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Essays 691 - 720
have anticipated the degradation that would take place toward the trees, grass and animals, all of whom are just as integral to th...
"actions are morally right in virtue of their motives, which must derive more from duty than from inclination" (Kemerling, 2002) -...
their own minds, try to "find" a motivation for Mersaults actions. Mersault is eventually convicted and sentenced with a motive th...
as it impedes upon the fundamental tenets of social responsibility. Doctors who accept these gifts - which might include but is n...
but when exampled it becomes clear. For instance, one ought to respect human life. If one respects the life of another, then they ...
how one determines the parameters of moral law is what he refers to as the "categorical imperative." It offers a valuable framewo...
not for ones performance, but for his or her actions which may be attributable to a sense of duty (Honderich 323). To some, this m...
are told, when will others in the same position known if they are being told the truth, or will they assume the worse, harming hum...
of his own life; and consequently, of doing anything which, in his own judgement and reason, he shall conceive to be the aptest me...
role in eloquent speech. Another similarity is that Cicero, like Aristotle, believes that an effective orator is a person of high ...
major argument in favor of poetry; that it was an educational tool that could be used in the instruction of moral values. Sidne...
He created man and should do whatever it takes to support his development and sustenance. To that end, he saw it necessary to main...
me to the airport as an appropriate use of your resources (your time and your car), given our relationship and the circumstances i...
unchanging primary principles constitute the basis of all knowledge, and that knowledge of a thing is required in order to conduct...
the Sophoclean template, time should also be compressed and restricted, with the action of the play taking no more than one day. B...
is a case for communism at least for the lower classes. The supporting premises for that conclusion have already been noted and ge...
were to consider what is most important in society, most would point to causation. One tries to get to the cause of ones drinking,...
behind such behavior it simply cannot be condoned, inasmuch as society cannot be defined as a scientific expression when it routin...
the needs of the people as paramount. To derive this point, and other theories related to government, Hobbes paid a great deal of ...
dramatic action by the end of the play (cathartic release), and falls into two parts comprising a complication and a d?nouement(El...
on which the man can stand (and is therefore the crown of the virtues) because Aristotle believed that a man who demonstrated prid...
not make up an ethical life. Rather, he based his ideas on his own ideas concerning reason, but he did so within the context of hi...
of fate. In the process, our sympathy is aroused" (The tragic hero). Within this definition, tragedy also is included in that it ...
woman, then she was free to take back her dowry and return to her fathers house (Brians, 1998). While this sounds quite humanistic...
and ones existence. To reach true happiness, Plato contended that people must strive for a contentment that only comes from being...
plot. There is little else that constitutes the plot other than Henry and his brilliant ability to dominate every situation. The...
serve as a compass for the character when facing great and insurmountable odds. Oedipus held staunchly to his moral codes, and whe...
believe in absolutes. Much of what the philosopher contends seems to provide support for that view. Aristotle says, in line with t...
in the right way. In order to do this, however, one must be able to determine, using ones reason, what those right ways and right ...
therefore the foundation for human behavior and motivation. Expressivism as a moral philosophy is however flawed, as are m...