Many things about the remarkable campaign that made Barack Obama the first black president of the United States have been noted and commented upon‚ but an aspect that is particularly relevant to the Philippine political situation is the role played by the youth vote. A new generation inspired a previous generation and that’s how change happens in America. Young people everywhere are in the process of imagining something different than what has come before us: Where there is war‚ they imagine
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Support of Moral Relativism: My topic is on moral relativism‚ and I am trying to argue that moral relativism is applicable and is required to explain the current phenomenon. First I would try to show how culture affects moral decisions‚ and that such shows the need for a relativistic explanation. I would propose a few arguments and analogies for the need of relativism‚ such as that in different situations the same moral rule may not apply. I would then try to see if there are any moral standards
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There’s been a lot of discussion over the years about the proper way to refer to someone with dwarfism. Many people who have the condition prefer the term "little person" or "person of short stature." For some‚ "dwarf" is acceptable. For most‚ "midget" definitely is not. But here’s an idea everyone can agree on: Why not simply call a person with dwarfism by his or her name? Being of short stature is only one of the characteristics that make a little person who he or she is. If you’re the
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it‚ such as‚ “body‚” “responsibility‚” “agent” and “freedom.” The self can be defined as consisting of such qualities which make a person distinct from other persons. The self refers to the conscious‚ reflective‚ active personality of an individual. The self is both‚ physical and mental‚ public and private‚ directly perceived and indirectly imagined. Moreover‚ self as an agent is responsible for both its thoughts and actions. By assuming self as an agent enduring through time‚ we attribute thoughts
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What Kant means in "acting out of duty" is that one must act based on what they feel is right in their heart. There needs to be no motive or influence behind it‚ but just to act as what should be considered right. Acting out of duty is to act "out of concern and respect for the moral law" (McKinnon‚ pg.76). I think this type of acting out on a situation is based on what the heart feels‚ sympathy perhaps to a certain situation. Moral law is based on knowing what is right and what is wrong with judgement
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theory describing the character of a moral agent‚ as a driving force for ethical behavior rather than rules. Moral actions we can internalize‚ moral principles simply by doing the morally good deeds rather than be selfish in thought and actions. Through the action itself and come to understand it’s value. What is the proper limitation on virtue theory? To distinguish moral epistemology from moral psychology and moral anthropology‚ how must we determine what the moral actions or value is to the theory
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“Method acting is what all actors have always done whenever they have acted well” (Lee Strasberg on method acting‚ 1971‚ http://newyork.methodactingstrasberg.com/what-is-method-acting/ ). For an actor to act in a way that is true to life- they must find an emotional reality that coexists between themselves and the character they are portraying. Robert De Niro acts with a unique intensity that transcends throughout all of his performances on screen. He is an actor that believes in the style of Method
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23‚ 2013 Moral Machines – Ethics The future of computing and machinery is changing at such an extremely fast pace that we need to invest in the application of ethics to the world of machines. But there are many problems with programming a machine to act ethically. Ethics are simply emotional expressions and machines can’t have emotion. Computers don’t have the practical wisdom that Aristotle thought we use when applying our virtues. What about the ethics of the lesser ethical agents which is the
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support facts‚ and the fact in this case is that Agent Orange had detrimental effects wherever it was spread. Agent Orange is a herbicide that was used by the United States Military during the Vietnam war‚ it is made up of equal parts 2‚4-D and 2‚4‚5-T. Its purpose was to destroy forests and enemy crops during the war (Agent Orange‚ 2015). Although this substance was already considered an environmental hazard‚ it was later found that the manufacturing of Agent Orange resulted in a dioxin byproduct. When
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