Anabella Morabito REL 343 5J - Nickoloff 09/24/13 Three Theological Virtues: As seen in Dorothy Day’s life Dorothy Day was a living example in her lifetime‚ and still today‚ of a disciple of Jesus; all her actions rotated on the single axis which a life inspired by the Gospel provided her. If one were to look at her experience of discipleship as the only experience of the Catholic Church‚ which is called to be the working body of Jesus’ message in the world today‚ one would clearly see several
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Punctuality is overrated as a virtue It is indisputable fact that the punctuality is a virtue‚ but there are some strong arguments that show it is overrated. These arguments can be classified into a few different classifications such as the quality of solutions limited by time‚ the possible tolerance for the late-comers‚ effective time and other qualifications referring to the time-work relation. Doubtlessly‚ being on time is important‚ but in most cases it is not crucial. There are special types
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between two equally important values‚ and whichever side one chooses they lose something” (Mundia‚ 2005). The moral dilemma in this case puts two values at odds. In order to help others we must not judge them and think our way is the only way. Virtue Ethics and Natural Law Theories would not support same sex marriage. Care Ethics would select same-sex marriage. The moral dilemma that arises in this practice is that most younger adults thinks that same-sex marriage is okay and majority of older
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Critical Assessment In the excerpt “Virtue Theory and Abortion‚” Rosalind Hursthouse presents the following argument for the moral acceptance of abortion: 1) If a virtuous woman would – under the circumstance that pregnancy would inhibit her ability to pursue other virtuous tasks – have an abortion‚ then having an abortion is justified 2) Virtuous women have abortions (under circumstances that pregnancy would inhibit their ability to pursue other virtuous tasks) -) Therefore‚ abortion is justified
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’Virtue ethics is of little use when dealing with practical ethics’. It’s argued that virtue ethics is of little use when dealing with practical ethics. Virtue ethics doesn’t focus on actions being right or wrong‚ but on how to be a good person. Virtue ethics raises three questions - who am I?‚ who do I ought to become?‚ and lastly‚ how do I get there? Then there is practical ethics describes situations where an action is needed. Virtue ethics goes back to Plato and Aristotle. Plato’s moral
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The cinematized versions of Niki Lauda and James Hunt effectively described motorsport’s ubiquitous appeal‚ in Ron Howard’s Rush. It is a rather embarrassingly barbaric allure‚ but unfortunately‚ it is one we; as a society; have not‚ and likely will never outgrow. People just love how close motorsport gets to death. The propensity they have of dying is often exaggerated In the movie‚ Lauda claims it is a 20 percent chance each time he gets into his F1 car. Not that any death is acceptable‚ but less
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In Ancient Greek mythology‚ the constellation Lyra was created from the lyre that originally belonged to Orpheus. Orpheus himself was known for being able to create the most beautiful music on earth‚ and legend says that he was given his lyre by Apollo‚ the god of music. With this lyre and his own voice‚ Orpheus was able to affect not only humans and animals‚ but also creation itself‚ charming streams and forests and rocks with his melodies. His mastery of the lyre was such that even Hades was not
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In Jainism there are many vows that a respectable Jain takes‚ but there are five great vows above the rest. The five great vows are Ahimsa/non-violence‚ truth‚ not stealing‚ chastity‚ and nonattachment/aparigraha. These are the vows taken by the lay people in Jainism because “most householders cannot carry renunciation as far as the monks and nuns” (Fischer‚ 129). When the Jains take these vows they are limiting themselves from doing harm to themselves and their environment. The five great vows are
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Analyze the case using at least two of the objective ethical theories (Act Utilitarianism‚ Rule Utilitarianism‚ Kantianism‚ Social Contract Theory/Rawls’ Principles of Justice‚ and Virtue Theory). ANS: Kantianism is the ethical theory which explains how one should always focus on his/her duty rather than the end result. According to a Kantian‚ parents should use this app and protect their kids from going to the wrong way‚ without thinking
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individuals’ virtues. There are six dimensions of this ethics: Community‚ excellence‚ role identity‚ integrity‚ judgment‚ holism (University of Phoenix‚ 2009). In recent years there has been an increased interest in the application of Aristotelian virtue to business ethics. The objective of this paper is to describe the moral and intellectual virtues defined by Aristotle and the types of pedagogy that might be used to integrate virtue ethics into the business curriculum. Virtues are acquired
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