The Moral Decay It is easy to for oneself to lose contact with morality when faced with enormous amounts of money. Not to say all of the socially inclined are morally deficient‚ but an image of moral decay is clearly painted in F. Scott Fitzgerald’s The Great Gatsby showing the corruption driven by an omni-present green light that is money. Both Jay Gatsby and Tom Buchanan‚ men of influence-men of money are mirrored opposites of each other; possessing general similarities in which certain differences
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Moral Courage Given our already stated definition of "moral courage" as (the ability to act rightly in the face of popular opposition‚ shame‚ scandal‚ or discouragement) several instances can be found throughout history of the use (or lack of) moral courage to influence the decisions impacting the significant events of the world. Our first demonstration of the lack of moral courage can be found during the Holocaust‚ in which Jewish men masqueraded in Hitler’s army and willingly took part in the
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Philosophical ethics are an attempt to define moral action. Theories try to answer questions such as ‘what is a moral action?’ and ‘how should men act?’ In the case of classical theories the main question is ‘What is the good life? We all grow up learning our ethics‚ or morals‚ from our parents and society. As we grow we are told things; do not cross the road alone‚ clean your room. But there are a set of instructions that we are told‚ and we grow to learn that they have quite a different motive
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References: Arthur‚ J.‚ & Scalet‚ S. (2009). Morality and Moral Controversies (8th ed.). Upper Saddle River‚ New Jersey: Pearson‚ Prentice Hall. Loeb‚ P. R. (2010). Soul of a citizen (Rev. ed.). New York‚ NY: St.M . World Scripture. (n.d.). The golden rule. Retrieved from World Scripture - The Golden Rule: https://class
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Moral Character Viewpoint Robin M Ritchey [ July 21‚ 2010 ] PHI/105 Eric Shark Discussion Question 1- Cluster 2 agreed that moral character is often formed by lessons learned as a child through either experience or through parental instruction. Moral character is also not always defined by a person’s habits‚ as habits are not always classified as good and bad‚ black and white. There are a lot of gray areas concerning habits. Moral character defines who a person is and what that person stands
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(TISS) Politics‚ Business and Bureaucracy – A Fatal Triangle - Rajesh Sridhar Politicians are a class of people who represent the citizens of a country. Their agenda is the agenda of the people they represent; rather that should be the case. They serve the people at the highest level. An able politician is one who understands what people want‚ one who is in tune with the cause and stands up for that cause and serves unconditionally. In ancient India‚ in the Vedic age‚ the Brahmans advised the Kshatriya
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Yu Chen Professor Gaines ENGL 100 10/13/2014 The Moral of Drones Bradley Jay Strawser’s "The morality of drone warfare revisited" discusses his argument in support of using drones. The audience is the government. His thesis is that drone strikes may cause less collateral damage than bombing‚ but that is not an argument for current US targeted killing policy. Mark LeVine’s “When philosophers join the kill chain” discusses the negative side of drones. The audience is the scholars. His thesis is that
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Social Responsibility Milton Friedman was the author of an informative and eye-opening article titled‚ "The Social Responsibility of Business is to Increase its Profits." Within this article‚ Friedman explains in complex detail about the notion of "social responsibility" of businessmen within a corporate environment. Friedman argues that businessmen are only out for one particular goal. That goal would be to increase their profits. Throughout Friedman’s article he is continuously emphasizing
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Media Responsibilities Responsibilities of the Media David Rodriguez Introduction to Ethics & Social Responsibility SOC120 Benjamin Wright July 29‚ 2013 Responsibilities of the Media One of the unique things that set our country apart from others is our constitution; it allows us to enjoy the freedom that many others are not allowed to experience in the countries they live in. The constitution allows us the right to freedom of speech. However‚ as citizens we have responsibilities
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Time to Dust Off Our Moral Compass Is there an objective set of rules governing our behavior of right and wrong decisions‚ or does morality come from our personal own preferences? The phrase “gut feeling” is something most people would describe as our own guide to what is right or wrong. It is like when we feel pain‚ we do not need someone to tell us it hurts‚ we just know it does on our own. However‚ as young adults‚ we tend to fall back on our society’s morals and change our objective morality
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