In the years that followed the Peloponnesian War‚ unusual and new philosophical teachings and concepts sprung anew. Through the rise and growth of Sophists‚ Athens and Ancient Greece began to question themselves regarding truth and virtue. With such concepts supposedly being answered by these Sophists‚ they were not met without opposition. A philosopher named Socrates countered the arguments of the Sophists by exposing their carelessness for the truth and their desire for greed instead. Although
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Cited: Pojman‚ Louis P.‚ and Lewis Vaughn. The Moral Life. 2nd ed. New York: Oxford UP‚ 2009. Print.
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Bibliography: Political Philosophy Loius J. Pojman
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Abstract Moral dilemma is a situation where people have to choose between two equally unpleasant alternatives. Moral dilemma is worse than anything‚ because whichever option people choose‚ someone or something will suffer. In a moral dilemma‚ people have to decide on the morally correct course of action‚ not just the one they would prefer. In the video Harvard University’s Justice with Michael Sandel‚ he discusses a lot of situations that deal with moral dilemmas. However‚ he focuses more on the
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abortion has many intertwining‚ surrounding complications. Such an issue is never concrete‚ "in America‚ about 20% of Americans thoroughly oppose abortions‚ 20% thoroughly favor abortions‚ while a vast majority are ’muddled in the middle’" (Pojman and Beckwith 59). As with any pregnancy there are impending risks involved and many extenuating circumstances that justify an abortion. In a perfect world‚ abortions are not the best way to prevent unwanted pregnancies‚ but there are many "bumps
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stm [Accessed: 11 March 2014] Birsch‚ D Hasbunallah (2014) The Fitna of Money/Wealth. Hasbunallah. [online] Available: http://www.hasbunallah.com.au/fitna-money-wealth/ [Accessed: 12 March 2014] HISTORIKA (2012) Global Financial Meltdown (Must See Pojman‚ L. and Fieser‚ J. (2012) Ethical Egoism. In Ethics: Discovering Right and Wrong. 7th ed. P 87. Wadsworth: Cengage Learning. Reynolds‚ P. (2014) Opinion: Shocking complacency in UK banking reform. Liberal Democrat Voice [online]‚ 20 January. Available:
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Vengeance describes the way of inflicting harm on the offender out of rage because of what he has done. However‚ retribution is “the rationally supported theory that the criminal deserves a punishment fitting the gravity of his crime”‚ as Louis P. Pojman‚ PhD‚ Professor Emeritus of Philosophy at West Point Military Academy stated. People treat capital punishment as though it is ’eye for an eye‚’ ’blood for blood’ or ’murder for murder’‚ and in this way they ignore the differences between public retribution
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“Federal programs are providing an abundant amount of military equipment to law enforcement officers‚ along with departments’ own purchases‚ outfitting officers with more firepower than far beyond what is necessary to fulfill their role as protectors of their communities” as research suggests from the American Civil Liberties Union‚ or ACLU. The images depicted on the news of the neighborhood police officers wearing face and head protectants‚ and driving in armored vehicles‚ wielding around rifles
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being. Having a virtuous moral life consist of not only living well‚ having health‚ or wealth‚ but it is to live in the state of the Golden Mean. What is meant by the Golden Mean is “the virtues are at a middle ground between excess and deficiency (Pojman and Fieser‚ 2012‚ p. 149).” One can have excess vice and be rash‚ in a situation of feeling fear and confidence‚ or be a coward and have deficiency vice. To be virtuous‚ also known as the mean‚ one must be courageous in confronting ones fear. Virtue
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the truth could cause more harm than good‚ one should withhold the truth no matter the case. One of the most influential theorists would be Thomas Aquinas. He followed the natural law theory and developed the Doctrine of Double Effect. According to Pojman and Fieser‚ the Doctrine of Double Effect can solve all moral disputes in an act that will have a good and bad outcome. The doctrine states that it is always wrong to do a bad act intentionally to bring about good consequences but it is sometimes
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