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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The word zoo is a fairly broad term. Zoos are most commonly thought of as an attraction rather than a means for education. More importantly‚ they are rarely associated with the survival of the human race. While zoos are a form of entertainment for the public and a taxable industry for the government; most of them do in fact research the animals they have in their captivity. This research can be beneficial and life saving for humans and if it were not for this testing‚ we would not have many key vaccines
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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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Semantics are often overused in theoretical and ideological reviews or academic articles. This essay “Genealogy of Site Specificity” by Miwon Known was an example of confusing and repetitive semantic usage. Even the definition of site-specificity is complicated. I think the simplest definition would be that site-specific art is any artwork created to exist in a certain location and in which the artist takes the location into consideration while planning and creating the artwork‚ such as a sculpture’s
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My Personality Now I want to tell you a few words about myself. I am 168 sm tall a nice-looking girl with a fair complexion. As for my figure‚ in my view I am not fat‚ but I am exceedingly well-fed. My face is oval‚ I have green‚ warm eyes and regular‚ large features. My eyebrows are arched and bushy and my hair is brown‚ waved and luxuriant. I have got even teeth‚ a round chin‚ a broad‚ open forehead and curving eyelashes. I am a Sagittarius by a horoscope. Frankly speaking‚ I trust others easily
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PHIL-201 DB#2 Due to recent occurrences in history‚ the U.S. has found itself in various situations where serious questions have arisen about the way that we treat our prisoners of war. The question has been posed: should we torture someone if it means that we will gain information that will protect a large number of people? A person with a utilitarian view might suggest that because the torture would bring about the right information that would save many people‚ it would be ok to torture someone
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According to www.rome.info‚ "There were 32‚000 prostitutes in Rome‚" even when Rome was still relatively stable‚ and emperors like Caligula and Nero "became infamous for wasting money on lavish parties where guests drank and ate until they became sick." The decline in morals took a sick turn‚ seeing as‚ by law‚ it was "illegal to execute a virgin‚ so Roman soldiers were instructed to rape the victim before execution." "Morals break down and an obsession with sex and violence takes hold. Citizens
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Aristotle’s morals are once in a while alluded to as "righteousness morals" since its concentration is not on the ethical weight of obligations or commitments‚ yet on the improvement of character and the procuring of ideals‚ for example‚ mettle‚ equity‚ moderation‚ altruism‚ and judiciousness. What’s more‚ any individual who knows anything about Aristotle has heard his regulation of ideals similar to a "brilliant signify" between the extremes of abundance and insufficiency. Aristotle is not suggesting
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On the Genealogy of Morality‚ Friedrich Nietzsche (1844-1900) believed that there are two types of morality mixed in the psychology of human beings (individual) and higher civilisation. This molarity originated from slavery (“will of Power”- where man was exploited by another man) in the past. Even though it does not exist in society today‚ the morality is still present. Slave-morality values kindness‚ humility and sympathy are regarded as "herd-morality" (Nietzsche‚ GM‚ and Preface 6). Master-morality
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In Of the Genealogy of Morality‚ Nietzsche sought to provide context for what he saw as the central value system of the society in which he lived: slave-morality. Nietzsche saw morality as reflective of the conditions in which its proponents were brought up. He saw the roots of slave morality in oppression and slavery‚ and posits that it grew as a reaction to the morality of the masters of the time. What follows is a simplified account of Nietzsche’s master-slave dichotomy‚ and what he saw as the
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