The Divine Command Theory is a meta-ethical theory which proposes that an action’s status as morally good is equivalent to whether it is commanded by God. The theory asserts that what is moral is determined by what god commands‚ and that to be moral is to follow his commands. As a Christians‚ I believe that my people use divine command theory approach rather than egoism or act or rule utilitarianism as a basis of the ethical systems. In Christianity‚ Judaism and Islam‚ good and bad are seen as being
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Never Forget In the darkest of times‚ heroes or cowards are not made‚ but are revealed to the eyes of humanity. Heroes do not do unrealistic things‚ but do realistic things under unrealistic circumstances. Men and women put their lives on the line just so you can be safe. Those men and women do it every day of our lives‚ whether it is firefighters‚ police officers‚ or even soldiers overseas. No one can pay them back for what they do‚ and yet‚ they still go out and give up their lives so that someone
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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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PRINCIPLES OF WAR 1. Selection and maintenance of the aim It is imperative not to take the first step without considering the last Clausewitz was actually defining what is called the ‘end state’. Jomini also believed that the end state had to be stated in unambiguous political objectives‚ so that clear campaign objectives could be compiled. This requirement remains as relevant today as it was then. Selection and maintenance of the aim are often referred to as the Master Principle. A single
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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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An Analysis of Ethical Principles in The Evaluation The term ‘ethical’‚ as I have come to apprehend it‚ is not just conforming to putative standards of conduct‚ but dealing with what is good or bad and with moral duty and obligation. Thomas A. Schwandt‚ a professor at the University of Illinois‚ notes that “while we can live in a world without standards and guidelines‚ we cannot live in a world without ethics.” Although‚ standards and guidelines have become prominent and are important guides in
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in the back because of the false information given. This is why the level of truthfulness was so important in the society or otherwise‚ no one can accomplish anything. Furthermore‚ taken the lying into a personal level. There were stories told‚ morals taught and examples set that we should not lie. Lying makes people look bad and when people end up telling the truth no one believes then. If a person lie almost all the time the person would get caught in the lie he told and never got away with the
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The Moral Virologist “ADULTERERS! SODOMITES! REPENT AND BE SAVED! ABANDON YOUR WICKEDNESS NOW OR DIE AND BURN FOREVER!” A statement Matthew Shawcross‚ uttered in his mind over and over again. I found Shawcross to be an interesting character. I also found this book to be quite intriguing. I’ve read several books about religion and even more books and articles about the spread and epidemic of fatal dieses. But I’ve never seen them combined in a single reading. Greg Egan pieced this story together
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The Immorality of Abortion Religion‚ personal rights‚ or science normally fuels the debate on abortion. However abortion can be looked at philosophically and debated whether it is moral or immoral. In this paper I will argue that abortion is immoral because it deprives the zygote from any future life. In The Journal of Philosophy‚ Don Marquis argues in his essay‚ “Why Abortion is Immoral” that abortion is wrong because it deprives the fetus of a ‘future like ours’
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Working Paper Trinity Methodist Church was the place we chose for our moral studies assignment. The reason we chose Trinity Methodist Church because we wanted to do some community work in order to help the society. Besides‚ our transport problem was deal with as the Church provided a van to fetch us there. Trinity Methodist Church act like a home for us. We felt very happy and blessed. We even helped to wash some of the church’s vehicles. Hence‚ activities and game are also prepared by us for the
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