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    people are able to develop divine qualities such as humility‚ faith‚ and acceptance. However‚ this theodicy fails to meet ‘all-good’ trait. Even though the above accomplishment leads to goodness‚ it does not really appeal to the traditional view on benevolence. One theodicy is the Irenaean theodicy. This theodicy outlines that God is all-PKG even though evil and suffering exist; God allows it to exist and would not intervene or prevent it because He assumes that a human has a potential for spiritual growth

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    In the beginning of part 10‚ Demea and Philo start of by having a conversation claiming that in order for humans to find out the truth of religion‚ they must first have to see the misery and the wickedness of men. Demea replies to Philo by saying that all humans are convinced of the unhappy truth about religion. She explains that people all over the world are aware of the miseries of life‚ of the unhappiness‚ the corruption of nature‚ and the unsatisfactory enjoyment of pleasures‚ riches‚ and honors

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    Traditional Chinese culture on the influence of the enterprise culture construction in China Name: Wang Shuyun (Sophie) Any business‚ its survival and development with its own cultural conditions and cultural environment are inseparable. Enterprise culture is the basis of survival‚ the standard of behavior‚ a guarantee of success. My article focuses on the traditional culture‚ Confucianism‚ Taoism two ideas on the positive role of enterprise culture‚ but also a brief analysis of the traditional

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    “a toast to the conscience and then the pope.” Butler was greatly inspired by the work of Aquinas as he also sets out two principles and acknowledges what humans strive for‚ he believes this is benevolence. He identifies two driving factors to the conscience this is self-love and benevolence and benevolence which is concerned with others Butler would say is this best route of good moral decision making. The nature and role Aquinas’s ethics plays in the Christian conscience is a prominent and adaptable

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    an inquiry into the original of our ideas of beauty and virtue natural law and enlightenment classics Knud Haakonssen General Editor Francis Hutcheson uuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu i i i i i i i i natural law and i i enlightenment classics i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i Francis Hutcheson i i i i i i i i Edited and with an Introduction by i i i i Wolfgang Leidhold i i i i The Collected Works and Correspondence i i of Francis Hutcheson i i i i i i i i i i i i

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    2011). Alcoa’s ethical work climate can be classified as a combination of benevolence and principle. Barnett & Schubert (2002) explain‚ “The ethical climates of friendship‚ team interest‚ and social responsibility are based on benevolence” (para 12); while‚ “The ethical climates of personal morality‚ rules and procedures‚ and laws and codes are based on principle” (para 13). The combination of benevolence and principle provides a well-rounded company that is focused on not only their image

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    Bushido: The Way of the Warrior Bushido is known as the code of the samurai‚ but it is much more than that. Bushido is a way of life. Bushido is an ancient code of conduct for the samurai of feudal Japan. Bushido is one of the few things that has not changed threw the years. Bushido first appears in 712AD in one of the oldest books of Japan. Bushido has been compared by many to the English Knights’ Chivalry. Even though they have some of the same principles‚ they have little in common. Bushido

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    feeling of happiness when another person succeeds or the feeling of distress when another person is suffering. Sympathy plays a big role in society and our morals. Sympathy is a feature for any human being. Hume explains the role of sympathy through benevolence; “Upon the whole‚ then‚ it seems undeniable‚ that nothing can bestow more merit on any human creature than the sentiment of

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    References Dickerson‚ R.‚ Johnsen‚ K.‚ Raij‚ A.‚ Lok‚ B.‚ Stevens‚ A.‚ Bernard‚ T.‚ & Lind‚ D. S. (2006). Virtual Patients: Assessment of Synthesized Versus Recorded Speech. Stud Health Technol Inform‚ 119‚ 114-119. Retrieved from http://www.cise.ufl.edu/research/vegroup/vp/papers/dickerson-mmvr14.pdf Francis‚ A. L.‚ Nusbaum‚ H. C.‚ & Fenn‚ K. (2007). Effects of Training on the Acoustic–Phonetic Representation of Synthetic Speech. Journal of Speech‚ Language‚ and Hearing Research‚ 50(6)‚

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    In Hume’s Dialogues Concerning Natural Religion we are introduced to three characters that serve the purpose to debate God and his nature‚ more specifically‚ what can mankind infer about God and his nature. The three characters; Demea‚ Philo‚ and Cleanthes all engage in a debate concerning this question and they all serve the purpose of supporting their views on the subject. It is the "argument from design" put forth by Cleanthes that is the focal point of the discussion‚ and it is Demea and Philo

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