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    Morality is a Culturally Conditioned Response Jesse Prinz argues that the source of our moral inclinations is merely cultural. Suppose you have a moral disagreement with someone‚ for example‚ a disagreement about whether it is okay to live in a society where the amount of money you are born with is the primary determinant of how wealthy you will end up. In pursuing this debate‚ you assume that you are correct about the issue and that your conversation partner is mistaken. You conversation

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    Morality‚ Knowledge‚ and Religion and America The founding fathers believed that morality‚ knowledge and religion went hand in hand when it came to shaping our country. For example‚ Thomas Jefferson was a man known to be of moral character‚ of great knowledge‚ and a man of God‚ all of these attributes made him a great leader. The founding fathers felt that this nation could be built on honor‚ integrity‚ and freedom because those attributes are what meant something at that time. “Our founders strongly

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    Morality is defined as the ability to know right from wrong‚ and good from bad in our society today and also the societies of the past. Morality is influenced by your family‚ your religion‚ and your society. We will be looking at Asia‚ Africa and the Americas and how their morality was affected by family‚ religion‚ and the society. In ancient China morality was influence by family‚ religion‚ and society‚ but I believe it was influenced the most by religion and society. China From the early

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    or emotionally‚ and humans are of no exception to this. Rather‚ Socrates is stating that a man who lives with good‚ true intentions‚ and follows the moral conduct accepted by the greater of society‚ will not have his reputation‚ public image‚ or morality tainted‚ despite any attempt of others to degrade him. This quote from Socrates comes at the end of The Apology‚ when he is being sentenced to death and therefore decided to educate the crowd around him why they are in the wrong‚ and are doing him

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    CONTEXTUALISM‚ AS A BASIS FOR MAKING ETHICAL DECISIONS Contextualism is one of the types of criteria we use to make a relevant and meaningful ethical decision (Christian‚ 2009. p 377). By definition‚ contextualism establishes that what is ethically right is determined by the situation rather than by a formal law or rule (Moore‚ 2010. Lecture week 5). This method of decision making has its advantages and disadvantages‚ an advantage would be the fact that this ethical judgment can be made only after

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    John Minton Philosophy 112 Professor Fox 11 April 2016 Hume Introduction In the Treatise of Nature‚ Hume raises the meaning of the basic principles of morality. He states‚ “reason is the slave of the passions”‚ meaning that since Hume was a sentimentalist who held that ethics are based on emotion or sentiment rather than abstract moral principle. Hume believed that sentiment or emotion motivated us to obey rules to determine what is morally good. However‚ comparing it to Aristotle who argues

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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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    There are a number of continuities of themes and interests in Foucault’s work. There is also evidence of shifts of emphasis‚ changes of direction‚ developments and reformations‚ which have led to a number of critiques of Foucault’s work to talk about breaks‚ differences and discontinuities within his work. One moment least a shift of emphasis does appear to be present is in the writings which emerged after the Archaeology of Knowledge and after the brief cultural and political event known as May

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    The development of the atomic bomb and chemical warfare forever changed the way people saw the world. It was a landmark in time for which there was no turning back. The constant balancing of the nuclear super powers kept the whole of humankind on the brink of atomic Armageddon. Fear of nuclear winter and the uncertainty of radiation created its own form of a cultural epidemic in the United States. During these tense times in human history officials made controversial decisions such as the bombings

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    Raising a family in a society that is fast-paced and ever changing can make it confusing to know just which values to teach your children. As a general rule‚ it’s up to you to teach your children what to believe‚ and how they should live their lives. But when it comes to teaching and instilling moral values‚ I’d love to pass on a few values to teach your children from a young age. These are simple and common everyday values that are quickly fading from our younger generation. Read on to discover

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