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    Virtue Ethical Theory

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    eudaimonia as “that at which all things aim”. Meaning‚ your life has come together as a whole‚ thus leading you to be happy. However‚ Aristotle also says that aiming for happiness is not what should I do‚ rather what sort of person should I become? For example‚ if we look at the people around us‚ we should only see people doing the things they feel they will be successful at‚ which will ultimately lead to great happiness‚ like going to school and getting a good job‚ which leads to things like a house‚ car

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    I believe that virtue ethics is the most plausible ethical theory. It is the only theory that requires us to work better ourselves by cultivating virtues instead of giving a law to follow or because we value the outcomes. In addition‚ with today’s society being self-centered it is the theory that has the best chances of being accepted. A virtue is defined as the mean between the extremely good and extremely bad and arriving to that just middle take time‚ dedication‚ and patience. One does not own

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    first? The answer is their ethical duty‚ meaning every nurse is guided by ethical theories and principles which help guide them as a patient advocate. It is these ethics that make a nurse so valuable to clients and ultimately makes a nurse the client’s best advocate. In this paper the core ethical theories and principles will be discussed and how exactly this helps RN’s be the best possible advocate and what benefits the clients themselves derive from these ethical theories. In order to properly understand

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    My Personal Worldviews

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    As a counselor in training‚ I have come to the conclusion that my personal worldviews are quite difficult to mentally process. “Identifying your life philosophy is likely the greatest challenge in finding your theoretical orientation” (Halbur & Halbur‚ 2015‚ p. 16). From my perspective‚ I have asked myself several challenging questions to assist myself in understanding my personal beliefs‚ values‚ and morals. These questions include‚ “what do I believe about myself?”‚ and “what do I believe about

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    Jake Kisner English-126 Professor Harris April 12th‚ 2015 My Personal Worldview Humans have struggled throughout the centuries with the complexity and ambiguity of our humanity. The question of what we are as humans is a difficult one and does not have an easy answer. Our first understanding of humanity is based within the framework of the worldview in which we were raised within. A worldview is not something that comes over night; it is something that surrounds you for your whole life‚ outlining

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    Bethany Landers Ethics 121-176 Professor Erica Lindberg 4/10/10 Agnostic Worldview and its Corresponding Ethical Theory Being Agnostic I do not fully believe that a God or Gods exists‚ but I’m not in complete denial that it could be a possibility. I believe in science and what it can prove. I am very skeptical in nature and crave substantial evidence of all things. I would like to think that there is some type of divine essence supporting human’s purpose on Earth‚ but no one can know

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    Deontological theory claims that someone acts out of duty not because it makes you feel better. In this theory the duty is defined by many sources like religion‚ language‚ metaphysics‚ biology‚ culture and psychology. Immanuel Kant’s ethical theory is deontological. He perceives moral duties as the law‚ unchangeable and firm. (www.pages.drexel.edu) Teleological comes from the Greek word telos meaning “end” and logos meaning “science”. (www.britannica.com) Teleological basically describes the theory that

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    humans are a more superior species that can function at a much higher level than any other species on the earth. He then reaches the argument because of how humans mainly act upon reason to make their decisions. I however disagree! By looking at examples of how some humans do not use reason‚ but are still considered humans I will show that Aristotle is wrong. Aristotle would more than likely argue that items don’t always achieve their telos all the time and are sometimes “broken”. He also might

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    Ethical Worldviews

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    location and political or religious upbringings‚ modern civilization appears to have developed a relatively unanimous _____ of ethical standards towards their race -- a set of moral obligations formed around the societal dependence With exceptions of course‚ When put in Their worldviews are moulded to reflect the *world* they are raised in. When the concept of *ethical approach* is dismissed‚ the ideal conclusion in the *case* of Atwood’s dilemma‚ is evidently for the protagonist to

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    My personal worldview of what I believe to be true and why I believe it to be true as well as how does it apply to my day to day life are questions which I ask myself frequently. How do I express myself to others so they understand what it is that I believe‚ why I believe and how my daily decisions affect me day to day? How does God fit into my worldview‚ how is evil conquered within my world? Christmas Eve 2016 I sit waiting for my children to wake‚ this is the first time in 10 months we as a

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