Essay II Q2. Mill mentions those who object to utilitarianism on the grounds that it holds humanity to an excessively high moral standard. Why might someone make this argument? How does Mill respond to it? What is your view: Are the requirements of utilitarianism excessively demanding? Why or why not? Utilitarianism does not take into account the flaws of human nature and by doing so‚ holds them to a standard that can never be attained by an entire society. People grow and develop over time
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Ma 1 Kimo Ma October 2011 Professor Kenneth Peter Humanities 1A The Virtuous Beings Modern society glorifies people for much pettier accomplishments when compared to that of the ancient times. During the twenty-first century‚ a convicted felon may come back after serving a prison sentence and present himself as a figure of perfection. Less than five years ago‚ a football player‚ named Michael Vick was arrested and convicted of illegal actions involving the maltreatment of domesticated animals
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What is honesty? To everyone honesty is different to some it is speaking nothing but the truth and to others honesty is telling part of the truth and possibly keeping other parts out of the equation. People can view themselves as honest meanwhile other people may call that very person a liar. We were taught that in first person stories there is never really truth you have opinions no matter what first person story your read the character will always put their opinion in or even possible even make
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“Patience is a Virtue” Patience is a virtue that every man and woman must strive to have. Without it‚ things can go horribly wrong‚ people would have faced much fights and arguments and there will be chaos in this world. Those who are impatient waste their lives thinking of the future. Furthermore many times‚ bad experiences often help build a better character‚ so if you are always rushing throughout your life without waiting for the results‚ how can you learn from your mistakes? Impatience will
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It is true that honesty is the best policy. Today‚ we see many things around us which are not honest. Many persons are dishonest. Dishonesty may shine for some time. It may earn money‚ power and men. But all this is for a short time. Honesty is courageous‚ dishonesty is a coward. Honesty is bound to shine after the night of dishonesty. There is no place for dishonest people on the earth. They lose the battle in the end. An honest person only can win a place in the hearts of people. Double-faced men
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HONESTY IS THE BEST POLICY Honesty‚ the quality of being honest‚ is a value which can be defined in multiple ways. In the context of human communication‚ people are generally said to be honest when they tell the truth to the best of their knowledge and do not hide what they know or think. Apart from being truthful‚ honesty is also generally thought to involve abstaining from unfair behavior‚ such as stealing or cheating on a test. It is the quality to tell the truth when it is not easy to tell.
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In life I believe that honesty is the best policy and the truth will set you free always. For some people being honest and forthright is a hard battle‚ and some people lie constantly and it is not a good trait to develop. Some people lie day in and day out and I know that the truth always comes out. No matter how much you try and hide it. There will always be a way that someone finds out. There comes a time where no one will believe in you anymore‚ the trust and respect will be gone. Once you start
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Historians believe that honesty and integrity should be the main bases that form the work of all historians. Historians should try to understand the historical developments and how they connect with our society today and also the future. In the American Historical Association it talks about how practicing history means acknowledging ones debt and to the work of other historians. I believe that’s what most authors see as an issue in the presentation of history today. “Plagiarism violates the historical
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Why is honesty important in a friendship or relationship? Honesty is important because that’s how u build a connection with that person. You get to trust that person and tell them your deepest secrets and things like that. You could be able to trust that person with anything that u have to say or when u are down. You just need a person to talk to or cry on their shoulder and just let it out and things like that. An honest person is trusted and respected in society. I think that honesty is important
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VIPinoy (Virtues In Pinoy) A Filipino with the exemplary practice of the four cardinal virtues of Prudence‚ Justice‚ Temperance‚ Fortitude‚ and the three theological virtues of Faith‚ Hope‚ and Love over an extended period of time out of just and worthy service by contributing to ecological balance‚ cultural cohesiveness‚ and moral-spiritual consensus. METANOIA VIRTUES • Virtue ( Latin virtus) is moral excellence of a person; a trait valued as being good. In Greek it is more properly
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