Fundamental Moral Theology II The course aims to complete building up the framework for moral decision-making in the Roman Catholic tradition‚ exploring more the basis of Christian moral reasoning. Content The main themes in the course will include: Natural law tradition and its contemporary understanding‚ Moral norms and moral values‚ a synthetic view of the moral decision‚ Freedom and responsibility‚ Culture and morality‚ the modern concept of sin‚ its dimensions and the call to conversion
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Aristotle – Nicomachean Ethics Book I 1. What does it mean to say Aristotle’s ethical theory is “teleological?” In Aristotle’s world‚ nature‚ which is made up of matter and form‚ is teleological‚ meaning it has an end or goal. For example‚ the telos of an acorn is to turn into an oak tree. At first something has its potential and then it makes the choice in life to actualize that potential‚ by virtue‚ and be the best it can be. There is an aim and purpose to everything and a purpose to everything
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the authors primary target group is the cult (those who watch reality TV). Enlightened‚ bright and independent persons (among who I prefer counting myself in) may also get a more varied approach towards reality TV. The article starts out the argumentation with a
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The ability to think autonomously as well as an empowered skeptic is paramount in transformational learning. Seeking ways to think beyond the simple absorption and regurgitation of thinking as well as reflections within the context of ones personal beliefs encapsulate Mezirow’s (1991) “ thinking as an autonomous and responsible agent is essential for full citizenship in democracy and for moral decision making in situations of rapid change” (p.7). As autonomous thinkers‚ the challenge to responsibly
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Kim Scott is not the only person that feels reluctant to participate in the history wars. Many scholars agree that the conservative voices (labelled as white blindfold school of history) are not worth of being met on an equal level‚ as their argumentations often lack proof and consistency. Yet‚ a great number of scholars concern themselves with the question how people like Keith Windshuttle can still hold on to their argument and in addition find a audience willing to believe him. What Klaus Neumann
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opening comes first. Here Obama says hello and talks about the first day in a semester day‚ such as that exact day. Then the narrative which is some background information. Here he talks about his own experience as a schoolboy. After that comes the argumentation. In this part all the main weight of the speech is. He talks about responsibility‚ opportunities and so on. Then normally comes the refutation‚ but that part it not present in this speech‚ so at no point does he come with any arguments against
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wherein moral precepts or ethical obligations conflict in such a way that any possible resolution to the dilemma is morally intolerable. In other words‚ an ethical dilemma is any situation in which guiding moral principles cannot determine which course of action is right or wrong. An ethical dilemma‚ also known as a moral dilemma‚ is a situation where the guiding principles of our everyday life cannot determine whether a particular course of action is right or wrong. The moral precepts conflict in
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In the Euthyphro‚ Socrates asks an important question concerning the nature of piety. Socrates is skeptical and asks‚ "Is conduct right because the gods command it‚ or do the gods command it because it is right?" This question is very significant and has become one of the most famous questions in philosophy. Antony Flew‚ the British philosopher‚ thinks that whether a person can grasp and force the point of this proposed question‚ is a good determiner of their aptitude for philosophy. The significance
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108 Alipato High School Students’ Reasoning Skills and Their Study Habits and Attitude Towards Learning Maricris B. Acido Introduction A major task of education programs is to come up with guidelines and tools to enable students to learn effectively. This is to ensure that students are able to acquire skills for them to carry out their academic and problem solving tasks. UNESCO acknowledges that: On the eve of a new century‚ there is an unprecedented demand for and a great diversification in… education
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Epicurus (341 - 270BC) Founder of the philosophical view of Hedonism (termed the ethic of the pigsty)‚ Hedonistic philosophy taught that pleasure was the highest good of man. The pursuit of pleasure was man’s chief goal. Pleasure was good and pain was evil. Epicurus rejected Aristotle’s golden mean of doing nothing to excess. He said that religion is the chief curse of the human race. He was not really saying that he did not believe in the gods‚ but he said that the gods had no interest
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