Du � PAGE �1� Middle Class Morality in Pygmalion Pygmalion is a brilliant play written by Bernard Shaw that gives us an idea of the value in the Victorian era through the witty and rousing lines of his characters. The message Shaw tried to limn through his genius work is vividly drawn and is dearly ambiguous to anyone who is paying attention. In Pygmalion‚ Shaw focused his theme on the Victorian decorum of the contemporary society‚ which is named in many parts of Mr. Doolittle’s speech in the
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“there cannot be any being who is God” (Rachels 373). Although James Rachels feels that worshipping God and being morally independent are not compatible‚ many would think differently. There are a few different flaws within James Rachels’‚ “God and Morality Are Incompatible”. Rachels is speaking outside of his own knowledge range when he asserts‚ “to apply the tittle ‘God’ to a being is to recognize him as one to be obeyed” (Rachels 372). Now‚ this would usually be a true statement as Rachels brings
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Margaret Sanger’s “The Morality of Birth Control” was written with the use of bias and different rhetorical devices and fallacies. An example of bias in the work was written to show the stereotypes and bias experienced by women demonstrated by their male counterparts. She wrote‚ “We know that every advance that woman has made in the last half century has been made with opposition‚ all of which has been based upon the grounds of immorality. When women fought for higher education‚ it was said
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Can Profitability and Morality Co-exist? Business Ethics and Corporate Governance INTRODUCTION TO BUSINESS ETHICS What is Business?? Business is a legally recognized organizational entity existing within an economically free country designed to sell goods and/or services to consumers or other businesses‚ usually in an effort to generate profit. It is a commercial activity engaged in as a means of livelihood or profit‚ or an entity which engages in such activities. What is Ethics? Ethics are
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rights. In M. Boylan (Ed.)‚ The Morality and Global Justice Reader (7-25). Boulder‚ CO: Westview Press. Illies‚ C. (2011). How to think about global duties. In M. Boylan (Ed.)‚ The Morality and Global Justice Reader (103-126). Boulder‚ CO: Westview Press. Lillehammer‚ H. (2011). Consequentialism and global ethics. In M. Boylan (Ed.)‚ The Morality and Global Justice Reader (89-102). Boulder‚ CO: Westview Press. Singer‚ P. (1972). Famine‚ affluence‚ and morality. Philosophy and Public Affairs
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Morality and Academic Integrity | In Chapter Three of Adult Development and Life Assessment‚ you read about morality and values‚ which develop over time as we learn and reflect on what is right or wrong. Academic integrity is being honest and responsible in the academic realm. Consider the Chapter Three reading and respond to the prompts below: * Describe a specific situation (academic or personal) in which you had to use your moral judgment to make a decision. I was a store manager
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Famine‚ Affluence‚ and Morality Your name PHI 208 Prof. John Doe 6 December 2013 In the article “Famine‚ Affluence‚ and Morality‚” written by Peter Singer‚ Singer’s goal is to convince people that our decisions and actions can prevent other countries from suffering. He suggests that people should do what is morally right by contributing financially to aid those who are starving‚ rather than purchasing “wants” for those who can afford it. Singer argues his position‚ provides
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On the other hand‚ Durkheim argues that society only functions if there is a “shared framework of meanings and moralities”‚ also known as the collective conscience and social solidarity (SOC216‚ Jan. 19). According to Durkheim‚ the law is a visible form of social solidarity because it explicitly expresses the shared norms and morality of a society (SOC216‚ Jan. 19). Crime accordingly contravenes a society’s values and causes moral outrage amongst the members of that society (SOC 216‚ Jan. 19). The
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“Immorality” Immorality refers to any morally wrong actions. This word has very wide meaning‚ so many actions included in this word. Many actions are immoral. But in my opinion‚ the most serious immoral actions is the abortion In Thailand‚ abortion is illegal. Moreover‚ it does not get along with Thai’s culture‚ tradition‚ religious‚ and value. I think the reason of this phenomenon is the change of the value. In the past‚ Thai people believed that women have to be well-behaved. They
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Immanuel Kant‚ disagreed with the Utilitarian principle that maximized happiness for the greatest number of people. In chapter 2 of his book‚ Groundwork for the Metaphysics of Morals‚ Kant theorizes an external critique that we don’t always act for desires but duty instead. Kant really has this worry and he wants to find a firm foundation for our moral laws. According to Kant‚ Act only on that maxim by which you can at the same time will that it should become a universal law. Universal moral law
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