Midterm Exam Wednesday October 2012 Moral Reasoning Test format and point distribution: * 5 matching (2 points each) * 20 multiple choice questions (1 point each) * 2 essays (5 points each) Format for Essay Questions:You will be given a moral dilemma and asked to apply either Utilitarianism or Kant’s moral theory to the situation Things to consider when applying the ethical theories Utilitarianism: For utilitarianism‚ you need to remember that we are concerned with the greatest
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Everyone has their own morals which molds them into who they are. This also often determines the choices they make. From the book The Great Gatsby‚ Nick has a decision to make based upon his standards and values of living. His decision in this case is determining what his next step would be after knowing the broken relationship between Tom and Daisy. Both Tom and Daisy are identified to value money and love more than anything else. Money plays a big role in their lives‚ because it shapes their reputation
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used to obtain the goal. Niccolo Machiavelli responds in the book The Prince that moral compromise is justified in politics. On the other hand‚ Thomas More the author of Utopia believes that moral compromise is justified in politics to an extent. A character in Utopia‚ Raphael Hythloday‚ believes that moral compromises are not justified in politics. To begin‚ Niccolo Machiavelli responds in the book The Prince that moral compromise is justified in politics. Quoted in the text‚ “In the actions of all
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The Moral Life of a Teacher Considered Response In the context of professional ethics‚ morals refer to so much more than lessons learned from fairy tales. Greene provides that a moral refers to a varied selection of values‚ judgments of right and wrong‚ good and bad as well as relational judgments concerning peoples’ actions (Greene‚ 1973). Many professionals‚ including teachers‚ are often held to a high standard of morality. Morals are measured through many mediums; there are personal values
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Affirming achieves the value of morality defined by the American Heritage Dictionary as‚ “conforming to the rules of right conduct; moral or virtuous conduct.” This is the proper value for the round because of the word ‘ought’ in the resolution which the same sourced defines as‚ ‘Used to express duty or moral obligation’ meaning the resolution is asking us to determine the more moral means of providing drinking water to people. Morality is also the proper value because
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terms of how an individual should structure the different parts of his mind in order to become a just person and then enact that justice in the outside world. This paper delves into several ideas that provide a simplified outline of how to become a moral person. The Republic brings many concepts to light‚ but the major intent of the book is to articulate an extended definition of justice or morality and how it fulfills one’s life as a human being. Plato asserts that if humans are to live an ethical
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the truth is relative is self-refuting. The idea of moral relativism is that different civilizations have different moral beliefs‚ and that there is no absolute moral truth. “There is no actual standard that makes one societal code better than any other.” Each society lives by its cultural norms‚ and if someone from another culture came and did something different from the norm‚ then that person would be judged. One of the problems with moral relativism is that we cannot criticize someone for bad
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Nicole Swires Mrs. Matayabas ENG 101 2:05 18 February 2010 My Moral Obligation to the Poor Have you ever stopped to think about all the general essentials you have access to and all the material possessions you have been blessed with? Often times I see people around me who seem unhappy with what they do have. There is nothing wrong with wanting or buying more than what we need; luxuries are nice. The problem comes in when we only think about ourselves and not about other people. Some people can
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Moral education is must. We often hear people around us grumble that the world is in-every pad_shape. There is much of corruption‚ exploitation‚ merciless killings‚ terrorism‚ a lot of casteism and communalism‚ pollution‚ global unrest‚ mutual hatred and a total crisis of character. Man‚ machine and money are the modern day trinity. Morality is a casualty. Inflicting untold miseries and sufferings on oaf fellow beings is the rule of the day. All this needs to be reformed. But who is to bell the
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inclusive of teachers and students is critical. The media positions us as the audience to take a particular viewpoint of a topic‚ issue or problem that is evident in our society. To what extent though does this role as information provider influence moral panic? Moral panic refers to the exaggerated social response to media coverage of a sporadic episode that consequently turns it into a widespread issue and causes colossal concern in society (Cohen‚ 1987). The media has a tendency to manipulate people by
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