Essays Tagged: "moral decision"
Why should I be moral? Speaks of Aristotle's ideas
The question of morality proves to be a complex interrogatory. Should I be moral? If I should be, then why? Why is m ... ral? If I should be, then why? Why is morality important to society? An assumption can be made that morals derive from a purely religious perspective or the Golden Rule approach. We are told that it i ... is right to be moral. This is an ineffective answer, since it does not apply to someone outside the moral circle (Olsen, 79).This in mind, there is really no way to prove this too a person who wants t ...
Subjects: Humanities Essays > Philosophy > Classical Philosophy
Socrates' Moral Decision to Not Escape
Socrates' Moral Decision to Not EscapeWas Socrates wise to stay in Athens to die? First lets look at the conte ... d virtue. He believed that the repayment of evil with evil was wrong. In short, Socrates was a very moral person. He stayed in Athens because he said that he has lived by the laws of the country for h ...
Subjects: Humanities Essays > Philosophy > Classical Philosophy
Psychology paper depicting the psycholgy exhibited in the film John Q
ws to do whatever it will take to keep his son alive. This obviously becomes an extremely difficult moral decision that Archibald must make.In the psychology textbook, there is very similar example to ... d in the movie John Q, this example was used by a psychologist by the name of Kohlberg to conduct a moral reasoning experiment. The situation in the text tells of a woman that is near death with a spe ...
Subjects: Social Science Essays > Psychology
The ethical theory of emotivism~ how does emotion influence our moral decishions
Are morals based on emotion?For moral statements to be pure emotion is an emotive view of ethics. Emotiv ... otion?For moral statements to be pure emotion is an emotive view of ethics. Emotivists believe that moral decisions or statement should be made based on emotion. A philosopher who believed very strong ... wards the action issued. However since different persons have different feelings. The conclusion of moral decision cannot be either 'right' or 'wrong' but both.If moral statements were based purely on ...
Subjects: Humanities Essays > Philosophy > Comparative Philosophy & Ethics
BlueSuitMom.com Was it immoral for Mary Bailey to represent her company as she did?
r decision to misrepresent her company was a calculated move that could have backfired. Was it an immoral decision? Yes it was. She wanted to build a business quickly instead of the slower path start- ... small businesses typically go through.I intend to prove my point by analyzing her actions with two moral decision-making theories: The Utilitarian and The Deontological. This paper will provide facts ...
Subjects: Businesss Research Papers > Management
"The Adventures of Huckelberry Finn" - Are the decisions Huck makes moral and just?
As people grow, they go through experiences and make choices that build their moral character over time. These experiences shape a person's qualities and expresses who they are a ... s where he must look within himself and use his own judgment to make decisions that will affect the morals of which Huck will carry with him throughout his life and can be proud of. He must decode whe ... f. He must decode whether or not it is worth it for him to sacrifice his pride to make the just and moral decision.Huck looks up to a boy named Tom Sawyer who has decided he is going to start a gang. ...
Subjects: Literature Research Papers > North American > Authors > Mark Twain
"Ethical axioms are found and tested not very differently from the axioms of science. Truth is what stands the test of time." Critically evaluate this claim.
"It is wrong to kill," this axiom is self-evident fundamental principle that may be used to assist moral decision making. Scientific axioms are those laws or theories which are universally accepted b ... axioms. When these exceptions are tested, the difference in reasoning is discernible.In ethics, our moral reasoning and judgments are used to support our axioms. One example of an ethical axiom that I ...
Subjects: Social Science Essays > Anthropology
Corporate Responsibility
you more inclined to endorse? It is safe to say, that as a corporation, it is entitled to the same moral and political rights as individuals, it should be that corporations bear the same moral and po ... ear the same moral and political rights as individuals: such as accountability and the capacity for moral decision making. Seeing this leads us to the discussion of corporate responsibility. Responsib ...
Subjects: Businesss Research Papers
Abortion
ing person." So when a baby breathes its first breath it also breathes in life. Abortion is a tough moral decision and, also a difficult legal one.Certain laws have been established to regulate aborti ...
Subjects: Social Science Essays > Controversial Issues
Christianity and World Religions
or concept of God is seen through the human yearning for truth and goodness (Imperato 20). Thus any moral decision at the expense of one's status or pleasure becomes an act of worship or surrender to ...
Subjects: Humanities Essays > Religion & Faith > Christianity
Penelope as Moral Agent
In her essay "Penelope as Moral Agent," Helene Foley attempts to discuss Penelope, a major character in Homer's the Odyssey, i ... of Classical Athenian portrayals of women and, as her title suggests, in terms of what she calls a "moral agent." In her introductory paragraph she lays out guidelines as set down by Aristotle and his ... paragraph she lays out guidelines as set down by Aristotle and his contemporaries that constitute a moral agent: the character must make an ethical and moral decision "on which the actions turns&helli ...
Subjects: Humanities Essays > Classical Studies > Greek Language & Literature
Ethics
Is Breaking a Promise Ever Moral? Two men in their mid twenties, named Harold and David, are passionate mountain climbers. Davi ... cribe the situation at hand and give an assessment of what is going on. That will be followed by my moral decision regarding the dilemma, with a reference to some theories and/or principles that eithe ... ethics,? to define terms related to the dilemma, justify, and ask the ultimate question of ?why be moral?? There are two basic distinctions within ethics. The first is the philosophical dis-tinction, ...
Subjects: Humanities Essays > Philosophy > Modern Philosophy
Obesity
Obesity is not just a matter of moral decision-making.Our Society today stresses thinness upon all of us. Thin means power, attracti ... are overweight and thirteen percent of US children are seriously overweight. Is obesity a matter of moral decision-making? It has been said and branded into our minds that obesity is cause by overeati ... is unhealthy level of body fat caused by excess eating and non-existent exercise? Is it a matter of moral decision making. Well most Americans believe that the cause of obese individuals is due to eat ...
Subjects: Humanities Essays > Health & Medicine