endure Seppuku to keep their honor intact. As made apparent often throughout the 47 Ronin‚ “loyalty dwarfs all other moral obligations”. (pg. 59) Upon hearing of Kira surviving Lord Asano’s attack‚ the Ronins’ “sorrow and hopelessness chang[es] to pure rage”. (pg. 58) Despite this‚ Oishi (the main protagonist)‚ adhering to the samurai tenet of wisdom (chi)‚ is able to maintain his composure‚ and think rationally through the predicament he and the rest of his fellow ronin face. Allyn also regularly
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May 2005 RECIPROCITY: ITS SCOPE‚ RATIONALES‚ AND CONSEQUENCES Serge-Christophe KOLM “Of all the persons‚ however‚ whom nature points out for our peculiar beneficence‚ there are none to whom it seems more properly directed than to those whose beneficence we have ourselves already experienced. Nature‚ which formed men for that mutual kindness‚ so necessary for their happiness‚ renders every man the peculiar object of kindness‚ to the persons to whom
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Paying it forward displays an act of altruism meaning “a motive to increase another’s welfare without conscious regard for one’s self-interest” (Myers‚ 2010‚ p. 443). Altruism‚ Personal & Professional Social Responsibility‚ & Codependency The perspective roles of altruism differ from codependency in regard to personal and professional social responsibility. Personal and professional social responsibility is acting in a way that benefits society‚ unlike altruism‚ which is a selfless and true concern
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Altruism is a subcategory of helping behaviour‚ and refers to an act that is motivated by the desire to benefit another rather than oneself (Batson & Coke‚ 1981; Berkowitz‚ 1970‚ cited in Hogg & Vaughan‚ 2005). The main issue with determining whether a helping act is truly altruistic is one of motivation; if we cannot determine whether an act stems from a desire to benefit others or some kind of ulterior motive‚ altruism is difficult to demonstrate (Rushton & Sorrentino‚ 1981‚ cited in Hogg & Vaughan
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Social Psychology Definition Paper Week 1 November 10‚ 2009 Social Psychology is “the scientific study of the effects of social and cognitive processes on the way individuals perceive‚ influence‚ and relate to others (Myers‚ 2008‚ p.3).” Bandura’s social learning theory suggests that parents have an influence on his or her child’s behavior. In most cases‚ children seem to mirror his or her parents’ behavior in which does always require reinforcement. As such the author negative learning
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Patent What the government did to Thomas Edison’s inventions is somewhat unethical. The ethical theories affected in this situation are: Egoism‚ Classical Utilitarianism‚ Altruism‚ and Deontological. Egosim because the good done by the government pleased the public. Classical Utilitarianism because it brought good to the public. Altruism because the good was for the greatest number of people. Deontological because the result was good. The only one who didn’t receive the most good is Thomas Edison because
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Richard Render 10/8/10 WRI – 1100 Prof. Syedullah Shinto vs Buddhism In Japan‚ the people are of such a type that they are bred to hold honor in high regard‚ yet in the same instance‚ maintain a constant air of selflessness in every aspect of their lives. The majority of the Japanese people practice not only their native Shinto‚ but also the adopted Buddhism. While these two concepts have their fair share of similarities‚ the list of differences is rather long. Each of these differences lie
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Outline the Processes Involved in Evolution and Discuss how Evolutionary Psychologists have Contributed to our Understanding of Altruism as an Adaptive Behaviour The book of Genesis states that God created life in an array of fixed species and it was not until the 19th Century‚ that paleontological discoveries started to cast doubt on creationism and Charles Darwin published his theory of evolution in On the Origin of the Species (Clegg‚ 2007‚ p.120). The two processes
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Scholars Nagarjuna & Asanga (No Single Founder Credited ) Huineng (Chinese Peasant) & Indian Monk Bodhidharma (a.k.a.- The Wall Gazing Brahmin” Schisms Most Ancient/ Orthodox Sect with reform in some practices as “revival.” Schism Movement Vajrayana‚ Pure Land‚ & Zen are Subsets of Mahayana Schism Movement (Tibetan‚ Tendai‚ Tantric‚ Esoteric‚ Japanese Shingon‚ Mikkyo‚ and more) Rinzai Soto Divine Beings & Sacred Spaces The Buddha Nirvana The Buddha Bodhisattvas Nirvana The Buddha Bodhisattvas Semi-Divine
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INTRODUCTION Human behavior refers to the range of behaviors exhibited by humans and which are influenced by culture‚ attitudes‚ emotions‚ values‚ ethics‚ authority‚ rapport‚ hypnosis‚ persuasion‚ and genetics. The behavior of people falls within a range with some behavior being common‚ some unusual‚ some acceptable‚ and some outside acceptable limits. The behavior of humans is studied by the academic disciplines of psychology‚ socialwork‚ sociology‚ economics‚ and anthropology. Human behavior
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