Virtue‚ rather than being a teachable piece of knowledge‚ seems to be an innate understanding. Every person in the world‚ save perhaps psychopaths and sociopaths‚ naturally has a strong moral compass. An example that proves this idea is the innocence of children. I have never witnessed a child perform an action with solely malicious intent. Children always have some outside motivation for any hateful actions they perform‚ so they never do it only to hurt someone. At this point you might think that
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their eyes upon a fish. I was not feeling well and I had the desire to end this odyssey. As I was waited‚ my eyes wondered‚ my mind and body grew weary of the rocking boat. Back and forth it swayed‚ making me more seasick. Every time I woke up‚ after being hypnotized by the rocking boat‚ the running waves and the endless grey sky‚ my stomach forced me to barf out all my still digesting food into vast ocean. My fishing pole was cast down deep on the ocean floor and stuck to the steadfast boat‚ as I left
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satisfactorily perform or complete a task that one must fulfill‚ and which has a consequent penalty for failure. Responsibility is a characteristic that can make any individual successful in life. No matter what you do‚ whether at work‚ school or home‚ having responsibility and acting responsibly are key traits. Many jobs and other positions look for an individual who has responsibility. If an individual lacks this trait‚ it is easy for them to be fired or let go‚ possibly from something they may
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change‚ cross-boundary water and air pollution‚ and over-fishing of the ocean are linked with globalization.[5] This process has effects on the environment‚ on culture‚ on political systems‚ on economic development and prosperity‚ and on human physical well-being in societies around the world. Globalization is not new‚ though. For thousands of years‚ people—and‚ later‚ corporations—have been buying from and selling to each other in lands at great distances‚ such as through the famed Silk Road across
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punishment for serious crimes. Many people today debate about this hot topic that their should be a human way to kill these criminals‚ not kill them at all‚ or give them all the pain they deserve. Many believe it goes against the eighth amendment‚ prohibits the federal government from imposing excessive bail‚ fines‚ or cruel and unusual punishments. From the documentary on “How to Kill a Human Being‚” Michael Portillo‚ a conservative politician‚ explores the different ways of how to execute
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Living” Socrates believed that people do not think for themselves he also believe that if an individual cannot “think” that person is not open for others to question his/hers thoughts. The outcome of this dilemma in Socrates mind is “life is not worth living”. According to our presentational lectures “Philosophy” is a critical examination of our thoughts “Critical thinking”. If we cannot think our way through life‚ then life has no meaning‚ and it is not worth living. I believe Socrates quote is
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utilitarian ethics on the so-called “greatest happiness principle‚” an idea originally enunciated by Frances Hutcheson (16941746)‚ one of the founders of the Scottish Enlightenment. Put simply‚ Bentham believed that the goal of ethics was to promote “the greatest happiness of the greatest number.” Interestingly enough‚ Bentham went on to say that happiness consists in experiencing more pleasures than pains. That is‚ Bentham connects the welfare of the greatest number to a hedonistic view that
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This series of short dialogues begins with Socrates conversing with young Euthyphro‚ a religious expert who is prosecuting his own father for murder. Since Socrates is charged of being impious and Euthyphro is an expert at what is and is not holy‚ a series of questioning ensues. Socrates asks for Euthyphro to define piety in such a way that it be universally true for all cultures at any time. This definition of piety will be the standard against which all actions can be measured to determine whether
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Human beings. We are an exclusive species. Humans are able to achieve abstract thought‚ while most of the creatures in the animal kingdon have an attention span of only minutes. We are able to extract the purest elements from the most barren lands. We are also able to destroy the fragile biodiversity that has taken the earth millions of years to create. Should humankind‚ however‚ be punished for pushing so many different species into extinction by becoming extinct itself? In Thomas Palmer’s
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In the reading Euthyphro‚ it is an argument between Euthyphro (the priest) and Socrates (who is being indicted by another man). This reading is a dialogue between the two men arguing on the same topic‚ even though they each gave examples‚ they still can’t figure out the answer but going “around and around” with the original question. Since Euthyphro and Socrates gave a lot of examples during the argument‚ I was really confused when reading it. I couldn’t organize my thoughts on the reading. However
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