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    The Moral Compass Essay

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    The moral compass Essay Introduction According to the definition of the Moral Compass text‚ moral compass is the reflective‚ international adoption of values and behaviors as a framework for realizing the good in oneself‚ in others‚ and in the social and material environment. My own moral compass is constructed mainly by my parents and the eastern social values and principles of relationships‚ which are largely influenced by the thoughts and ideas of Buddhism‚ Taoism and the Confucianism. Among

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    Absolutism Vs. Relativism

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    Religious are the three major approaches people can take. The foundations of ethics are all based on reason‚ emotion‚ and intuition. Virtue ethics and care ethics is difficult to discuss without bringing up Aristotle or Confucius. Absolutism vs Relativism are conflicting theories within ethics. Consequentialism and deontological ethics‚ free will vs determinism are all subjects we will be discussing.   “We do not act rightly because we have virtue or excellence‚ but we rather have those because

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     obvious errors have been made practicing it. The idea of Cultural Relativism‚ made clear by James Rachels‚ advocates that the proper thing to do with this newfound power is to not use it at all. Cultural Relativism is a theory asserting that there are no absolute truths of morals and therefore‚ a practice of a culture can not be judged as right or wrong. While its fundamentals may seem enlightened‚ radical practice of them prevents moral progress and the philosophy fails to acknowledge that immorality simply exists

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    Calvin states " See‚ in order to improve oneself‚ one must have some idea of what’s good. That implies certain values". I believe Calvin is using Ethical relativism here‚ meaning he does what is right because his culture states that it is right. And I feel that he is saying basically what you feel is right for yourself is right because it’s the moral thing to do. I feel that Calvin did not set himself a New Year’s resolution because he personally feels that everything that he is doing is right all the

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    Culture and Society ANTHRO 9 Lectures: Tuesdays and Thursdays 9:30-10:45 A.M. Room: Haines 39 (in basement-A level) Final Exam date: March 18 (Tuesday): 3-6P.M. Instructor Prof. Mariko Tamanoi Email: mtamanoi@anthro.ucla.edu Office: Haines 325 Phone: 310-206-8399 Office hours: Tuesdays 11:30 A.M. – 1:30 P.M. FIRST and MOST IMPORTANT: READ THIS SYLLABUS CAREFULLY TO THE END! Section Leaders Bradley Cardozo: bcardozo@ucla.edu Camille Frazier: c.frazier@ucla.edu Emily

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    Moral and ethics are of high importance in determining the nature of a society or a culture. Morals and ethics are used as complimentary terms but they mean different in literal sense. Morals define personal character and refer to the beliefs that a person practices when he interacts in personal and social relationships. The conduct exhibited by the person in personal-social behaviors gives a correct evaluation of his morals. Morals identify the way a person lives. Ethics are the codes or standards

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    CULTURAL RELATIVISM The idea of cultural relativism started from the society. From the society it turns out to be a symbol of that particular area and become mass/universal. According to Rachel (p.18) says " These customs cannot be said to be "correct" or incorrect‚ "for that implies that we have an independent standard of right and wrong by which they may judge". In a simple word cultural relativism is there is no answer for what is right and what is wrong‚ to judge this issue we have to know

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    Moral Standing Essay

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    one case‚ the Court of Appeals produced two decisions (a “majority” decision and a “dissenting” decision.) For this short essay‚ you should choose one judge’s decision and focus on that. Rules: Papers must be word-processed‚ 275-325 words long. Please provide a word-count (e.g.‚ at the top of your assignment‚ type “word count = 323” or whatever). Only the body of your essay counts for your word count. Also‚ there is no need to include a Bibliography or References section. Your assignment should

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    approach the studies of cultures using Cultural Relativism and Ethnocentrism. The definition of these terms is very different in many ways when describing cultures. Cultural Relativism is defined as the perspective that any aspect of a culture must be viewed and evaluated within the context of that culture. While‚ ethnocentrism‚ is defined as making value judgments based on one’s own culture when describing aspects of another culture. Cultural relativism is much more commonly used by anthropologist

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    Moral Panic Essay

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    The term “moral panic” has been attributed to the alarm surrounding youth delinquency and sexual immorality. Considering the fact that the concern led to the formation of the Special Committee of Moral Delinquency in Children and Adolescents it could be assumed that this situation displayed at least two of the characteristics of moral panics: concern and consensus. The heightened level of concern led to a consensus that the threat was real and action had to be taken to remedy the issue. Volatility

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