Internet; Beneficial or Detrimental? The general argument made by Nicholas Carr in his work‚ “From The Shallows: What the Internet is Doing to Our Brains‚” is that technology is dangerous to the brain‚ conditioning the body that they need more technology‚ and less of anything else. More Specifically‚ Carr states that‚ “I used to find it easy to immerse myself in a book or a lengthy article...Now my consideration starts to drift after a page or two” (Carr par. 2). In this passage‚ Carr is suggesting
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BISMILLAHIR – RAHMANIR – RAHIM In the name of Allah‚ the compassionate‚ the merciful‚ all praises are due to you O Allah; all thanks belong to you O Allah We thank you for all you have done in our life‚ we appreciate you‚ we adore you and we glorify your only name‚ O Allah! Guide us among those you have guided O Allah! Forgive us among those you have forgiven O Allah! Empower us among those you have empowered O Allah! Put your blessing on those things you endowed us with O Allah! We seek
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Virtue is the good moral quality that a person possesses. “Virtue ethics is currently one of three major approaches in normative ethics. It may‚ initially‚ be identified as the one that accentuates the virtues‚ or moral character‚ in contrast to the approach which accentuates obligations or rules (deontology) or that which accentuates the consequences of actions (consequentialism).” [ CITATION Ros12 \l 1033 ]. There have been many different theories of virtue that have come to play over the years
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Results and Discussion Table 1. Table 2. Background in Choosing the Current Program. Questions Yes No Total Is BS Accountancy your first choice? Is BSBA your first choice? Did you have doubts in taking BSA? Do you still want to take BS Accountancy? 70% 6.67% 73.33% 43.33% 30% 93.33% 26.67% 50% 100% 100% 100% 93.33% Table 2 shows possible factors considered in students’ decision-making upon entering BS Accountancy
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The Concept of Intentional Action Abstract The concept of intentional action‚ which is the notion of how people assign blame/praise unto actions and how they consider them to be intentional or unintentional has been a subject of discussion within the area of philosophical theories of the mind and folk psychology. To investigate whether people assign moral considerations with regard to actions and how they consider them intentional/unintentional‚ 6 people were given a 5 question questionnaire to
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theoretical wisdom. He believed that moral virtue is a relative mean between extremes of excess and deficiency and in general the moral life is one of moderation in all things except virtue. He believed that virtuous acts require conscious choice and moral purpose or motivation. Finally‚ he believed that moral virtue cannot be achieved abstractly – it requires moral action in a social environment. The drawbacks to adopting Aristotle’s ethics would be ….. Virtue ethics is an approach that deemphasizes
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The theological virtues of faith‚ hope‚ and charity furnish a strong basis for all other virtues. The cardinal virtues of prudence‚ justice‚ fortitude‚ temperance‚ are the foundation of all moral virtues. The theological virtues define our relations with God; the moral virtues define our relations with ourselves and our fellowmen. If we have these virtues‚ we are on the way to perfection. | 43. Moral Virtues Are there any other virtues besides the theological virtues of faith‚ hope‚ and charity
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Virtue ethics can be described as a hybrid theory‚ which encompasses both teleological and deontological elements. This theory tells us that instead of looking a the action itself and whether it is right or wrong‚ or looking at the consequences a action a bring. Instead we should focus on our character‚ and develop the cardinal virtues in order to achieve ultimate happiness and become truly virtuous. Virtue ethics was first devised from the times of Ancient Greece by Aristotle‚ however has been adapted
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1. What are the key differences between utilitarianism‚ deontology‚ natural law ethics‚ and virtue theory? Utilitarianism Theory is the moral theory that argues that an action is right if and only if it conforms to the principle of utility. The desire for pleasure and happiness is universal. People seek to maximize their pleasure and minimize their pain. Thus‚ a morally correct action is one which results in the greatest possible pleasure within a given set of circumstances. The text highlights
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AJIS vol. 10 no. 2 May 2003 DOING ETHICS: A UNIVERSAL TECHNIQUE IN AN ACCESSIBILITY CONTEXT Christopher R. Simpson1‚ Liddy Nevile2‚ Oliver K. Burmeister3 1 Adjunct Teaching Fellow‚ School of Information Technology‚ Swinburne University of Technology‚ Australia‚ E-mail: csimpson@swin.edu.au; 2 E-mail: Liddy.Nevile@motile.net; 3 Swinburne Computer-Human Interaction Laboratory‚ School of Information Technology‚ Swinburne University of Technology‚ Australia‚ E-mail: oburmeister@it.swin.edu.au;
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