Essays 691 - 720
what serves the greatest number serves the greater good" (London A12), rather than what is favorable for a few. Indeed, this has ...
service...sweep so evil a breed from off the face of the earth" (Cervantes). One of his next foes is a flock of sheep. Don Quixot...
In ten pages this paper summarizes sixteen articles that consider how American voting patterns of behavior are influenced by relig...
come forth (Honderich, 1995). The Epicureans and Stoics had played an important role in the philosophical tradition (1995). Epicur...
worries that God is angry with her, that maybe He hates her. She feels she has destroyed her relationship with God. She even asks ...
In eight pages this paper considers the reasons behind the illegality of marijuana from ethical and moral perspectives. Six sourc...
womb, is upon the world. These are issues of science fiction, but as time goes on they become science fact, a situation that has t...
the right objects, towards the right people, with the right motive and in the right way. He states in Book II, "The moral virtues,...
Aquinas reasoned that morality is grounded in "principles that are fixed in nature...and discernible by reason" (Anonymous, 2002)....
Rawlsian justice is concerned with the idea of justice being fair and good, and it has a hope that social institutions do not give...
profession barrier that gives the confidence in the carers, so that the person being cared for feels that they are safe, both phys...
Halberstadts involvement with the military didnt end after Vietnam. Indeed, he has moved in and out of the military circle for de...
University of Melbourne). In fact, McCrea and Ehrich commented that educational leaders are faced with ethical and moral dilemmas ...
last thing they want to think about is whether or not their therapist is going to take advantage of the situation. However, as wi...
was receiving a congratulatory gift for his academic achievements, specifically, his 3.5 grade point average (Kansas City Star, 20...
given and part of that speech includes the following observation: "For centuries, philosophers and theologians have grappled with ...
for existence in which the fittest members of a varying population survive, reproduce, and pass on their traits to the next genera...
at once managed for himself to become one of the envoys to the king ; upon arrival, having seduced his wife, with her help, he lai...
and that is that it enables both freedom and necessity to coexist; it favors an ethical reliance on moral deterrence without brini...
legislation: where the two conflict, national laws are subordinate to those of the EU. If judges are uncertain as to how a ruling ...
agree with Aristotles ideas, and see morality as a living concept, and something that should not be tampered with. What might Aris...
wrong; morality points to proper behavior that serves social needs. A number of philosophers have contributed to the debate which...
(Himma, 2003). Throughout their lifetime, individuals are presented with moral dilemmas and situations in which they must make a ...
and symbols of faith, Catholics are able to participate in their religion, which serves a variety of sociological and psychologica...
who has decided to take up smoking, go for an extended trip to the country, or fix dinner. "What I relate," Nietzsche wrote in The...
other words, it must be a universal law. For instance, killing is wrong. That would have universality. If the woman decides she sh...
Gilligan summarizes this by saying that male morality has a "justice orientation", and that female morality has a "responsibility ...
it was necessary to develop an account of human nature....
make an appearance in the book until nearly mid-way through. However, it is quickly understood, once he appears, that he and his m...
for a time when people often thought of God as the determining factor in their fate. With philosophers like Kant and Mill saying ...