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    Legitimate Power Legitimate power is also known as positional power. It’s derived from the position a person holds in an organization’s hierarchy (Owen J. 2007). This type of power results from a person being placed in a formal position of authority. A responsible pharmacist‚ for example‚ has legitimate power. Legitimate power therefore results from a person occupying a certain position in the organisational structure or hierarchy and being granted legitimate authority in such a way that individuals

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    Examine religious and secular beliefs regarding the value of human life (AO1-45 MARKS) The value of human life is a concept which is interpreted in many different ways within religion and with secular communities. For example Christianity holds strong belief in concepts such as Imago Dei and the sanctity of life. Christians also hold strong belief that we are given value in terms of free will and a god-given soul. Alternatively‚ humans are given value in the Buddhist faith through the process of rebirth

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    The Types of Legitimate Domination By Max Weber In The Types of Legitimate Domination‚ Weber claims there are three ideal-types of basis for legitimate authority: rational/legal‚ traditional‚ and charismatic. Rational/legal is legal authority that comes from rules such as police officers‚ senators‚ etc. Traditional is authority that comes from traditions and the belief in the sanctity of “the way it has been done before” such as priests‚ queens‚ etc. The final type of power is charismatic which

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    the happiness/satisfaction that it brings should be weighed against the unhappiness/negative consequences associated with it. If the overall positive consequences are more‚ then the action is considered morally right. If the negative consequences of the action are more then‚ the action is morally wrong. As it can be seen from the above discussion‚ utilitarianism is not only concerned about one side of the action. It puts into consideration both the doer of the act and the victim or that person/group

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    German philosopher Immanuel Kant (1724-1804) was the most influential thinker of the Enlightenment era and one of the greatest Western philosophers of all times. According to Kant‚ the Enlightenment can be defined as‚ “A person’s emergence from his self-sustained dependency.” ( What is Enlightenment? ). Kant believed that in order to break away from dependency‚ one must be able to think for himself. However‚ the only way to fully exercise freedom was to act morally. In the “Groundwork for the Metaphysics

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    Bentham and Kant

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    radical. He is highly known and respected today for his moral philosophy‚ primarily his principle of utilitarianism. Utilitarianism evaluates actions based upon their consequences. Bentham is most famously known for his pursuit of motivation and value. Bentham was a strong believer in individual and economic freedom‚ the separation of church and state‚ freedom of expression‚ equal rights for women‚ the right to divorce and the decriminalizing of homosexual acts. During his time he helped with the

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    5.4 Values and the Crossroads of Life—Work File After reading the course resources‚ answer questions 1-10. (10 points each)
Please take time to answer each question completely. 1. Think of a person who has positively influenced your life or for whom you have great admiration. Write down the characteristics that person has/had that you would like to develop. The person that I have great admiration for is my mother. She has such a great quality of love‚ forgiveness‚ sincerity‚ helping others

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    Kant Suicide

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    Snelling discussed their plans to end their life together. Apart from this‚ the fact that the wife was sick with a disease that would gravely affect her day-to-day activities as well as that of her family is also something that must be considered. Also‚ it must also be pointed out that right after killing his wife‚ Mr. Snelling promptly committed suicide.

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    A study titled “Placing the Face in Context: Cultural Differences in the Perception of Facial Emotion” by researchers Takahiko Masuda‚ Phoebe C. Ellsworth‚ Batja Mesquita‚ Janxin Leu‚ Shigehito Tanida‚ and Ellen Van de Veerdonk‚ tested the contextual sensitivity of Americans and Japanese. The researchers described westerners as being more analytic in regard to their perceptions of the things around them‚ and described the Japanese as being more holistic‚ meaning they perceive things in regard to

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    After the Bubonic Plague‚ the people of Italy started questioning the church‚ and in doing that‚ they started the Renaissance. People of the Renaissance had many brilliant ideas and values which greatly affected the artwork of the time. In today’s society most people who are asked to name a great artist of all time reply with names such as Leonardo Da Vinci‚ Raphael or Michelangelo. These people created their genius masterpieces during a time of growth and change in Europe known as the Renaissance

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