Kantian Ethics and Ethics of Care in Feminism Moral Reasoning I would choose to use a feeding tube on Rosemary if I am her doctor since her Do Not Attempt Resuscitation (DNAR) order is not really applicable in her current situation. Usually people sign DNAR to deny intensive life-extending medical treatments and to avoid suffering from unnecessary pain at the end of his/her own life‚ however Rosemary is not dying but “listless and non-communicative” in this case and the feeding tube here
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Within this story there are three clearly marked stages. These are not only characterised by changes of attitude and of personality in the main characters‚ but are also characterised by the emersion of certain themes which are central to the story. To start with‚ on the initial stage‚ the first meeting of Lorraine and Mohammed occurs. They instantly fall in love with each other and enter into a state of such passion and physical attraction that the relationship is almost unconscious of itself. Nevertheless
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Kohlberg’s Moral Development Psych/500 October 14‚ 2012 Is it morally acceptable to steal food from the wealthy to feed the poor? This was the type of question Lawrence Kohlberg‚ an American-born Harvard Professor‚ would ask of his research subjects. Dr. Kohlberg was fascinated by the cognitive development work proposed by Swiss theorist Jean Piaget (Long‚ n.d.). “Kohlberg’s work aids both our understanding of the ways in which individuals make moral decisions‚ and demands that we use a
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Moral Development According to Life Span (2006)‚ moral development requires a complex interweaving of emotions‚ cognitions‚ and behaviors (Broderick & Blewitt‚ 2006‚ p. 221). There are two major theories of moral development: Piaget ’s and Kohlberg ’s. These two are similar in that they are both stage theories related to cognitive development‚ but Kohlberg sees moral development as a more complex and longer process than Piaget ’s theory. Piaget ’s two-stage model proposes a premoral period where
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1. Introduction Moral reasoning is defined as “individual or collective practical reasoning about what‚ morally‚ one ought to do”. The theory introduces two moral principles: consequentialist principle‚ which determines an act’s morality by its consequences‚ and categorical principle‚ which assesses an act by looking at its certain duties and rights despite the outcomes. To some extent‚ these two principles seem to contradict each other‚ which may become obstacles for achieving reasonable actions
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Analogical reasoning or “reasoning that depends on a comparison of instances” may very well be the most prevalent of all rational processes (Hurley 524). When such reasoning is expressed in words‚ an argument from analogy results. Arguments from analogy play an essential role to many of life’s everyday decisions. This includes the trivial to the more significant matters. The distinct form and principles of arguments from analogy are used in legal systems as well in deciding moral questions. Argument
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The cycle of domestic abuse usually has three primary stages. Of course‚ every case is a little bit different. This is just the most common occurrence. Some relationships don’t follow the cycle at all‚ or consist of a slightly different variation of it. The first stage is the “Tension Building Phase.” The tension building phase is when things like financial problems‚ custody issues‚ and surprise pregnancies and such all start to cause stress on the abuser. Verbal abuse starts and the victim tries
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evaluate two theories of moral development. This essay will demonstrate the explanation and the evaluation of two different theories of moral development. Moral development is related to behavior‚ and psychologists mean by moral behavior is that the judgment of person. Jean Piaget is the most renowned psychologist for his work on moral development. However‚ his theory was limited and not developed as Lawrence Kohlberg’s theory‚ but Piaget made a favour for Kohlberg by provided him the starting
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-0 5 0 REV: DECEMBER 2‚ 2011 SANDRA J. SUCHER NIEN-HÊ HSIEH A Framework for Ethical Reasoning Introduction This note will present a practical framework for ethical reasoning‚ in other words‚ a set of questions to help you assess the ethical implications of a course of action. While many of us believe that we approach such assessments with all of our reasoning powers at the ready‚ we actually first come to moral judgments with instinct and emotion – a nearly instantaneous judgment that we make about
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the Three-fold Stage Theory of the Logos‚ which consists of three main ideas that can be found in all three Abrahamic religions. This paper will focus specifically on the similarities that can be found in both Islam and Christianity. These similarities‚ which are found in the “word” of God that is respected by each faith‚ can be used to foster serious dialogue in interfaith conflicts. The Three-fold Stage Theory of the Logos mainly focuses on the importance of the word of God to all three Abrahamic
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