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    Sexual Morality

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    Sexual morality has been an issue for centuries‚ and is still a prevalent issue in the discussion of morals. From pre-marital sex to homosexuality‚ there is a massive amount of topics up for debate every day. The challenge of discussing ethics stems from the problem that each person perceives it so differently‚ yet this does not hinder a serious attempt to take the subject matter on. The New York Times features the column "The Ethicist"‚ written by Randy Cohen‚ who engages the reader in sound advice

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    Morality & Ethics

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    organisation is said to be the most beneficial one and after availing the development how to sustain the same is of much significance. Two important principles that could help one sustain the same are Morality & Ethics. In broader sense the terms morality & ethics are defined as under : Morality : It is differentiation of intentions‚ decisions and actions between those that are “good” and those that are “bad”. Ethics : It is a branch of philosophy that involves systematizing‚ defending‚ and

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    Money and Morality

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    MONEY AND MORALITY: Gifts of eternal truth in moments of the mundane By Cheryl Leis‚ PhD‚ Management Consultant/Practical Philosopher As inhabitants of this 21st century Western world‚ we all have to deal with money. We participate in the world of commerce as a means to obtain those things considered necessities of life. Money plays the role of the most commonly accepted means in this giving and getting from others. And the more money one has‚ the greater one’s power to regulate the particulars

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    Women's Role In The Iliad

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    Much of history has been both written by men and about the affairs of men. Even so‚ women have always played an important role‚ and their roles in the ancient texts of the Bible and the Iliad provide excellent examples of women in high places. Sarah was the bearer of a child whom‚ according to the God of Genesis‚ would have offspring to rule the many nations. Andromache was wed to the crown prince of Troy‚ and‚ should the events have taken place as expected‚ would someday govern over it as queen

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    Religion and Morality

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    Morality refers to personal decisions about what is right and wrong- Everyday situations. Absolute morality is when the answer never changes and is the same in all circumstances ‘don’t cause anyone harm’ Relative morality is when the answer can be adapted to the person’s circumstance‚ ‘don’ cause anyone harms’ – might go to war because it causes harm to others but stops greater suffering in the future. Sanctity of life: for a religious believer the sanctity of life is a reason

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    Morality and Consequences

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    Walberg ‚John Lianas English 201 September 18‚ 2012 Morality and its Consequences’ Middle-English poems written during various points throughout the twelfth‚ fourteenth‚ and fifteenth centuries often involve King Arthur. The works are called Arthurian accounts and Arthurian romance; they place emphasis on the Arthurian Court or Chivalry. Two Poems‚ Marie de Franc’s “Lanval” and The Perl Poet’s “Sir Gawain and The Green Knight”‚ written between the twelfth and fifteenth centuries tell different

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    Iliad: Human Condition

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    In Homer’s Iliad‚ the human condition of life and death are being depicted‚ while we see how people lived their life in Greek culture. In Book 18‚ the great warrior Akhilleus looses his good friend Patroklos in the midst of battle‚ and with him he had Akilleus’ shield. Akhilleus’ mother goes to get another shield for her son from the great G/D‚ Hephaestus‚ and the Greek icon was born. The shield is made out of‚ “ durable fine bronze and tin… with silver and… honorable gold‚” while it depicts incredible

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    Master Morality vs. Slave Morality: Neiztche Wikipedia defines morality as “a system of principles and judgments based on cultural‚ religious‚ and philosophical concepts and beliefs‚ by which humans determine whether given actions are right or wrong.” (Wikipedia Morality) Friedrich Wilhelm Nietzsche‚ a German philosopher thought up of the idea that there are two moralities; The master and slave morality. These define a person by there actions to there world around them and how they handle certain

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    Integrity: Morality

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    fibers construct all decisions‚ right or wrong. But morals are personal‚ and ever changing‚ never exactly the same person to person. For example‚ the Ten Commandments‚ implemented on primitive people for thousands of years attempted to instill basic morality into barbaric people who‚ with the fear of a higher power‚ abided. The late George Carlin summarized these ten into a basic 4. Don’t lie‚ cheat‚ steal‚ or kill. Now‚ in a civilized world‚ in a country that defines social civility‚ these 4 seem easy

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    Declining Morality

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    less frowned upon than before. One of the most important challenges to humanity today is obviously our drastic decline in morality. Some may say our morals are even being completely redefined. At this rate‚ will our generation’s children grow up in an even worse environment than our current situation? One of the most influential causes for society’s decreasing morality is today’s music. Children as young as three years of age are learning such profane language from listening to lyrics without

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