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    If a person values self-preservation‚ and does things without any regards to the affect that their actions have on others‚ then you can expect their business to be run in the same manner. As far as a person’s belief system‚ however‚ it seems that‚ though a person may have a certain belief system that they claim to follow (i.e. Christianity)‚ it has little to no effect on their ethical choices when it comes to business. Take those leaders of churches who end up on the front page as the culprit behind

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    W. K. Clifford (1845-1879) was a British philosopher and mathematician. He made a compelling argument regarding ethics of belief. In module two reading‚ he stated that it is always wrong to make a claim without sufficient evidence. William James (1842-1910)‚ on the other hand‚ a philosopher and psychologist‚ took a different approach‚ in which he shared a different view concerning religious belief. Notably‚ both evidentialism and nonevidentialism approach have some merit and validity. I will assess

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    An Argument into Clifford’s The Ethics of Belief I disagree with Clifford’s statement‚ “It is wrong always‚ everywhere‚ and for anyone‚ to believe anything upon insufficient evidence." I believe that this is a false statement because the world’s population relies on most of their decisions on faith and trust. It is basic human nature to allow trust and vast decision-making. Many religions and people make daily assumptions and decisions with insufficient evidence. People believe in politicians based

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    What I’m here to discuss is some of the flaws in Clifford’s principal in The Ethics of Belief. Clifford argues that it is always wrong to believe on insufficient evidence. He brings up a couple of premises. Premise 1 is that believing anything on insufficient evidence is always harmful to others. Premise 2 is that it is always wrong for anyone to believe anything on insufficient evidence. With the example of a shipowner‚ the shipowner believed strongly in his ship without sufficient evidence that

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    Nicomachean Ethics: Analysis and Belief What is Nicomachean Ethics? Aristotle thought it was important enough to write about the subject‚ but what is it? Aristotle believed that the “Highest Good” was the end to everything. By highest good he meant true happiness based on a virtuous life that required moral action. This is a system that is not standardized but is set up for everyone to decide what makes them happy. Nicomachean ethics is a fine balance between deficiency and excess. Nicomachean

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    Summarising Clifford Geertz’ ‘Thick Description: Toward an Interpretive Theory of Culture’ Drishta Gopala‚ 3351‚ B.Sc.(H) Anthropology- II Year Geertz starts his article discussing the radical nature of the concept of ‘Culture’‚ one around which the entire field of Anthropology has arisen. He compares it to all other powerful scientific concepts and ideas that rose to fame and power‚ that due to resolving multiple fundamental problems‚ are thought to be the ultimate solution to all problems and

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    Aristotle is known for his ideas and beliefs in Nichomachean Ethics. Aristotle sates the individual should be thought of and taking care of first. If we are to take care of the few individuals‚ then the whole society should be taking care of. Aristotle uses politics and ethics together to explain the good life. People generally disagree as to the nature and conditions of happiness. Some people believe that happiness is wealth‚ honor‚ pleasure‚ or virtue. Aristotle thinks that wealth is not happiness

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    Clifford Brown: Life and Music A musician’s life and works go hand in hand‚ with each one influencing and giving insight to the other. One of the greatest trumpet players in jazz‚ Clifford Brown‚ lived a short but successful life. Clifford Brown gained the respect and admiration of his peers‚ and his works continue to be appreciated by listeners today. His longtime friend and bandmate Max Roach pioneered modern jazz drumming and is featured on almost all of Clifford Brown’s classic recordings. Clifford

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    How does art convey a meaningful narrative through the use of symbolism? Art gives the capability for a person to communicate their opinions or tell stories. Artists use a variety of mediums to convey their beliefs‚ attitudes and values about the world. Art can vary in its level of subtlety when trying to depict what the artist would like to convey. All artistic movements are comprised of representations. Whether the artwork is conveying emotion or a physical object‚ it cannot do either without

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    HOW DO MONOTHEISTIC BELIEFS IN MORALS AND ETHICS COMPARE WITH POLYTHEISTIC BELIEF? Monotheism and polytheism are two different religions. Monotheism is the belief in one god. Polytheism is the belief in multiple gods. Morality plays a role in all religions. The idea behind morality can and does exist within both these belief systems. Without the idea of morality‚ the world could plunge into chaos and no ethics would exist. However‚ polytheistic religions tend to fall behind in the morality to

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