Are reason and emotion equally necessary in justifying moral decisions? Emotion and reason are two different ways of knowing but can both be used in the same situation. However‚ does one have a higher weighting than the other when it comes to making moral decisions? Using reason to make a knowledge claim or moral decision requires rationality and is justifiable‚ meaning that everyone would be able to understand the argument for it. Emotion on the other hand is usually simply a ‘gut feeling’
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company that I remember dropped him from their advertisement was Kellogg Corn Flakes. I do remember that he was removed from their cereal boxes. From this incident Michael Phelps eventually gave the following apology in which he stated‚ "I engaged in behavior which was regrettable and demonstrated bad judgment. I’m 23 years old and despite the successes I’ve had in the pool‚ I acted in a youthful and inappropriate way‚
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Moral Behavior: Aquinas and Aristotle vs. Kant When comparing between the philosophies of St. Thomas Aquinas/Aristotle and those of Immanuel Kant when regarding moral behavior‚ there are some very fundamental differences. On one hand‚ you have Kant’s autonomous perspective on behavior morality‚ in which you give the law to yourself. On the other hand‚ you have the heteronomy views of Aristotle and Aquinas which concludes that one can measure their conduct against an external force. Kant’s
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As I read the article “Positive Links Hope and Happiness” by Jerry Lopper‚ my minds starts to wonder. What am I thinking about? I am wondering about the word “Hope.” I always say this to myself: without hope there would not be life. The article is about the function of hope in happiness‚ how hope and optimism are related‚ and how hope can determine academic success. In addition‚ the article also states that hope can be learned. Psychologist researchers study the role of hope in happiness. The psychologist
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Albert Einstein once said‚ “Too many of us look upon Americans as dollar chasers. This is a cruel libel‚ even if it is reiterated thoughtlessly by the Americans themselves.” I believe that Einstein was trying to say was happiness is a desirable objective for everyone in life. There are many ways to get happiness which can only be gained by wise people who know exactly the real value of happiness. If someone thinks that money can bring them happiness‚ they are very wrong. Money can’t buy happiness
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TOK essay LANGUAGE: To what extent can language shape our beliefs? Maja Pivk‚ 3.h In my essay for TOK I will deal with an issue regarding language. We think and express our mind using language. But does the language affect our ability of perceiving things? Would we be able to think the same way if we wouldn’t speak any language‚ like animals? Do other cultures‚ which use other languages perceive world in a different way than us? Those are the main questions with which I will deal in my
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Literature‚ A Necessary Subject In Michael Resist article‚ he argues that "Latin died out because it became a ’dead language’ you could not use for anything ... [and literature] is dying the same slow death". This is false as even in modern society where majority of our vocabulary can only be defined in urban dictionary‚ still uses Latin. This suggests that literature is not dying a gradual death as Resist suggests and like Latin‚ it still remains relevant even after many years. This is a result
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in some cases religion may cause strife between countries‚ the reality of it is that without religion correlating with state affairs at all‚ the government would simply not function. Joseph Ashby seconds that statement in his article “Is Religion Necessary” when he states how important religion is in order to have freedom. Albright furthers this argument when she portrays the importance of the role religion has on diplomatic efforts in her essay “Faith and Diplomacy”. Thomas Freidman also touches upon
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Jordan Barnett Honors English II Brother David April 17‚ 2012 Jordan Barnett Honors English II Brother David April 17‚ 2012 Are Jails Necessary? What would the world be like without jails? Some might think that it might be good; some might think that it might be bad. It would be a terrible idea not to have jails. It would change society back to renaissance or barbarian times where one
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Is marriage necessary or not? Human beings are subject to evolution‚ not only physical but mental too. During this evolution some of the human inventions evolved too and one of these inventions is the marriage. Even though‚ the marriage invention could be attributed to religion; the marriage still continues to be a human invention. Going back 40 or 50 years we will see people living a happy ever after story in the marriage and some of those marriages still continue together until our days. Where
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