Discussion Questions 1. Complete the following statements by filling in the blanks with either “moral” or “nonmoral” (eg.‚ factual‚ scientific‚ legal): a. Whether or not dumping should be permitted is a moral question. b. “Are dangerous products of any use in the third world?” is a nonmoral (scientific) question. c. “Is it proper for the U.S. government to sponsor the export of products overseas?” is a moral question. d. Weather or not the notification system works as its supporters
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Moral judgements have historically been thought to occur outside of conscious control and be emotionally driven (Freud‚ 1976). Empirical data shows humans to make judgements in milliseconds‚ even before giving the decision conscious thought (Willis & Todorov‚ 2006). Furthermore‚ Hume (1777/1960) proposed that moral judgements are largely influenced by ‘gut feelings’ as research showed individuals to have an automatic feeling of approval or disapproval when making a moral judgement. Albeit only in
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Ethnocentrism: Ethnocentrism is judging another culture solely by the values of ones own culture .The ethnocentric individual will judge other groups related to his particular ethnic group or culture especially with concern to language‚ behavior‚ customs‚ and religion .Ethnocentric individuals believe that they are better than other individuals for reasons based solely on their heritage .Ethnocentrism can be defined as making false assumptions about others ways based
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Jimmy Garcia Ethnocentrism is basing other cultures according to a person’s own standards and their culture. This plays a huge role in American society only because it really is human nature to be ethnocentric. Males are always portrayed as the financial supporter of a home‚ one that holds their emotions in‚ independent‚ courageous and strong. But the question is why? A historical event that I believe that has lead up to this ethnocentrism in America is war. Dating back all the way to America’s
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“Ethnocentrism” talks about differentiating between one’s own culture and “others”. It is also one of the major reasons for separation between members of different races‚ and religious groups in society. We as individuals believe that our own culture is better than the other individuals that cause a lot of discrimination and misunderstanding between one another for reasons merely based on our custom. Throughout this essay we would be analyzing ethnocentrism and romanticism depicted in the movie Avatar
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To walk away or not to walk away‚ that is the question. Those who walk away from Omelas obviously disagree on moral values (on some level) with those who stay in Omelas. Those who walk away disagree with the price the town pays for happiness. They do not want to destroy the town’s utopia but at the same time they do not want to be a part of that system. Those who walk away from Omelas are not Ethical Relativists because they disagree with the town’s (that culture’s) moral philosophy. Ethical Relativists
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Ethics Book Quiz 1. What are the two key criticisms of ethics discussed in this chapter? Not being moral‚ human behavior and consider right and wrong. Not being ethical‚ take responsibility‚ act in the best interest to others‚ be fair‚ also help others 2. What are the four possible sources of ethical beliefs? Authority -An action is right or wrong because “someone said so.” Culture-The idea that the morality of an action depends on the beliefs of one cultures or nation. Intuition – Is the
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Nacirema‚ American spelled backward‚ is a satire paper attempting to force Americans to evaluate their culture and look at it in a different way. By using words that are obscure‚ atypical and abnormal to describe very common American practices‚ the paper offers a strange way of defining our culture. One instance in the paper was how Americans hold importance in oral hygiene and use tooth brushes and tooth paste to brush our teeth daily. The author describes this as a “mouth-rite” and a “revolting”
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Emotivism is the position that moral judgements do not have objective‚ universal truth value. Moral judgements are not as they were understood for a long time - the assertion of a claim - but simply the expression of our attitudes and emotions. An emotivist scrutinizes the problem of morality and argues that in place of objectivity‚ there exists only a simple reaction to a thought. A. J. Ayer‚ the English philosopher who first advanced the philosophy argued that it is impossible to determine whether
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From what I have experienced in my life in our society I do believe that Americans are most likely more ethnocentric‚ than people in than other Western Industrial nations‚ As Americans we are cultural diversity. Most Western nations are surrounded by many countries with many different languages and cultures.Americans are surrounded by Canada which is more liberal; and Mexico which is more conservative.We can only see cultures between states‚ regions and time zones.Ethnocentrism is believing in the
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