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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Diagnosis & Classification Definitions of abnormality What is abnormality? How can if be measured if it can be measured? The term Abnormal is defined as deviating from what is normal or usual. So what is normal? The word ‘normal’ usually refers to conformity to standard or regular patterns of behaviour. The concept of abnormality is essentially a label applied to behaviour that does not conform. Statistical Infrequency. Key ideas for this definition: • A person’s thinking or
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van Inwagen’s definitions of free will and determinism and the connection between the two thoughts. I will then define Stace’s definition of free will and then compare van Inwagen’s traditional definition of free will to the colloquial definition Stace uses to prove Stace’s definition too vague to define all cases of free will. I will ultimately argue that Stace’s compatibilist definition‚ while at first seems practical‚ is not a strong enough definition and that van Inwagen’s definition of free will
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The Moral Argument Kant’s Moral Argument: 1) Kant claims Human beings are rational‚ moral decision makers. 2) Morality is a matter of doing ones moral duty. However: 3) Kant rejects the idea that God’s commands are the basis of morality‚ he emphasises reason is the basis of morality. 4) In which case how‚ if at all‚ does God fit into Kant’s system? Kant’s rejection of other forms of argument for God’s existence Kant argued that the existence of God is beyond human conception
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SUMMARY Moral Hazard in Equity Contracts: The Principal-Agent Problem The separation of ownership and control involves moral hazard‚ in that the managers (the agents) may act in their own interest rather than in the interest of the stockholder-owners (the principals) because the managers have less incentive to maximize profits than the stockholder-owners do. Tools to Help Solve the Principal-Agent Problem Production of Information: Monitoring Stockholders engage in a particular type of information
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“Moral Intelligence” Authors: Doug Lenick and Fed Kiel Critiqued by: October 10‚ 2007 Fall 2007 Class Honor Code: “I declare and affirm that the work submitted herein is my own work product from my own labor‚ efforts‚ and endeavors‚ and that I did not seek‚ receive‚ offer‚ or accept unauthorized aid or assistance or use of the work product of another‚ unless otherwise so stated fully and completely herein.” What does it take to be a great leader? Doug Lennick‚ author
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The Real Horror Through the Words of Conrad The horror of Imperialism haunts Africa even today‚ and this suffering was greedily created by the Europeans for power and resources. The Europeans concluded they were helping the Africans like the Romans who helped the Europeans‚ but in reality they created intense chaos. One brave man‚ Joseph Conrad‚ spoke out against the hostility that the Europeans projected onto Africa through his controversial book‚ The Heart of Darkness. In order to reveal the unjust
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Moral Dilemma What people feel morally obligated to do depends on the situation. In general‚ I think everyone can agree that it is immoral to take someone’s life‚ but there are situations where people might think otherwise. There are also other less severe circumstances where people’s morals are put in question. In the end‚ it depends on one’s personal moral beliefs on how they would act when in certain instances. The first dilemma I chose was the fat man and the impending doom. Without a
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Culture and Moral Development Another criticism of Kohlberg’s view is that it is culturally based. A review of research on moral development in 27 countries concluded that moral reasoning is more culture-specific than Kohlberg envisioned and that Kohlberg’s scoring system does not recognize higher-level moral reasoning in certain cultural groups (Snarey‚ 1987). Examples of higher-level moral reasoning that would not be scored as such by Kohlberg’s system include values related to communal
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Old and New Imperialism There were two different time periods where Imperialism occurred. The first wave of imperialism‚ called the "Old" Imperialism‚ lasted from around 1500 1800. The "New" Imperialism lasted from around 1870 1914. The three main differences that we will discuss today are the differences in economics‚ politics‚ and the motive behind all of this. The new and the old waves of imperialism were very much different through economics. The old economics was pretty much
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