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    Moral Law

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    Moral Law is a rule or a group of rules of right living conceived as universal and unchanging. Moral law is a system of guidelines for behavior. These guidelines may or may not be part of a religion‚ codified in written form‚ or legally enforceable. For some people moral law is synonymous with the commands of a divine being. For others‚ moral law is a set of universal rules that should apply to everyone.(SR‚ page 87) It is understood to combine the pinnacle of “Natural Law” and “Deontological reasoning”

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    Moral Neutrality

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    and the one that shall be taken as the primary definition is that of moral neutrality.

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    Moral Argument

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    The moral argument for God Philosopher Philip Hallie who has seen the suffering may argue in the existence of the God‚ because some suffering is even hard to listen. We can see many suffering in today’s world which may cause us to doubt for the existence of God. Atheist challenge God’s existence and states that the morality we pose is irrelevant to the existence of God. Gottlob Frege said “the “evening star” and “morning star” appear at different times of the day and so have different senses”

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    Moral Philosophy

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    Moral Philosophy “Principles or rules that people use to decide what is right or wrong” 1.TELEOLOGY:- * An act is considered morally right or acceptable if it produces some desired result‚ i.e.‚ pleasure‚ knowledge‚ career growth‚ a self-interest‚ or utility. * Theory that derives duty from what is valuable as an end‚ in a manner diametrically opposed to deontological ethics. Teleological ethics holds that the basic standard of duty is the contribution that an action makes to the realization

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    Moral Autobiography

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    My Moral Autobiography Junior year of high school I was diagnosed as having an eating disorder; I was anorexic which can be defined as "a serious‚ potentially life-threatening eating disorder characterized by self-starvation and excessive weight-loss" (http://www.nationaleatingdisorders.org). This definition does not mention that the effects of this can range anywhere from death to the inability to have children. This medical definition is broad and does not really encompass any of the mental

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    Moral Philosophy

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    Everyone human being on the planet carries with them a moral philosophy of some sort. For some people it is a way of life‚ and they consult their philosophy before making any moral decision. However‚ for many their personal moral philosophy is undefined or unclear to them. Perhaps these people have a philosophy of their own that they abide to; yet fail to recognize that it exists. What I hope to uncover with this paper is my moral philosophy‚ and how I apply it in my everyday life. In my life

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    Moral Philosophy

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    uniqueness of a virtuous person comes from their arête‚ phronesis‚ and eudaimonia. Arête means virtue or excellence and can be exemplified as a person of generosity‚ courage‚ honesty‚ duty‚ loyalty‚ compassion‚ and other virtues. Phronesis‚ is described as moral or practical wisdom that knows the correct path to take in any circumstance. Eudaimonia is happiness or flourishing life.2 These characteristics are often mistaken‚ for what brings happiness to people‚ virtues‚ and wisdom are different for each person

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    The Crucible Moral

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    When reading The Crucible your mind is very lost as their morals and believes aren’t the same as our own today. The play is about witchcraft and the girls who dance as if they are witches which is considered to be immoral. The characters in this story seem to have something bad happening to them they just aren’t aware of it right away. Paris is very religious he prays a lot in the play‚ but he also seems to be very concerned as to if is daughter is lying about dancing around the fire. Knowing the

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    Moral Value

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    MORAL VALUES Moral values that I choose in the ‘ Back to The Dreamtime’ is responsible and helpful. I choose the moral values as it is reflected in the story. The first moral value of the story is respectful. Respect in the family is very important that family bond grew closer. Richard has respect or both of his parents even his just adopted child for Mc’ Donald family. For example‚ when he found trujunga in the attic. Sonia call Richard to attend their meeting family to discuss about

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    Macbeth: Is It Moral?

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    Macbeth: Is it Moral? For many the reading of Macbeth portrays a pretty straight forward plot‚ a wholesome man is unwittingly corrupted and must pay for his crimes. The issue with this assertion is that nothing is as it seems in the world of the English language. This is even more evident when Shakespeare is involved. Interestingly‚ Macbeth was written for a new king who hailed from the great rolling hills of Scotland. Shakespeare had an obligation to please the most recent man in charge. Another

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