Kant: No Mao! War can never be morally right. When Superman decided to fight Luther that is when he committed an immoral act. I think that Superman is a moral character because all rational beings would do the same and use their superpowers to save others. Mao nods to Kant and reaches to the middle of the table to grab the book. Mao: *whispers to himself: Superman: Red Son” * Darwin: What did you say Mao? Mao: I just realized that my communist party was symbolized by the Red Sun and the title
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The Difference in Free Sparta and Athens Danny Cantrell HIST 301 D001 Ancient Greece Robert Busek 1 January 2017 Sparta and Athens were two of the most influential city-states in Greece. Each state defined freedom through citizenship which allowed the population to have a voice within the political systems of their respective city-state. Sparta and Athens allied together to repel the invading Persians forces‚ but in other aspects could not be more different in their type of government
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considered a Greek Tragedy‚ even today it is still being produced in theaters all around the world. It has had many critics‚ Aristotle being the most famous. Aristotle ideas and thoughts on tragedy were implied throughout the play. He was born in 384 B.C.‚ nearly 27 years after Antigone was first produced. He considered Sophocles the greatest tragedy playwright of all time. Aristotle wrote the "Poetics" in 350 B.C. almost 100 years after Antigone was written. The "Poetics" were Aristotle’s opinions
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Emanuel Kant Kant says in the first portion of the story is that the one thing in the world that is not clearly good is the "good will." Qualities of character (wit‚ intelligence‚ courage‚ etc.) or qualities of good fortune (wealth‚ status‚ good health) can be used to either good or bad purposes. By contrast‚ a good will is good by its nature‚ even if its efforts fail to bring about positive results. THE GOOD WILL AND DUTY The specific obligations of a good will are called "duties." There are
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CHAPTER 4 CHAPTER OUTLINE What Is Managerial Ethics? Criteria for Ethical Decision Making Utilitarian Approach Individualism Approach Moral Rights Approach Justice Approach Factors Affecting Ethical Choices The Manager The Organization Managerial Ethics and Corporate Social Responsibility LEARNING OBJECTIVES After studying this chapter‚ you should be able to do the following: 1 Define ethics and explain how ethical behavior relates to behavior governed by law and free
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unbearable pain‚ genuinely desired to die‚ and freely and competently made such a request. On the same day Dr. Chabot administered the medicine‚ Hilly took the concoction‚ and died. In Deontology‚ the term itself leads us to the study of duty. Duty for Kant is the underlying role of morality. Our duty and intentions combine to form our will‚ and the only one thing in the world that is good is a good will. To act according to duty means we are acting according to principals‚ not according to the final
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Aristotle and Economics Aristotle is classified among the most vital thinker ever to exist in the economic sector. He advanced and analyzed economic processes within his surroundings to determine the position of the economy (buying and selling) in the society. Aristotle’s writings on economics continue to attract the attention of many contemporary thinkers. He developed many insightful economic thoughts especially the value theory. The most important topics related to economics covered by
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mind formulates the concept of self how about the body. The mind cannot exist without the body. The world does not contain only the events but also the material things. Therefore the mind must have the concept of both form and matter. Thus‚ I support Kant there are some transcendent ideas cannot be proven as they are beyond human sense experience; we have just to believe they exist. 3. I learned that the only completely good thing is a good will that can be conceived to be good without qualification
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Philosophies of Aristotle and Plato Plato and Aristotle both have been very influential as the ancient Greek philosophers. Aristotle was a student of Plato and there are many similarities between these intellectual giants of the ancient world but there are also many things that distinguish them from each other. Aristotle was far more empirical-minded than Plato. First‚ Plato’s philosophy relegated the material‚ physical world to a sort of metaphysical second class. His contention was that the
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Aristotle’s Notion of Eudaimonia According to Aristotle everyone first and foremost wants a eudaimon life‚ a life in which he does well and fares well. Aristotle thinks there is one good that is sought for not for the sake of anything else: the summum bonum (greatest good). The greatest good is eudaimonia (living well‚ doing well‚ flourishing). In the well-ordered personality the parts of will function together under the leadership of the rational element. The goal we all seek is eudaimonia.
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