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    Public use of reason has become a cornerstone of German thought with philosophers such as Immanuel Kant‚ arguing that reason is a public matter that should be done for the betterment of society‚ but others such as Moses Mendelssohn believe the key to achieving an individual’s felicity is through their own private use of reason. Both agree reason is absolutely necessary in the pursuit of enlightenment‚ but each hold reason in their own unique regards as to how it should be used to achieve enlightenment

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    Moral Decisions It is so easy to set back and judge others for their decisions but if the one judging puts their self in the other person’s situation it is not so easy to say what they would really do. In the two plays Antigone and Trifles‚ there are two characters‚ Antigone and Mrs. Peters‚ which are prominent due to their decision-making process. In these two plays‚ both Antigone and Mrs. Peters make very important decisions based on what is right or wrong. Their decisions are life-changing‚

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    He had many ideologies that are related to how people are required to relate to each other at individual and organizational levels. The introduction of the Kant principles which required that the individual   caught up in dilemma situation should consider particular concepts (Husted & Husted‚ 2007). First off‚ Kant argued that before making a decision‚ one should analyze the situation and try to understand and make out what duty requires. According to him the best decision to make should

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    Kant‚ Thucydides‚ and Weber collectively agreed on one premise – human nature directly affect the political actions of a state‚ whether they be moral or immoral. Given the different time periods each of these political theorists studied in‚ each man had vastly different ideas on the consequences of human nature on political actions‚ or vice versa. Thucydides was a consequentialist‚ Kant was a staunch deontologist‚ and Weber believed that both consequentialism and deontology had their own place within

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    John Locke and Immanuel Kant: Comparative analysis of epistemological doctrines We are here concerned with the relationship between the human mind‚ somatic-sensory perceptions‚ objects of perception‚ and claims of knowledge arising from their interaction‚ through the philosophies of John Locke and Immanuel Kant. Confounding the ability to find solid epistemological ground‚ philosophers have‚ generally speaking‚ debated whether ‘what’ we know is prima facie determined by the objective‚ as-they-are

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    Euthanasia: a Moral Dilemma

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    Euthanasia: A Moral Dilemma The word euthanasia is derived from two Greek words‚ “eu” which means “good” and “thanatos” which means “death‚” thus‚ you have the translation “good death.” For many‚ when faced with a terminal disease or injury‚ it is all they truly want. That is‚ the ability to choose the right to die‚ in lieu of‚ a slow and painful death. The Merriam-Webster dictionary defines Euthanasia as‚ “The act or practice of killing hopelessly sick or injured individuals in a relatively painless

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    Moral Rightousness

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    Moral Righteousness The basic needs for us humans to survive are food‚ water‚ shelter and. These‚ however‚ are only the physical needs of man. Humans also have social and mental needs. These needs require us humans to have law and order to be able to coincide serenely with ourselves‚ nature and the environment. The only way that law and order can be attained in human society is by a greater power. William Golding tries to hint on some of these features through the various characters he creates

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    Moral Development | Morality as Rooted in Human NatureDescribe and evaluate the biological perspective on morality. * The biological perspective on moral development assumes that morality is grounded in the genetic heritage of our species‚ perhaps through prewired emotional reactions. Humans share many morally relevant behaviours with other species‚ and the ventromedial area of the frontal region of the cerebral cortex is vital for emotional responsiveness to others’ suffering. Nevertheless

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    Cause-effect Nature catastrophe disaster=knowledge Good and bad=moral Third person Good may distance readers from the protagonist/hero Genealogy Chain reaction‚ trace back the origin Disease: syphilisparody of genealogy love and cause and effect become questionable El Dorado The best‚ utopia Good: no material wealth‚ all in agreement‚ knowledge/gallery‚ safe (very hard to reach and surrounded by mountains)‚ open and friendly‚ no laws and crime Bad: still have a lot of material things‚ no

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    MORAL VALUES

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    MORAL VALUES By moral values‚ we mean those values principles and beliefs on which a person’s personal and social development depends. These are the rules by which we make decisions about right and wrong‚ should and shouldn’t‚ good and bad. To develop character is a basic pillar of moral values. Moral values develop character of a person. It is very truly said that “If Wealth is gone‚ nothing is gone. If health is gone‚ something is gone. But if character is gone‚ everything is gone.” Teaching

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