suggests that what God commands is “good” because He commands it‚ but this view is not necessarily valid. According to the DCT‚ “goodness” is equated with “God-willed‚” suggesting that the commands of God are “good” because they are His commands. A statement such as “God is good” becomes redundant and illogical if “good” is equated with “God-willed.” It would be more logical to think that God’s commands have intrinsic goodness since atheists and other nonbelievers can identify with some moral foundation
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This series of short dialogues begins with Socrates conversing with young Euthyphro‚ a religious expert who is prosecuting his own father for murder. Since Socrates is charged of being impious and Euthyphro is an expert at what is and is not holy‚ a series of questioning ensues. Socrates asks for Euthyphro to define piety in such a way that it be universally true for all cultures at any time. This definition of piety will be the standard against which all actions can be measured to determine whether
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irritation. 10.)Reasons reported by health-care workers for the lack of adherence with recommendations include skin irritation‚ inaccessible supplies‚ interference with worker-patient relation‚ patient needs perceived as priority‚ wearing gloves‚ forgetfulness‚ ignorance of guide-lines‚ insufficient time‚ high workload and understaffing‚ and lack of scientific information demonstrating impact of improved hand hygiene on hospital infection rates 11.)Lack of knowledge on the topic is the key barrier
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is often thought to be refuted by an argument called The Euthyphro dillemma‚ which begins by asking a question; are morally good acts willed by God because they are morally good? If someone gives an answer to the dilemma that morally good acts are willed by God because they are morally good‚ then it links to the independence problem. If morally good acts are willed by God because they are morally good‚ then they must be morally good. The divine command theory person must give the second answer the
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obstinate. It seems the oldest child has to fight for everything from attention to having less chores. Strong willed is defined as an obstinate person in the psychology field. I have read about strong willed children and they create a plan then put it into action. Some people might think stubbornness as weakness. However‚ it is a trait that is really an advantage for a strong willed individual; they believe in something so strong that they will not back down until they make it happen. Because
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Herschel Walker’s Victory over D.I.D. Micah Holtgraves Ivy Tech Community College PSYC101-HAF September 27‚ 2012 Herschel Walker was one of the most important running backs in NFL and college history. Because he contained great speed and strength‚ he soon became one of the greatest football players of all time. In 1982 at the age of only 20‚ he became the Heisman trophy winner (Brown‚ 2009). He went on to play 15 years of professional football. This was all before he became diagnosed with
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Death. A strong topic‚ frequently but solemnly discussed. However‚ when I read Edgar Allan Poe’s “The Raven”‚ I was immediately captivated by the new angle brought to my attention regarding death. While the topic of death is usually associated with either sympathy or horror‚ Poe succeeded in portraying a feeling caught between the two; and at the same time bringing forth new feelings I would never thought to consider regarding death. These feelings reflect a sorrow so deep it morphs into a psychological
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Deb stated‚ “At this point she was able to realize something was wrong and she tried in several ways to hide it.” When confronted regarding her increased forgetfulness she would become very agitated and upset‚ and then deny that she was not able to remember something or someone. If you were not around her very much she could easily fool you into thinking that she truly knew what she was talking about. Alberta
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Alzheimer’s disease‚ a neurodegenerative brain disease‚ is the most common cause of dementia. It currently afflicts about 4 million Americans and is the fourth leading cause of death in the United States. Alzheimer’s disease is the leading cause of mental impairment in elderly people and accounts for a large percentage of admissions to assisted long-term care facilities. Psychotic symptoms‚ such as delusions and hallucinations‚ have been reported in a large proportion of patients with this disease
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Gawaine Le Coeur-Hardy‚ a strong and easily deceivable young man‚ who is forgetful‚ cowardly‚ and naive is perceived as incapable of completing any task. Throughout the story “The Fifty-First Dragon” written by Heywood Broun‚ Gawaine is shown as a cowardly boy who attends a school that is unlike any other. The professors at this school offer jousting classes and classes that teach their students how to kill dragons. Gawaine‚ too scared to involve himself in jousting‚ chooses to hide from his instructors
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