Does Just War exist? The belief that a war can exist which is completely just‚ has been around for many centuries. Philosophers have argued since the time of Cicero on how actions can be justified‚ and have written many papers on the subject. Although many people from different backgrounds and religions have disagreed on the topic‚ it is somewhat agreed that four factors of a war must be just‚ for the war itself to be considered just: 1. The reasons to go to war must be just 2. The actions
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Psychology 324 Does true altruism exist? ______________________________________________________________ The concept of altruism has been around for a long time and the debate on its existence has been for almost as long in both philosophical and psychological circles. Altruism has been defined by Batson et al.‚ (1981); the motivation that arises within in an individual to help another in distress‚ from the desire to reduce the other’s distress. Some have argued that true altruism does not exist. Those believe
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“It appears Chivalry still does exist‚” is what an older woman said to me when I held the door open for her. Chivalry is the medieval knightly system with its religious moral and social code. It is also known as the code of honor. The word Chivalry comes from the word cheval. John Keegan‚ who wrote the article “The Face of the Battle”‚ is known to be one of the most prominent military historians alive today. He describes Agincourt as “one of the most instantly and vividly visualized of all epic passages
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Does God exist? For thousands of years we have been trying to prove the existence of God‚ but we have no evidence to prove that there is a God. Through many biblical texts such as Psalm 147; 4-5‚ Matthew 19:26‚ Matthew 28:20; Hebrews 13:5‚ Psalm 90:1-2 and John 3:16; we have interpreted that God is omnipotent‚ omniscient‚ omnipresent‚ benevolent and eternal. Many philosophers have tried to create theodicies to prove the existence of God. Whilst some philosophers have concluded that God does not exist
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respectful to others. She defines industriousness as complating everything that needs to be done as perfect as possible. She explains continuing sacrifice as serving your husband family‚ keeping clean‚ and never laughing. Today‚ the welcoming of a baby does not include being placed below a bed to show how weak you are. Also‚ the definition of the words/phrases Zhao defines could be defined less discriminating against women in present times. Moving along to chapter 5: Devotion‚ Zhao list the obligations
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is impossible for any being to be the efficient cause of itself because then it would have to bring itself into being‚ and to bring itself into being‚ it would have to exist before it existed. If a being exists‚ it is because some being prior to it was its cause. Therefore‚ if no first cause exists‚ neither will any other being exist. Therefore‚ there is a first efficient cause--God. Matter is just as suitable of a conclusion to us as a being and it answers the first efficient cause argument. Matter
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to the presumed genetic‚ natural‚ heritable characteristics of a group of people‚ normally based on physical attributes such as skin colour‚ eye colour or hair type”. The vast number of races that live in the world make humans unique…so why does racism exist? Racism is the discrimination or mistreatment of racial groups. For many years‚ racism has existed‚ especially due to race being conflated with behavioral issues. These behavioral issues can lead to racial injustice‚ which our planet has
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Does Racism exist? What comes to mind when word racism is mentioned? Many people assume racism is when we think or believe that we are better race than the other person we are comparing with. We all have witnessed racism. I believe that racism is being taught to the individual during their upbringing. As a child‚ you depend on your parents to help you become who you are. Parents have a big contribution in shaping the kids thinking and influencing with the idea of good vs. bad in context of race‚
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“There must be something more to this life.” Every person able to understand this statement at least thinks about it every once in a while‚ and most of them make attempts to figure it out. Many search for the answer in finding their own style‚ others in sports‚ and others in how they think about people and life‚ but most eventually find that these areas of life do not satisfy their craving for something more. Thus‚ many people turn to a search for something beyond what they can
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Double Standards: Still Exist One might say that men and women in this country are equal. Although society has come a long way in granting gender equality double standards still exist. These double standards regarding the different genders weigh down our society and negatively affect our nation’s course of equality and freedom. Both men and women are an essential part of society with an equal capability for success. Unfortunately due to stereotypes many are held back from reaching their potential
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