philosophers Democritus‚ Socrates‚ Plato‚ Aristotle‚ Epicurus (341 – 270 B.C.E.) and their followers developed ethical theories centered on the “good life” (the ideal life‚ the life most worth living‚ eudaimonia‚ happiness) and the role of pleasure of achieving it. (Ref:- http://www.newworldencyclopedia.org/entry/Hedonism) Objection against Hedonism No general code of morality could be established on the basis of pleasure. Pleasure is essentially subjective feeling‚ and only the individual is
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Religion‚ Morality‚ and the Good Life Does morality depend on religion? Many believe the fundamental aspects of morality and religion join to form the basis on how one chooses to live their life. Some would define morality as a system we humans use to distinguish between what is right and what is wrong. Morality could derive from a number of different factors including‚ religion‚ culture‚ and upbringing. Those that believe that morality derives from religion or God’s commands trust in the Divine
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War is never an easy discussion; it is a subject people constantly debate‚ especially in regards to total war. Questioning the morality of total war is an issue due to the elasticity of the definition‚ which is dependent upon the individual. General William T. Sherman’s total war strategy in Georgia and the Carolinas is arguably morally acceptable -even though it included waging war against the civilian population- when taking into account the benefits versus the costs. There were excessive actions
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Between Law and Morality” * Aakriti Pandey Student of RMLNLU‚ Lucknow Introduction In ancient times there was no distinction between law & morals. The Hindu jurist in ancient India did not make any distinction between law & morals. However‚ later on‚ some distinction came to be made in actual practice. The Mimansa made a distinction between obligatory and recommendatory rules. By the time the commentaries were written‚ the distinction was clearly established in theory also‚ the commentators
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In his ground-breaking essay on the effects of wealth and poverty on global society‚ Peter Singer juxtaposes the responsibility of the wealthy toward the less fortunate. Singer starts off by giving contrasting examples to the abject and severe poverty of third world countries and examples of the richer nations of the world. It is Singer’s assumption that the richer nations have a duty to help the poorer nations to develop into self sufficient societies. Singer goes on toe assert‚ that with the right
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terrorists to extract confessions. Even though is cruel to torture one to extract information‚ it is our duty as citizens to maintain the happiness as a whole and do what is necessary to save lives. Utilitarianism is a consequential normative moral theory‚ which state the moral value of an action is determined by the most happiness or utility it creates (Mill 461). If we use this definition to analyze the case‚ then yes it is sufficient to use cruel actions such as waterboarding and sodium pentathol
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Self-Morality‚ Moral Relativism‚ and Divine Command Theory Lisa Salazar Essay 1 Part One: Introduction and Statement of Thesis What is morally right or wrong doesn’t depend on what ideology you believe in‚ Moral Relativism or Divine Command Theory‚ but your own individual self-morality. Believing in Divine Command Theory can become a problem when there is doubt of motivation and Moral Relativism can result in morality becoming inconsistent. The standard of consistency requires that “a moral
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CAT: An Intern’s Dilemma 1. Case Facts a. HBS Intern working for an tech security firm b. Had trouble getting a visa to work in Asia‚ so started working in Boston b.i. Duty was to conduct market research by reaching out to other firms including direct competitors b.ii. His bosses asked him to identify himself as a HBS student‚ rather than an intern with that company b.iii. This made him uncomfortable but it kept coming up 2. Problem Statement a. Does Yang agree to misrepresent himself
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Friedrich Nietzsche once said‚ “By morality the individual is taught to become a function of the herd‚ and to ascribe to himself value only as a function…Morality is the herd instinct in the individual.” Is Morality absolute or relative? Although there are many interpretations explaining why both could be right‚ each of them have theories proving why they could also be wrong. There are billions of people on this earth who come from different cultural backgrounds. Even though no culture is the same
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Nietzsche’s rejection of traditional morality Zarathustra’s Prologue What does Zarathustra tell us about the challenges of leading people who have become too comfortable and uncritical? According to Zarathustra‚ he said that he did not want to be spared by their best enemies nor even the people they love. He said that leading uncritical and comfortable people within the society is hypocritical and therefore those leading such people feel ashamed of themselves. He said that such people should not
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