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    Morals‚ character‚ integrity‚ what do these words mean….actually‚ the question is‚ do you have them. A man named Dwight Moody once said‚ "Character is what you are in the dark." You cannot see your morals‚ character‚ or integrity‚ these are only shown as your values. Someone could only show their own values‚ which are very important to themselves and everyone else. Integrity is the firm adherence to a code of especially moral or artistic values. The way you show your integrity‚ character‚ and morals

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    I will also explain how our emotions play a role in our decisions to make consequentialist moral judgements and deontological moral judgements. Next‚ I will discuss how our emotions influence our decisions. Greene believe that we should not trust our deontological moral judgements.  I agree with Greene and I will give examples and reasoning behind why I also do not think we should make deontological moral judgements. Consequentialism says we should only focus on the consequences of our actions

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    Society

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    “ It ain’t the things we don’t know that gets us in trouble. It’s the things we know that ain’t so”.-Artemus Ward What is Society? • A group of sentient beings • A group of physically interested individuals (Ell Good) • Society is a state of quality of mind (MackIver) • An association of individuals organized‚ for given ends (Bushee) • Society is the system of social relationships in and through which we live What is the definition of science? • An objective‚

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    Michael Basti  11/14/14  Per 5    Arriving at Moral Perfection      Benjamin Franklin excelled in the various tasks he had acquired  throughout his years. He had become an author‚ an inventor‚ and a  scientist. Benjamin once stated that “No one is perfect and no one will  ever be”‚ which is inferring that no matter how hard you try‚ perfection is  one step too far from reality. He wished to live a life without fault‚ thus he  created a project for arriving at moral perfection. However‚ he found it  much more difficult than he imagined

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    Kants Moral Argument

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    Explain the challenges to the moral argument Kant’s moral argument can be summarised in 4 points. Point 1‚ a good will or a person with right moral intentions seeks to bring about the summum bonum. If we take our ethics seriously we can see that we want to achieve the summum bonum. Kant‚ however was adamant that people should not act nice to receive an award at the end of the act. Kant was convinced that an act is only morally good if it is done for its on sake and without any selfish thoughts

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    Ethics, Values, Morals

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    What are the differences between values‚ morals and ethics? They all provide behavioral rules‚ after all. It may seem like splitting hairs‚ but the differences can be important when persuading others. Values Values are the rules by which we make decisions about right and wrong‚ should and shouldn’t‚ good and bad. They also tell us which are more or less important‚ which is useful when we have to trade off meeting one value over another. Dictionary.com defines values as: n : beliefs of a person

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    Children’s Moral Upbringing I have decided to choose the topic of the teaching of morals to children and the importance of morals. I also will give several example supporting my views and beliefs on this topic. Then will give two very different but in a way objectively similar philosophers beliefs of this topic and state their arguments. Most children nowadays have several ways for them to learn morals. If you would look at most of today’s youth they look up to adult figures such as older brothers

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    Moral Decline in America

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    October 3‚ 2012 Morals It is no secret that the United States is on a spiraling moral decline. The overall morals of the people have been changing steadily since the beginning of civilization. America‚ which was founded on a spiritual basis‚ has been turning its back on the morals that this very nation was established upon. The United States has now become a place in which television‚ internet‚ newspapers‚ and media in general scream moral decline‚ as well as a place where parental discipline

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    component of moral sensitivity. Moral sensitivity is necessary to recognition that an ethical dilemma exists. Without moral sensitivity and compassion‚ members of the healthcare team may not be able to see that a problem exists or may unknowingly tolerate ethically objectionable acts or conditions. This recognition also involves the ability to appreciate the perspectives of others‚ including team members‚ by acknowledging their values‚ beliefs‚ and obligations. Compassion and moral sensitivity include

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    in surgery to remove a circle of tissue or bone from a person’s skull. The demonological treatment continued during the Middle Ages. A more moral treatment began in Europe prior to the 1800s when treating people with mental dysfunction emphasized moral guidance‚ humane‚ and respectful treatment. Asylums were built to care for people with mental illness. Moral treatment in the U.S. began at this time led by Benjamin Rush of Pennsylvania and later Dorothea Dix.

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