discussion of moral judgments and the disagreements surrounds their validity in the absolute and moral sense.Most philosophers believe in either Normative Moral Relativism or Moral Objectivism. In class‚ Normative Moral Relativism is defined as the view that the truth or falsity of moral judgments is relative to the traditions etc. of a society or culture. Moral Objectivism‚ however‚ is defined in class as the view that morality is objective only if three rules are met‚ the first being that moral judgments
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often claim they do not wish to be moralistic‚ almost every work contains a moral issue. To what extent‚ in what ways and to what effect has the author of the text you have studied explored this issue?’ F. Scott Fitzgerald’s The Great Gatsby has to a great extent explored the moral issues implicit in his 1920’s context. Fitzgerald explores the lack of religion‚ the corruption of the American Dream and the superficial values of his society in order to make his society reflect on their own illusory
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Identify and explore the notion that moral panics and subsequent deviancy amplification arises out of fundamental changes in social structure and culture. “A moral panic is an intense feeling expressed in a population about an issue that appears to threaten the social order” (Jones‚ M‚ and Jones‚ E. 1999). Regularly distinguished as incidents or chapters throughout history‚ moral panics are usually prompted by media stories being blown out of proportion to create headlines and sell the papers. These
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organizational‚ and cultural values affect decision making in my personal and professional life. My cultural‚ organizational and personal values represent my beliefs and traditions of my cultural environment. Through my research‚ I examined values and based them on how important they are within my personal‚ organizational‚ work‚ and cultural lifestyle. Based on the research‚ I came to the conclusion knowing the foundational elements of individual behavior can be very rewarding. Values do not act individually
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The play Antigone was written by Sophocles around four hundred forty B.C.E‚ in the height of the golden age of Greece. Theater was then‚ as it is now‚ a medium through which to implicate the outlooks of its writer and to examine moral issues‚ whilst providing entertainment. The subjects discussed through theater were often deeply rooted in the dialogue of the characters in the plays and struck the chords of the audience such that enlightenment could take place‚ and in that day and age this purpose
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A moral panic is defined by Cohen as ’a condition‚ episode‚ person or group or persons emerges to become defined as a threat to societal values and interests ’. In other words‚ a moral panic is an exaggerated reaction of fear towards a group or issue that causes panic in society‚ felt and reacted to by the public‚ media‚ police‚ and politicians etc. An example of a moral panic would be the increased fear over knife crime in Britain especially over the last few years. A folk devil is the group/issue
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Filipino values - refers to the set of values or the value system that a majority of the Filipino have historically held important in their lives. This Philippine value system includes their own unique assemblage of consistent ideologies‚ moral codes‚ ethical practices‚ etiquette‚ and cultural and personal values that are promoted by their society. As with any society though‚ the values that an individual holds sacred can differ on the basis of religion‚ upbringing and other factors. Philosophical
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Values Orientation “Cultures‚ as well as countries‚ are formed by the emergence of value systems (social stages) in response to life conditions. Such complex adaptive intelligences form the glue that bonds a group together‚ defines who they are as a people‚ and reflects the place on the planet they inhabit.” – Don Beck‚ international expert on the psychology of values. Benefits of Values Orientation * Understand organisational and individual behaviour and successful adaptation to the environment
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obvious moral standing not only to make their novel more applicable to the reader‚ but also to make the characters more complex and dynamic. Chinua Achebe uses this technique to develop the characters in his novel‚ Things Fall Apart. The main character‚ and protagonist in the novel‚ Okonkwo‚ is very morally dynamic showing some sensitivity to his family and friends‚ but in an attempting to rebel against his father‚ Okonkwo also exhibits the tendency to lash out violently. Okonkwo’s moral ambiguity
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MORALISSUES FILESHARING Story from BBC News: http://bit.ly/tenenbaum Worksheet written by James Greenwood. http://www.james-greenwood.com American student Joel Tenenbaum was taken to court for downloading and sharing songs using the peer-to-peer file sharing program Kazaa. Under US law‚ recording companies are entitled to $750 to $30‚000 per infringement‚ or more if the jury believes the infringements were wilful. In the first case of this kind‚ a Minnesota jury awarded $80‚000 per
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