On the Genealogy of Morality the word ‘ressentiment’ is possibly one of the key concepts in Nietzsche’s ideas about the psychology of ‘slave-morality’‚ the birth of morality‚ and the way it reassigned morality as we know it today. The word meaning itself is very close to the word resentment in English but is slightly different. The context in which Nietzsche uses the word ‘ressentiment’ is a psychological state of people that are conscious of their own inferiority and turn it to hatred towards external
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Relativism and Morality Introduction to Ethics & Social Responsibility SOC 120 April 8‚ 2013 According to Lenn E. Goodman some things are just wrong. His article “Some Moral Minima” outlines some of the worst examples of things that are just simply wrong. He mentions rape‚ genocide‚ and incest as things that have no justification. When it comes to any of the above examples‚ Goodman finds something that diminishes another person or party and conflicts with the right to possess
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Utilitarianism is a consequentialist theory‚ which means that it judges the morality of an action based on the consequences that follow from it rather than on external moral duties. Philosophers who adhere to utilitarianism regard the maximisation of utility as the key determent for understanding whether an action is right or not . In this essay I will argue that the amount of utility produces by an action is not an ideal way of determining its morality. This will be done by firstly clarifying the
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elements of an individual’s belief system‚ and dependent upon the situation. In this paper‚ I will discuss theory based arguments to justify my disagreement with Goodman’s contention. When considering the theories of right and wrong‚ it is customary to think of them as absolute. If it’s wrong‚ it can’t be right or if it’s right‚ it can’t be wrong. It is only when we stop looking at these theories as absolutes that we can begin to explore the possibilities of moral‚ subjective and cultural relativity
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Respect Respect has great importance in everyday life. As children we are taught to respect our parents‚ teachers‚ and elders‚ family and cultural traditions‚ other people’s feelings‚ our country’s flag and leaders. And we do tend to value these things; when we grow older‚ we may shake our heads at people who seem not to have learned to respect them. We develop the tendency to respect only those who are popular. We may also come to believe that‚ at some level‚ all people are worthy of respect. We
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Slavery and Liberty – Profit vs. Morality 18th-Century British Writers Speed the Process of Freedom “By the late 18th century‚ over eleven million African men‚ women and children had been taken from Africa to be used as slaves in the West Indies and the American colonies. Great Britain was the mightiest superpower on earth and its empire was built on the backs of slaves. The slave trade was considered acceptable by all but a few. Of them even fewer were brave enough to speak it.” (Amazing Grace
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conjuring- the performance of magical tricks cavil- (v.) to find fault in a petty way‚ carp; a trivial objection or criticism cupidity- (n.) an eager desire for something; greed scruple- a feeling of doubt or hesitation with regard to the morality or propriety of a course of action folly- lack of good sense; foolish action or undertaking patron- (politics) granting favors or giving contracts or making appointments to office in return for political support animosity- (n.) strong
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Ethics - Animal Ethics: Animals for Entertainment." BBC. Web. 29 Oct. 2011. <http://www.bbc.co.uk/ethics/animals/using/entertainment_1.shtml>. Birth‚ Accident Of. "Mortality as Morality." Microkhan by Brendan I. Koerner. 14 Aug. 2009. Web. 30 Oct. 2011. <http://www.microkhan.com/2009/08/14/mortality-as-morality/>. Jamieson‚ Dale. "Against Zoos." The Animal Rights Library. Web. 18 Nov. 2011. <http://www.animal-rights-library.com/texts-m/jamieson01.htm>. Kuehn‚ Bridget M. "Is It Ethical
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determine whither the action is right or wrong based on if the person had right or wrong motives. Lastly‚ a person who believes in Christian-principle based ethics would argue that it is always wrong to torture people in any situation. I believe that this theory is the strongest and most appropriate. Even thought the act of torturing someone in some cases could potentially help to protect a large number of people‚ the fact is its wrong. I don’t believe that we should fight evil with evil. Rather‚ I believe
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Morality of Abortion For the past couple of decades‚ the issue of abortion has been the most heated topic debated in the United States. When considering this topic‚ one must look at three things: ethics‚ emotions and the law; for all of these are important to this issue. Like any debate‚ there are two sides to this issue: pro-choice and pro-life. The people who are pro- abortion say that the mother is the ultimate person to decide to abort a pregnancy and that the government should not get involved
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