champions virtue ethics‚ one of the three major approaches in normative philosophy. In contrast to deontology and consequentialism‚ virtue ethics is an agent-centered approach that answers the question of “what should I be?” while does not provide clear rule or ethical answers on why one should/should not act. (Guidry-Grimes‚ 1/31/2013) Virtue ethics empathizes the role of moral character embodied by the moral agent for assessing his/her ethical behavior and character. In other word‚ we think what would
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To what extent do modern versions of Virtue Ethics address the weaknesses of Aristotle’s teachings on virtue? Aristotle’s idea of Virtue Ethics was influenced by his belief that all things and all humans have a purpose (a telos). For him a complete explanation of something has to include its final cause or purpose which essentially is to realise its potential. Virtue Ethics itself is concerned with the characteristics of a person rather than how a person behaves and it is this he outlined in his
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successful because it provides a lot of entertainment that humans need. For example‚ today many people are watching or downloading free entertainment on the internet‚ and many people are playing on-line games. In contrary‚ the internet has a lot of disadvantages. There have been many people who became victims of pornographic sites on the internet.When your computer connects to the internet it is often the case that a virus attacks your computer hard disk. In addition‚ many people steal personal information
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recreation‚ but also the provision of services for this act. It might occupy local services such as entertainment‚ accommodation and catering for tourists. It may seem‚ that tourism brings only benefits‚ but further consideration shows that it also has disadvantages. According to Shirleyrader (2014) ‚ many countries depend heavily upon travel expenditures by foreigners as a source of taxation and as a source of income for the enterprises. Therefore‚ the development of tourism is often a strategy to promote
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Telecommunication From Wikipedia‚ the free encyclopedia Jump to: navigation‚ search A parabolic satellite communication antenna at the biggest facility for satellite communication in Raisting‚ Bavaria‚ Germany Visualization from the Opte Project of the various routes through a portion of the Internet Telecommunication is the science and practice of transmitting information by electromagnetic means. Communication is talking to someone or thing not necessarily through technological means
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inspires Reverend Henry Maxwell to preach a sermon to the Church’s attendees about living like Jesus. He urges them to ask themselves in every situation “What would Jesus do?” and then act accordingly‚ for a whole year. The key aspect here is that this implies that there is a specific set of principles which Jesus would live and act by‚ and that Reverend Maxwell and the congregation must be aware of if they are to follow Jesus’s footsteps. Reverend Maxwell does acknowledge that there must be some
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The advantages and disvandages of the commercials have long been a subject of discussion among people. The opinions vary from people to people. Some people think ads have many negative social effects. They think there are many false and misleading advertisements in present-day society. These commercials maybe deceive or mislead consumers.It will waste consumers’ money and time. Perhaps it will harm to consumers. They also think the extra costs of advertising will be passed on to the consunners
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hospital care rates are lower. However‚ while overall health inequality is improving‚ ObamaCare does create certain problems and disadvantages for companies. http://www.hhs.gov/healthcare/facts/factsheets/2014/10/affordable-care-act-is-working.html The Disadvantages According to the official Affordable Care Act website ObamaCare Facts‚ there are documented disadvantages to ObamaCare. ObamaCare poses an employee mandate burden that raises
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What are the advantages and disadvantages of Agile Software Engineering? One mooted solution to project management issues is Agile Software Engineering. Agile software engineering was devised‚ in the early 1990’s‚ as a counter to the then-prevalent preference for huge‚ carefully-planned and expertly orchestrated grand projects. As Alistair Cockburn has noted‚ "the 1990’s saw some of the most bloated‚ over-organised attempts at problem-solving imaginable‚ whereas agile software engineering came in
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Utilitarianism is defined as ethic based on consequences. An act‚ either it is morally wrong or good is acceptable as long as the end outcome is greater. In this essay on utilitarianism‚ I would argue Peter Singer’s calculus preferences‚ equality is for all living being but sacrificing one for greater good is plausible. Counter argument of Immanuel Kant’s moral deontology claim‚ it is immoral to consider a human being as a means to an end. John Mills’ actions are right as long they promote happiness
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