newlyweds arrived at the annual gala all cosied up to each other. They were also cuddled up together while they were in an intimate get-together in New York City over the weekend. Theroux had his arm lovingly wrapped around Jennifer as she leaned close to her husband
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question of whether or not he made the right decision would depend on which theory you consulted. In terms of utilitarianism‚ there is no immediate right answer. The argument could even be made that an act utilitarian and a rule utilitarian would give the man different advice. So an act utilitarian is one that evaluates an action based on its individual effects; that is to say‚ they would perform an action if that specific circumstance would lead to more aggregate pleasure than pain. So in this situation
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party that Jeremy and his brother Justin were having. Jason told me about this party that we should go to‚ I asked him who was throwing the party he said his friends Jeremy and Justin‚ I told him I didn’t know them‚ he said he would introduced me to to them and that I would like them “they were cool”‚ I agreed to go. We drove up to Jeremy and Justin’s house‚ we were greeted by Justin‚ who wasn’t happy that Jason brought a stranger to his house‚ Jason talked with Justin while I sat in the car. Jason
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to. A utilitarian philosophy is used when making social‚ economic or political decisions for the "betterment of society". In utilitarianism‚ an action is considered to have utility only to the extent that it contributes to the overall good. The philosophy of utilitarianism was first proposed and discussed by John Stuart Mill and Jeremy Bentham in the mid-1800s. A philosophy that bases the moral worth of an action upon the number of people it gives happiness or pleasure to. A utilitarian philosophy
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different levels of three hedonic benefits (opportunities for value expression‚ entertainment‚ and exploration) and three utilitarian benefits (savings‚ higher product quality‚ and improved shopping convenience). To address the second question‚ the authors develop a benefit congruency framework‚ which argues that a sales promotion’s effectiveness is determined by the utilitarian or hedonic nature of the benefits it delivers and the congruence these benefits have with the promoted product. Among other
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take into consideration a change in moral behavioral character. Utilitarian theory is based on the capability to predict the consequences ones own action. The utilitarian uses the point system and prediction of solutions. Utilitarian has two types; act utilitarian and rule utilitarian. Each of the utilitarian types is somewhat different‚ yet similar. Act utilitarian is the same as the utilitarian theory; however‚ rule utilitarian considers the law and justice. Deontological theory is one that
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make the video‚ the conflict between Justin and I. The causes of conflict are perception and procedural expectations. The difference in perspective results in differing attitudes‚ beliefs‚ and values to cause the conflict. For example‚ our group video time is 5 minutes. I suggest make the time of the video more than 5 mintues. Because of the requirement of video is 5-10 minutes and I think we need to add more information to meet the content requirement‚ but Justin thinks our video is ok to submit it
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recognize anybody of the 20 players‚ and I was not very good friends with them. I was a fish in the wrong school‚ but this happened to be the perfect place. A large‚ more experienced player came up to me and introduced himself‚ " Good evening‚ I’m Justin Motheral. I see that you’re new by the lost look you gave everyone when you came in. If there are any
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