Writing Assignment #2 Due October 28 As with the previous assignment‚ you have several options from which you can develop your topic: Critical Analysis: Write a Critical Analysis paper (described in the instructions for Writing Assignment #1) of some claim from philosophers we’ve read after the Minitest. Epicureanism Today or Confucius Today or Stoicism Today: See below. Philosophical Poetry: Analyze and critique one of Laozi’s poems. See below. Epicureanism Today or Confucius Today
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Genesis 22 is a well-known biblical story detailing the trial of Abraham’s faith in God through his willingness to sacrifice his son. In Fear and Trembling‚ written by Soren Kierkegaard‚ the story of Abraham‘s faith demonstrates how faith and the religious life exceed the ethical life. If it were not for faith‚ Abraham could not be a highly regarded figure. In the beginning paragraphs of the chapter “Is there such a thing as a Teleological Suspension of the ethical?” Kierkegaard describes the ethical
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It is not morally right in any situation to save yourself while simultaneously leaving others to die. The rich‚ as shown in Edgar Allan Poe’s “The Masque of the Red Death”‚ attempt to put themselves first more often than everyone else‚ mainly due to available resources. Trying to get oneself to safety is a basic human response‚ but a good member of society knows it is better in the long run to look out for others‚ as seen in “Sierra Leone Battles Ebola Outbreak With Three-Day Lockdown”. Karma always
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Write an essay in which you explore Lurie’s view of morality. Use examples from the text to support your observations: Morality according to Wikipedia: “Derived from the Latin word Moralitas which means manner‚ character‚ and proper behavior. Moral code is a system of morality and a moral is any one practice or teaching within a moral code. Morality can be synonymous with “goodness” or “rightness”.” David Lurie has a mixed sense of morality. On one hand‚ he sleeps with prostitutes in order
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using humor to communicate an argument include increased attention span‚ an overall more enjoyable reading experience‚ not to mention the comfortable environment comedy will give for the writer to communicate their ideas. Enter humor columnist Dave Barry and his essay‚ “Road Warrior‚” which introduces the quality of road rage that is said affect the American public today‚ and he also sheds a humorous light on how easily people are angered. His use of various techniques in his writing makes his approach
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Morality is a Culturally Conditioned Response ‘Morality is a Culturally Conditioned Response’ is an article printed in the magazine ‘Philosophy Now’ and is written by Jesse Prinz who is a distinguished Professor of Philosophy at the City University of New York. This is an argumentative article where the writer‚ Jesse Prinz‚ has argued in favor of moral relativism and supported the theory that moral judgments are based on emotions hence they vary from person to person. The writer has written was
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Morality is defined as the ability to know right from wrong‚ and good from bad in our society today and also the societies of the past. Morality is influenced by your family‚ your religion‚ and your society. We will be looking at Asia‚ Africa and the Americas and how their morality was affected by family‚ religion‚ and the society. In ancient China morality was influence by family‚ religion‚ and society‚ but I believe it was influenced the most by religion and society. China From the early
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What is the relationship between religion and morality? It is in my opinion that religion is dependant on morality and not the other way around. Through this‚ it can be stated that morality reinforces the development and evolution of religion. In this essay‚ I shall show that this is the case drawing from theories proposed by Plato‚ Kant and Berg. According to Jonathan Berg‚ “…a way to construe ethics as depending on religion would be on the basis of a ‘Divine Command Theory’ of ethics‚ identifying
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England’s Victorian Era began in 1837‚ during which Queen Victoria took the throne after her uncle‚ William IV‚ passed away. The Victorian Era lasted until 1901‚ the year of Queen Victoria’s death. However‚ the dates are sometimes modified due to the Romantic Period in Britain occurring closely in date to the Victorian Era. Nevertheless‚ the Victorian Era was a period of rapid change and developments in nearly all aspects of life. There were multiple advancements in technological‚ scientific‚ and
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Morality and the Human Genome Project Does the Human Genome Project affect the moral standards of society? Can the information produced by it become a beneficial asset or a moral evil? For example‚ in a genetic race or class distinction the use of the X chromosome markers can be used for the identification of a persons ethnicity or class (Murphy‚34). A seemingly harmless collection of information from the advancement of the Human Genome Project. But‚ lets assume this information is used to explore
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