Assignment 1: MORAL REASONING Short Essay: Moral reasoning is individual or collective practical reasoning about what‚ morally‚ one ought to do. For present purpose‚ we may understand issues about what is right or wrong‚ virtuous or vicious‚ as raising moral question. When we are faced with moral questions in daily life‚ just as when we are faced with child-rearing questions‚ sometimes we act impulsively or instinctively and sometimes we pause to reason about what we ought to do. Much of our reasoning
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1. What is Moral Theology? Moral theology/Christian ethics is that branch of theological inquiry that studies in a systematic way the practical implications of God’s revelatory intervention in Jesus Christ. It is concerned with the kind of people we ought to be and the kinds of actions we ought to perform or avoid. In pursuing its task‚ moral theology must draw upon every available source of understanding: scripture‚ tradition‚ relevant human sciences (such as psychology‚ sociology‚ economics)‚
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damage‚ climate change‚ hostile neighbors‚ friendly trade partners‚ and primarily‚ how the societies respond to their problems (Diamond p.11). Applying water pollution‚ to Diamond’s proposed‚ "five-point framework‚" explains that water pollution’s implications contribute directly and indirectly to a possible collapse of society. By combining a historical perspective with scientific advances‚ Diamond’s five-point framework strongly supports his claim that society’s ignorance and disregard for the environment
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Moral courage is a concept means doing the right thing‚ it means listening to conscience that what does it saying. Standing on what believe. Moral courage has three major elements witch are principle‚ endurance and danger. it means moral courage and doing right things make us in the risk‚ we may face fear and danger for example with losing o job and security‚ reputation or etc. But falling in the risk is not matter because we follow our conscience and it is important because I believe that conscience
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MORALS AND ETHICS PREVAILING STANDARDS AND MEASURES TO IMPROVE THESE INTRODUCTION 1. The traditional military ethic of our army can be described on the concept of ‘Namak’ or salt. One is supposed to be faithful to the person whose salt one has eaten. The allegiance is not necessarily to the state but to what the soldier serves directly – the regiment or may be his direct superior officer. 2. During the tenure of the British Raj‚ the ruling power had assigned a unique position
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Nuclear power accidents have left the world unsure over whether we should continue using this energy source. However‚ the wide range of uses for nuclear power and its efficiency mean that for now nuclear power is here to stay. But what are the implications? Outline: i. Introduction: a. Thesis: Nuclear power today is a developing and important technology‚ and despite its environmental setbacks‚ it remains a source a strong source of power. ii. Origin of Nuclear Power a. Beginning
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Westerners have been the perpetrators of imperialism for the past several centuries‚ it is to them that his message is directed. Purpose: Orwell’s purpose in “Shooting an Elephant” is to persuade his audience that imperialism is harmful to all parties involved. The harms of imperialism are illustrated with Orwell’s words‚ “I perceived in this moment that when the white man turns tyrant it is his own freedom that he destroys.” This evidences the harms of imperialism by showing that the actor nation or
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powers to gain a large profit and gain dominance. Imperialism was an effective and successful way for civilized countries to gain control over an indigenous countries. So‚ America should not become an imperial power. Core Democratic Value: Liberty Liberty is the one of the core values of American Constitutional Democracy. But this Liberty should include personal‚ political‚ economic freedom of not only American but also all nations. Imperialism based on ideas of superiority and nationalism robbed
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proved that the U.S. continued to be an expansionist country. However‚ there is also evidence that shows how the U.S. slowly departed from their expansionistic ways. Imperialism in the U.S referred to their military and economic influence on other countries. Generally‚ expansionism is born through imperialism‚ and there were many people who disagreed with what many world powers were doing at the time. One newspaper artist named Thomas Nast published a drawing‚ in “Harper’s Weekly‚” which
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Aristotle was correct when he said that “moral excellence comes about as a result of habit”. Religions and many successful people of the world have made a habit of committing moral acts in order to achieve their moral excellence and sense of virtue. Anyone can achieve moral excellence as long as they develop the habits that can take them to the level that they wish to reach. In the religion of Christianity Aristotle’s beliefs are intact. In the bible Christians are told of commandments that they
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