The Church as Moral Authority The church acts as the moral authority to determine what is right and wrong based on certain circumstances. The official teaching of the church on these moral situations is called the magisterium. The magisterium consists of the bishops and the pope. In order to accomplish this mission to teach the faith the bishops will delegate and designate others to teach‚ or they will teach directly themselves. The bishops also give a teaching mission to theologians and to all
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consequentialist moral judgements and deontological moral judgements. Next‚ I will discuss how our emotions influence our decisions. Greene believe that we should not trust our deontological moral judgements. I agree with Greene and I will give examples and reasoning behind why I also do not think we should make deontological moral judgements. Consequentialism says we should only focus on the consequences of our actions. According to consequentialism we should do what is morally right‚ but the consequences
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Question 6:1: Of these five moral habits and practices‚ which do you think you are best at presently? Which of these habits‚ if any‚ would you like to do more to cultivate? Of these five moral habits and practices‚ presently I think I am best at “Self-Reflection/Examination”. After moving to US‚ there were many instances where I had to actually look into what kind of a person I am‚ what I have become or what I intend to be. Instance: “This is my personal experience” “You can achieve everything
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Immanuel Kant’s moral theory can be best explained by comparing it to a math equation. Kant’s moral system will always hold true no matter what the circumstance just like how two plus two will always equal four. According to Kant‚ our lives should be lived according to maxims that can be willed into universal law (Kant‚ Fundamental Principles of the Metaphysic of Morals‚ p 303). However the action regarding a moral decision is not judged by the consequences of that action‚ rather by the motive
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Antigone’s Moral Dilemma Margaret Walsh South University Online Antigone’s Moral Dilemma Perhaps the most pronounced question in the play "Antigone" by Sophocles’ is the value of human law vs. divine law. In this tragic play a newly appointed king Creon declares to his people that treason was committed during battle‚ and
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Subject: Operations Research Quiz: Model Question Paper Note: Tick ( √ ) the right answers & Fill-up the blanks wherever blanks are given Roll Number: Name of the Student: 1. For analyzing a problem‚ decision-makers should normally study (a) its qualitative aspects (b) its quantitative aspects (c) both (a) and (b) (d) neither (a) nor (b) 2. A model is (a) an essence of reality (b) an approximation (c) an idealization (d) all of the above 3. A physical model is example of (a) an iconic model
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Natural law and positivism (differing views) • Should law and morals reflect each other exactly? • Natural law: law and morality should coincide‚ there is a divine source for law • extremists: law that does not coincide with morals should be ignored • positivists:If legal rules have been enacted in a sensible manner then-even if they do contradict our moral understanding as to what is right or wrong-that we should follow them. Natural law • Many philosophers had differing ideas as to
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embrace “category width” without falling into moral relativism? “The degree to which we’re even comfortable thinking about that notion is directly connected to our category width.” (182). Broad categorizers tend to lean toward cultural width and I can understand that better now. I believe that people can have morals and biblical values and still have a right‚ different‚ and wrong meter. In my opinion‚ the bible is your guide and it tells you what is right and wrong. That doesn’t mean you are immoral
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affect Moral? Survival… the thing many people strive to get when a situation becomes too extreme. What is an extreme situation; however‚ that would get people like this? When survival is thrown in a picture it is not surprising to see changes in people. These changes can be good or bad. In my opinion these changes are usually good. In a situation where your life is on the line it is very likely that great leadership will emerge. In my opinion survival does not affect ones moral for the
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Running head: A NURSE’S MORAL COMPASS A Nurse’s moral compass Katherine McCready Grand Canyon University May 23‚ 2012 A Nurse’s moral compass Every person’s moral compass is based on honesty‚ responsibility and fairness. To this writer‚ a moral compass is anything which serves to direct a person’s conscience based on morals or virtues. First and foremost‚ morality is relational. It is concerned with associations between people and how they can best live in tranquility and agreement. The
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