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    Virtue ethics‚ emphasising techniques promoting an agent’s character and instructing their conscience‚ has become a significant mode of discourse in modern medical ethics. Healthcare whistleblowers‚ whose complaints are reasonable‚ made in good faith‚ in the public interest‚ and not vexatious‚ we argue‚ are practising those obligations of professional conscience foundational to virtue based medical ethics. Yet‚ little extant virtue ethics scholarship seriously considers the theoretical foundations

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    under an obligation to obey. (Stirk and Weigall‚ 1995:39). Central to this tenet of authority is the idea that authority must have justice. This keys the question‚ what is justice? Which according to Plato is no different to asking what form of the state is idealistic. (Stirk and Weigall‚ 1995:2). Platos conclusion suggested that the best form of the state is the moral reordering of the whole of society (Annas‚ 1881:13) This suggests that morally society is to return to the way things ought to be in

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    ESSAY PAPER INSTRUCTION PHIL 1050.001 and 002: Introduction to Philosophy‚ Spring 2014 a. Introduction As a major assignment for this course‚ you are to write an essay paper on a topic relating to the subject matter of the course and drawing on course material. This should be a new paper‚ written by you individually‚ specifically for this class. You have two options to do this assignment. First option: You can write an essay paper in a rather classic style by selecting one of the listed

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    Institutional Virtue Philosopher Miranda Fricker attempts to make a connection between epistemic justice and the ideal of political freedom in her essay‚ Epistemic Justice as a Condition of Political Freedom? She demonstrates that individuals must not face epistemic injustice when an institution interferes on its citizens’ liberty. She proposes a solution that consists of a collective ethos within institutions. In the essay titled‚ Generic Liberal Ideals and the Problem of Institutional Virtue‚ Ross Jensen

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    a. After having studied several other approaches to ethics in addition to Virtue Ethics‚ what do you think the main arguments against this statement are? A Virtue ethics is an approach to ethics that emphasizes the character of the moral agent‚ rather than rules or consequences‚ as the key element of ethical thinking. Not the same as Utilitarianism or Kat i.e. It is not so much a guide for moral decision making‚ more a description of the moral life. I think the main arguments against this statement

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    A) Discuss & evaluate competing ideas of free will & determinism in explaining human behaviour To discuss free will and determinism‚ we must first define what these are. Free will is considered to be the conscious decisions we make thus making us behave in a certain way. Furthermore‚ behaviour can also be determined to be voluntary if it is not automatic and not done under necessity. Free will results in an individual having responsibility for their actions‚ often morally. Those who suffer from

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    Plato: The Tripartite Soul Book IV 435c-441c The soul and justice within the soul are issues that Plato endears much time and effort into explaining. The existence of ones soul and its influence upon society is a definite argument by Plato‚ yet viewed very differently by various scholars of the time and centuries to come. Through this essay I intend to address Plato’s interest in the just soul in relation to his tripartite vision of its existence. As Plato lays out in his work The Republic

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    Socrates Anthology and Plato Plato: I: Apology 1. What are the charges brought against Socrates by his Athenian accusers and what is his reply concerning the sort of wisdom he in fact possesses? The charges that were brought against Socrates were corrupting the young and Impiety. Socrates says “If you ask me what kind of wisdom‚ I reply‚ wisdom such as may perhaps be attained by man‚ for to that extent I am inclined to believe that I am wise; Whereas the persons of whom I was speaking have a

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    his book After Virtue‚ Alasdair MacIntyre presents arguments dealing with the conception of virtue and morality in a contemporary setting. MacIntyre’s presentation of a history of virtue and his analysis of modern moral argument offers insights into the modern structure of virtue. MacIntyre works through his arguments by discussing the virtues in a historical sense. He analyzes the virtues established by past philosophers and societies‚ as well as examines a modern idea of the virtues. MacIntyre contrasts

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    The Republic written by Plato examines many things. It mainly is about the Good life. Plato seems to believe that the perfect life is led only under perfect conditions which is the perfect society. Within the perfect society there would have to be justice. In the Republic it seems that justice is defined many different ways. In this paper I am going to discuss a few. First I am going to discuss the reason why Glaucon and Adeimantus see justice as being a bad thing and it is better to live a unjust

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