Truman’s decision to drop the bomb. My opinion is based on my belief that dropping the bomb was not a moral or ethical decision to make. To think from a moral standpoint‚ it is never right to endanger the lives of others. Thousands of people lost their lives once the bomb was thrown and there were many who had long-lasting effects. I think that there is always another way to handle things. However‚ when making a decision like this one has to think from a military standpoint. Truman’s decision to drop
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Existence of authority in many different forms is primarily vital for group of people to maintain each other’s safeties as well as rights. On the other hand‚ inborn greed which everyone sometimes leads people in positions or authority to make mistakes as well as misconception. Thus it is important to question the idea and decisions of people in positions or authority. Galileo Galilei‚ Italian scientist‚ illustrates this on history. During his time in Italy authority of Catholicism‚ Vatican‚ not
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“Human beings are responsible for their moral actions. Discuss.” Libertarianism‚ otherwise known as incompatabilism (the idea that you cannot be free and determined)‚ holds the belief that we are completely free to make moral decisions and that nothing is determined in any way. Therefore‚ human beings are totally responsible for their moral actions. Some philosophers rejected the idea of determinism because it ruled out any individual‚ moral responsibility but the question still lies as to whether
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What makes ppl virtuous...... Virtue is defined as "the quality of moral excellence‚ righteousness‚ and responsibility" (Pg.73) While studying what makes a virtuous person their character rather than actions are studied. Honesty‚ courage‚ moderation‚ compassion‚ wisdom and loyalty are a few examples of the characteristics of a virtuous person. (pg.82) Virtue is the moderate option. For example a person can be greedy or a person can give everything they have away‚ but the person
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Davenport‚ T. H. (2009). Make Better Decisions. Harvard Business Review‚ 87 (11)‚ 117-123 Karin Peterson Benedictine University Abstract That the current era of economic uncertainty may have been ushered in through a series of poor government and corporate decisions is implied through the rear view mirror. Could some of the events that shaped todays crises have been avoided through better decision making processes? Thomas Davenport (2009‚ p. 117) presents examples of “decision making disorder”
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What Makes People Effective? This chapter‚ contributed by Edward E. Lawler‚ outlines the processes and ideas by which an organization can create a virtuous spiral –a symbiosis between individual employees and their organization to work towards achieving everyone’s goals. People in an organization perform well when they are properly motivated. The organization needs to know what motivates its people to be responsible‚ and willing to provide‚ the components it needs to succeed. The capabilities
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Introduction Gary Gutting‚ the author of the article‚ What Makes Free Will Free? deliberates that we do not have free choice as we assumed which a researcher confirmed. By free choice‚ this means the conviction that our conduct is dictated by our own unrestrained choice and that we have complete power over our activities. Also‚ Gary Gutting examined various thoughts on determinism as the researchers suggested. Determinism refers to the conviction that all human conduct or any other occurrences have
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“Let’s Make a Difference People!” Toulmin Analysis (TA) The article “Sense of Community” is written by Dr. Jay Grossman‚ a dentist that made contributions to the community. Dr. Jay Grossman wants me to believe that he is more than just a dentist; he’s a family man and a humanitarian. Dr. Grossman has several specialties in one office to help patients avoid the complicated referral process. He is the founder of “Homeless not Toothless” which is a program he created to invite Los Angeles’ homeless
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• Religions make people bad. While consciously pursuing your spiritual development is commendable‚ joining an established religion such as Christianity‚ Islam‚ or Hinduism is one of the worst ways to go about it. In this talk I’ll share some reasons why you must eventually abandon the baggage of organized religion if you wish to pursue conscious living in earnest. Examples: On Easter Sunday of 2008‚ 11-year-old Kara Neumann of Weston‚ Wisconsin‚ suffered waves of nausea as she lay motionless
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EQUALLY IN JUSTIFYING MORAL DECISIONS? This essay will deal with the topic of how reason and emotion justify the moral decisions. Therefore‚ in this case it is assumed that moral decisions can be justified. Justify itself means to give explanation for or to give reason for something. It is assumed also that reason and emotion are the two tools of ways of knowing used to justify moral decisions. Thus‚ these both will have explanation of how they can justify moral decisions and whether these both
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