Chapter 12 Love Of Oneself Prepared By: Gumaling‚ Rey Monsanto Potato‚ Don Nelson Tangkihay Quinelet Wisdom‚ according to Socrates‚ begins with this one basic principle: “Know Thyself”. He referred to the human mind as a storehouse of truths which man has only to recognize in order to acquire a true and certain knowledge of what we ought to become as a persons. If anyone knows what is RIGHT and TRUE‚ he cannot help but choose it and act consistent with it. Accordingly‚ Socrates viewed knowledge as
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less fortunate people are starving –Rachels Drowning child in shallow rudimental pond -To save child‚ he has to get wet/muddy Premise 1: If we can prevent something bad from happening without sacrificing anything of comparable moral importance‚ then we ought to do so. Premise 2: Absolute poverty is very bad (because of pain‚
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Euthanasia: A Moral Dilemma The word euthanasia is derived from two Greek words‚ “eu” which means “good” and “thanatos” which means “death‚” thus‚ you have the translation “good death.” For many‚ when faced with a terminal disease or injury‚ it is all they truly want. That is‚ the ability to choose the right to die‚ in lieu of‚ a slow and painful death. The Merriam-Webster dictionary defines Euthanasia as‚ “The act or practice of killing hopelessly sick or injured individuals in a relatively painless
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instead acting on their intrinsic ethical principles and moral understandings. This motivation from personal morality at an older age is consistent with Kohlberg’s post-conventional level of moral development. The post-conventional level includes the last two stages of Kohlberg’s model in which people are driven to obtain their individual rights‚ as they grow to achieve the final stage of moral development in which they are driven by their own moral principles and values. The development of this final
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An Essay on Man is a poem published by Alexander Pope in 1734. It is a rationalistic effort to use philosophy in order to "vindicate the ways of God to man" (l.16)‚ a variation of John Milton’s claim in the opening lines of Paradise Lost‚ that he will "justify the ways of God to men" (1.26). It is concerned with the natural order God has decreed for man. Because man cannot know God’s purposes‚ he cannot complain about his position in the Great Chain of Being (ll.33-34) and must accept that "Whatever
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with you tonight" the young boy asks the other boy? The response‚ "No‚ my dad has me this weekend‚ maybe next week." We live in a world where over half of the marriages end in divorce. This is truly a confounding issue that faces us today. The moral and ethical ramifications brought about by such a change in family organization will only begin to show in the years to come. Some of these issues are addressed in both Laurie Abraham’s "Divorced Father‚" and Barbara Whitehead’s "Women and the Future
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actions of the Danes reflect their true nature as the story’s monsters. The Danes were extremely apathetic towards Grendel and any other outcast. They looked down on him and dismissed anyone associated with any curse‚ which can represent cultural and moral blindness. To first understand Grendel’s misunderstood actions‚ one must first understand his past to understand his behaviors. Grendel’s actions are the one of a creature abandoned by his own father
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When examining the plot of “The Leftovers‚” it is difficult to assign only one moral framework to the plot and characters. Indeed‚ the members of the “Guilty Remnant” cult have a viewpoint that is doggedly nihilistic‚ something that is perfectly understandable given the events through which they have lived‚ and the circumstances in which they continue to live. However‚ the majority of the other “leftover” characters appear to subscribe to the doctrine of ethical relativism‚ which is perhaps the most
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exist for studying moral development during adolescence. First‚ cognitive changes that occur during adolescence are related to moral development. Formal operational thinking allows the adolescent to interpret the social environment in new and different ways. Second‚ because adolescents are capable of devising new and idealistic social orders to which all are expected to conform‚ we may view them as moral philosophers. A number of researchers have noted other changes in moral development that point
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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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