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    Understanding Moral Understanding Throughout time there has always been this nagging question of what is right and what is wrong. As of yet‚ there is no universal agreement on the correct answer to that question‚ which leads to wondering: how do we even begin to make the decision of morals and where do they come from? Are morals imbedded in us from birth or are they programmed into us through life‚ nature verses nurture? According to psychology moral understanding is a process. No one starts

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    To Kill A Mockingbird Essay-Emotional/Moral Courage Webster’s dictionary defines courage as "mental or moral strength to venture‚ persevere‚ and withstand danger‚ fear‚ or difficulty." According to Atticus Finch‚ one of the main characters in To Kill A Mockingbird‚ "Courage is when you know you’re licked before you begin‚ but you begin anyway and you see it through no matter what." (Chapter 11‚ Page 124) No matter how you define it‚ Harper Lee definitely portrays the theme of mental courage in

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    Natural Moral Law to moral decision making. As an ethical theory‚ natural law has a number of strengths; it allows Christians today‚ using their human reason to guide them‚ live as God intends them to live. However it can be argued that is has a number of weaknesses also‚ for example its religious underpinning. Taking a natural law approach to moral decision making can be seen as beneficial as it is a simplistic and universal guide to morality. As human reason forms the basis to this moral approach

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    There’s been a lot of discussion over the years about the proper way to refer to someone with dwarfism. Many people who have the condition prefer the term "little person" or "person of short stature." For some‚ "dwarf" is acceptable. For most‚ "midget" definitely is not. But here’s an idea everyone can agree on: Why not simply call a person with dwarfism by his or her name? Being of short stature is only one of the characteristics that make a little person who he or she is. If you’re the

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    Story with a Moral

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    THE VISIT OF THE SWAN | Make friends among people who are like you | | Once there lived a swan by the side of a big lake. The lake was situated in the middle of a dense forest.  The swan was passing his days happily‚ until one day‚ an owl came there. He drank the water of the lake and started living there.  "This is an isolated place‚" said the swan to the owl. "Besides‚ the lake goes dry during the summer season. It is better that you go to some other place to live in."  But the

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    Assess the case against Moral Elitism Moral Elitist believe in a metaphysical claim: there are moral facts and an epistemic claim: we have access to them. According to moral relativism‚ there are no moral principles or values objectively real and applicable to everyone; rather‚ what’s right/wrong and good/bad essentially depends on individual preference or culture‚ and this varies from person to person or group to group. There is not just one moral fact but instead there are millions and we access

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    and ever changing can make it confusing to know just which values to teach your children. As a general rule‚ it’s up to you to teach your children what to believe‚ and how they should live their lives. But when it comes to teaching and instilling moral values‚ I’d love to pass on a few values to teach your children from a young age. These are simple and common everyday values that are quickly fading from our younger generation. Read on to discover what they are! 1. RESPECT One of the most important

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    cultural relativism (NCR)‚ i.e.‚ the Cultural Differences Argument. How might a proponent of NCR respond to Rachels critique? Is the response effective? Why or why not? In this essay‚ I will discuss James Rachels’ article “The Challenge of Cultural Relativism”‚ in which he criticizes the normative cultural relativism argument which is about how different cultures have different moral codes‚ thus there is no single truth to define “truth” or a correct set of moral codes because

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    PhilClass No. 1 Today: -Syllabus review -Ethics intro Homework: -Read Chapter 1 in Rachels -Read “Moral Sentiment” article Next time: -Ethics introduction continued -“Moral Sentiment” 9/15/12 9:40 PM -First assignment distributed (P.E.T.) Personal Essay Topic – Ethical issue that you find interesting and will want to use/refer to throughout the rest of the course. What is ethics? -Philosophy à 1. Epistemology – what do we know‚ and how do we know it? 2. Metaphysics – The nature of reality

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    The argument that I have chosen to discuss in this essay is the extreme liberal view. My aim is to show that this argument is false by critically examining and evaluating the argument and the consequences of the extreme liberal view. I am concentrating on the extreme liberal view because I find it to have many more consequences than the other three views. I also find it to be quite a controversial view that I’m sure is not widely held in society. The extreme liberal view states that “the foetus

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