Can One Be Moral and Not Believe in God Name: Course: Phi 103 Informal Logic Instructor: Jennifer Creekmore Date: May 6‚2013 Can One be Moral and Not Believe in God There are many people‚ that do not have any faith or belief in any personal god or deity‚ one that dispenses grace‚ goodness‚ and/or miracles according to his/her ’will’. Many people do not acknowledge any ‘supernatural’ agent or agency that intentionally intercedes in human affairs or selectively
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Kant’s moral Theory and the problem of divorce by Adrian Navarro Kant’s moral theory says a lot about us people in general. That we should act as if our actions are a “universal law” Every action must have logic and reason‚ and must think about the greater picture‚ meaning you must take into consideration what would happen if everyone did the same thing you did. His strong viewpoints about doing what’s right and logical cause great stir in topics such as divorce. Kahn’s categorical imperative
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The play Antigone was written by Sophocles around four hundred forty B.C.E‚ in the height of the golden age of Greece. Theater was then‚ as it is now‚ a medium through which to implicate the outlooks of its writer and to examine moral issues‚ whilst providing entertainment. The subjects discussed through theater were often deeply rooted in the dialogue of the characters in the plays and struck the chords of the audience such that enlightenment could take place‚ and in that day and age this purpose
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used to obtain the goal. Niccolo Machiavelli responds in the book The Prince that moral compromise is justified in politics. On the other hand‚ Thomas More the author of Utopia believes that moral compromise is justified in politics to an extent. A character in Utopia‚ Raphael Hythloday‚ believes that moral compromises are not justified in politics. To begin‚ Niccolo Machiavelli responds in the book The Prince that moral compromise is justified in politics. Quoted in the text‚ “In the actions of all
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Outside the lab where the cloning had actually taken place‚ most of us thought it could never happen. Oh we would say that perhaps at some point in the distant future‚ cloning might become feasible through the use of sophisticated biotechnologies far beyond those available to us now. But what we really believed‚ deep in our hearts‚ was that this one biological feat we could never master. Dr. Lee M. Silver‚ 1997. On February 23‚ 1997‚ Doctor Ian Wilmut successfully cloned the world’s first mammal
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6/8/12 What are moral panics? What are ’moral panics ’? Hayley Burns If we do not take steps to preserve the purity of blood‚ the Jew will destroy civilisation by poisoning us all. (Hitler‚ 1938) Surely if the human race is under threat‚ it is entirely reasonable to segregate AIDS victims‚ otherwise the whole of mankind could be engulfed. (The Daily Star‚ 2 December 1988) Although an extreme illustration‚ the above quotes serve to set up the creation of a ’moral panic ’. Just as Hitler
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The Hazard of Moral Hazard 09.01.09 - 12:00 AM | James K. Glassman When someone insures you against the consequences of a nasty event‚ oddly enough‚ he raises the incentives for you to behave in a way that will cause the event. So if your diamond ring is insured for $50‚000‚ you are more likely to leave it out of the safe. Economists call this phenomenon “moral hazard‚” and if you look around‚ you will see it everywhere. “With automobile collision insurance‚ for example‚ one is more likely to venture
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Kohlberg’s Moral Development Lawrence Kohlberg was born in Bronxville‚ New York on October 25‚ 1927. He was born into a wealthy family and enjoyed all of the luxuries that the rich lifestyle had to offer including the finest college prep schools. However‚ Kohlberg was not too concerned with this lifestyle. Instead he became a sailor with the merchant marines. During World War II‚ Kohlberg played an instrumental role in smuggling Jews through a British blockade in Palestine. It was during
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obvious moral standing not only to make their novel more applicable to the reader‚ but also to make the characters more complex and dynamic. Chinua Achebe uses this technique to develop the characters in his novel‚ Things Fall Apart. The main character‚ and protagonist in the novel‚ Okonkwo‚ is very morally dynamic showing some sensitivity to his family and friends‚ but in an attempting to rebel against his father‚ Okonkwo also exhibits the tendency to lash out violently. Okonkwo’s moral ambiguity
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01:356:155 Dec‚ 1‚ 2013 FD4 Making Moral Decisions George Orwell and Claire McCarthy When an incident occurs‚ people would like to deal with it in the way they prefer. However‚ there always are some situations that force people to make decisions that are opposite to their own will since people live in society and they need to consider other’s opinions. No matter if people realize or not‚ it is hard to make decisions totally in terms of if they like it or not‚ because there are
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