Cited: Aristotle. “Virtue Ethics.” Moral Philosophy‚ A Reader‚ Third Edition. Ed. Louis P. Pojman. Indianapolis‚ IN: Hackett‚ 2003. 249-259 Norton‚ David L. “Moral Minimalism and the Development of Moral Character.” Moral Philosophy‚ A Reader‚ Third Edition. Ed. Louis P. Pojman. Indianapolis‚ IN: Hackett‚ 2003. 296-307
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PHILOSOPHY OF RELIGION FR. A. RUTSVIGA 28 OCTOBER 2010 Critically expose the problem of evil. Evil is a privation of the good. The problem of evil “arises from the paradox of an omnibenevolent‚ omnipotent deity’s allowing the existence of evil” (Pojman 1987: 151). The Judeo-Christian tradition affirmed that God is omnipotent‚ omniscient and perfectly good. The same tradition also affirmed the existence of evil. The presence of evil‚ this privation of the good‚ is taken to be one of the arguments
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Cited: Nietzsche‚ Friedrich. "Beyond Good and Evil." The Moral Life: An Introductory Reader in Ethics and Literature. Ed. Louis Pojman and Lewis Vaughn. 4th. New York: Oxford UP‚ 2011. 121-134. Print. Rand‚ Ayn. "In Defense of Ethical Egoism." The Moral Life: An Introductory Reader in Ethics and Literature. Ed. Louis Pojman and Lewis Vaughn. 4th. New York: Oxford UP‚ 2011. 531-541. Print. Shakespeare‚ William. “The tragedy of Macbeth.” Ed. Paul Werstine and Barbara A. Mowat
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To compare both quotes we first start by examining them individually‚ starting with Bentham. Who according to‚ nature has placed us under the governances of two sovereign masters: pain and pleasure. Bentham‚ who is a utilitarianism explains that this ethical theory is “the sum of every pleasure that results in an action‚ with the exception of those suffering or anyone involved in the action”. For Bentham‚ the greatest accomplishment for humankind is the search for the diminution of pain and to seek
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org/costs-death-penalty Freedman‚ E. M. The case against the the death penalty‚ Society for the Advancement of Education.1997.Web.29 Nov. 2011. Notis‚ C. (1997). Is the the death penalty an effective deterrent? 29 Nov.2011.www.public.iastate.edu/~cnotis/penalty.htm Pojman‚ L. P. Reiman‚ J. (1998). The death penalty: for and against. Honolulu: Rowman and Littlefield. Web. 29 Nov. 2011. Scott Nolan Smith‚ American human rights violation-The the death penalty‚ 15 Apr. 2008. Web. 29 Nov.2011. The Injustice of the Death
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between perfect and imperfect duties. A perfect duty‚ such as the duty not to lie‚ always holds true; an imperfect duty‚ such as the duty to give to charity‚ can be made flexible and applied to certain times and places. American philosopher Louis Pojman has cited Lutheran Pietism‚ political philosopher Jean-Jacques Rousseau‚ the contemporary debate between rationalism and empiricism‚ and the influence of natural law as influences on the development of Kant’s ethics. Other philosophers have argued
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In the beginning of the lesson I had no clue what morality was. I now know that is the feeling towards what is right and what is wrong. In Pojman’s account he described a flourishing world if you followed the five rules of morality. I think that the rules are great‚ however‚ it will not keep world peace. I believe everyone has different motives and in the society that we are in now everyone wants power and greed. Society is already falling apart because we have the wrong people in charge‚ the people
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I negate the resolution which states: Resolved: Rehabilitation ought to be valued above retribution in the United States criminal justice system. The value for this round will be: justice‚ where everyone gets what they are due. In order to provide a criterion for which to judge the value‚ as well as a way to achieve my value‚ the value- criteria shall be: retribution‚ where the punishment of an individual is more often than not weighted by the gravity of the crime that they committed. This
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Publicity of Law and the Regulatory State. Journal of Political Philosophy ‚ 296-316. McCulloch‚ J. (2003). ’Counter Terrorism ’‚ Human Security and Globalisation - From Welfare to Warfare State? Current Issues in Criminal Justice vol 14 ‚ 283-298. Pojman‚ L. P. (2006). Terrorism‚ Human Rights and the case for World Government. Lanham: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers. Stout‚ C. E. (2002). The Psychology of Terrorism: Clinical aspects and responses. Volume: 2. Westport: Praeger Von Schorlemer‚ S Wilson
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Virtue Ethics – what it is (AO1 material) • Traced back to the philosopher Aristotle‚ who rejected Plato’s metaphysical account of goodness as a ‘thing in itself’. Aristotle thought that goodness is natural and psychological: just a part of being human. • Virtue Ethics makes ethical behaviour into the aim (telos) of life. • Aristotle puts forward ‘aretaic ethics’ (from the Greek arête – ‘excellence’)‚ stating that developing an excellent character is all-important‚ rather than following a set
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