Philosophical Ethics: Part A 1. Name and briefly describe the four main aspects of the AU decision-making process. i. Scope → Includes all those affected by the act‚ either directly or indirectly ii. Duration → Considers the length of time of each effect iii. Intensity → Considers the force or strength of each resulting experience iv. Probability → Considers how likely each effect might be‚ given that we don’t know ahead of time which of the many possible effects will actually occur.
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Philosophical Perspective on a Moral Upbringing It could be said that parents are responsible for the moral values of their children. There are two possible outcomes for this statement. The statement could be true or it could be false. True: Parents are responsible for their children. Parents bring their children into the world‚ which is a choice‚ and therefore they must raise and care for them. Since this is true they must also be responsible for the moral values of their children. Meaning
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ED 6000 Philosophical Foundations in Education Beginning Questions ! ! ! ! ! 2-3 sentence responses foundation of your philosophy paper reflects your current stance/belief 30 minutes keep a copy for your final personal philosophy paper Scriptural Focus Deut. 6:1-9 "Now this is the commandment‚ the statutes and the judgments which the LORD your God has commanded me to teach you‚ that you might do them in the land where you are going over to possess it‚ so that you and
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By definition philosophical anthropology is a part of philosophy that intends to merge the empirical investigations of human nature for the purpose of understanding human beings as both creatures of their own environment and creators of their own values. This area of study questions the human nature and the human condition in order to answer questions regarding human nature by using the diverse humanistic approaches and scientific methods. There are a few similarities‚ as well as some differences
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Training Day Even though extreme‚ Training Day shows its audience a real life scenario of the power of temptation and the terror that is happening everyday in many of our inner cities. This film attempts to open our eyes to the idea that no one is immune to corruption‚ not even our police. Training Day is a thought provoking film that addresses the issues of corruption and violence that many people face everyday in our society and makes us face the fact that there is a darker side of the law
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The Definition of Culture __________________________ Culture is one of the most controversial terms. The definition of the word culture has been a challenge to many researchers as they try to define “life”. Everything in our life is a culture: behaviour‚ language‚ politics‚ symbols‚ fashion‚ religion‚ etc. Culture covers all aspects of human life‚ so each definition of culture has a side of the truth and the definition of culture is continuously workable. The definition presented
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Aristotle used the Four Causes to explain an object’s transferral from potentiality to actuality. The material cause‚ formal cause‚ efficient cause and final cause take something from an idea to reality. They are accurate to a degree but have several flaws and faults. A problem with the four causes is that they rely on experience. Plato argued that experience was unreliable as it changes from person to person – we cannot be sure that chairs look the same to every person. Also‚ Aristotle has no concrete
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The Tree of Knowledge It is important for society to find a reliable source of knowledge‚ as it is a powerful factor which helps society to attain success. As a good example of the significance of knowledge for society‚ the Tree of Knowledge from the Garden of Eden represents‚ not just a source of absolute knowledge‚ but how desperately human nature seeks that perfect source. However‚ the Tree of Knowledge does not exist in the real world. Thus‚ society is facing a problem of finding the most effective
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Why are they called Popular Sanguine‚ Perfect Melancholy‚ Powerful Choleric and Peaceful Phlegmatic? Popular Sanguine The Popular Sanguine types are lively‚ sunny‚ outgoing personalities‚ who always attract the people around them with their fun-loving temperament. They are humorous‚ fascinating and outspoken and they can turn even a trivial story into a hilarious event. Perfect Melancholy The Perfect Melancholy is an opposite of the fun-loving Popular Sanguine and because “the opposites
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"Sentences‚ originally‚ is a term of grammar and linguistic. It’s introduction into logic is a recent innovation and it still seems strange to many to find the word sentences where propositions might have been expected."(Alonzo) Basically‚ propositions have been taken to be sentences that can be true or false but can never be both. This shows that sentences when they meet some conditions will become a proposition. One major distinction between sentences and propositions is that‚ a sentence cannot
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