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    Kants Moral Argument

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    Explain the challenges to the moral argument Kant’s moral argument can be summarised in 4 points. Point 1‚ a good will or a person with right moral intentions seeks to bring about the summum bonum. If we take our ethics seriously we can see that we want to achieve the summum bonum. Kant‚ however was adamant that people should not act nice to receive an award at the end of the act. Kant was convinced that an act is only morally good if it is done for its on sake and without any selfish thoughts

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    Moral Panics

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    At nine o’clock in the morning‚ I find myself in class trying to focus on the lecture being presented by my teacher; but‚ my phone buzzes constantly. I am trying to ignore it‚ but as I quickly glance at my phone‚ I can tell that more interesting things are being discussed on social media! I imagine receiving a response from a special someone‚ a Facebook “poke‚” or finding out how many “likes” I have received on the picture that I posted just hours ago. Since‚ I have lost focus in class and find

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    Patriotism What I Think About Patriotism Is….. That Patriotism Is a Large Class Of Word’s That are linked to the Virtues of Membership to Participate in Relationships‚ or for example. Friendship‚ Community‚ and or Citizenship. And i also think that another fact is that people Should have Respect. They should let people be who they are and they deserve To be Having Freedom and Religion Built in Trust and courage. They should have pursuit of happyness. They should have Freedom of religion.

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    Moral Basis

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    Abortion There are many people in this world that are strongly against the act of abortion‚ such as Republicans and most religions. I on the other hand‚ am not one of those people. Yes I believe in God and that the gift of life is precious‚ but I also believe in the mother’s having a choice on whether or not they want to be responsible for a human being. There are many valid reasons as to why a woman would consider having an abortion‚ and each reason is extremely important and should not be looked

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    On Virtue: Comparing the Views of Confucius and Aristotle Humanities 101 Winter Quarter Strayer University Instructor: Professor Roberta Jones CERTIFICATION OF AUTHORSHIP: I certify that I am the author of this paper and that any assistance received in its presentation is acknowledged and disclosed in the paper (at the end). I have also cited any sources from which I used data‚ ideas‚ or words‚ either quoted directly or paraphrased. I also certify that

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    What Virtue Means To Me

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    To me virtue means to be loyal to something that is important to you. In order to be virtuous‚ you must be willing to be truthful with others who care about you or the cause your group is working toward. The combination of loyalty and truthfulness (and probably some other important values like being a generally good person) make up virtue. Virtue is both an act and a state of being. You must first complete a set of virtuous acts before becoming a virtuous person. I have most often heard virtue related

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    Plato's Moral Theory

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    terms of how an individual should structure the different parts of his mind in order to become a just person and then enact that justice in the outside world. This paper delves into several ideas that provide a simplified outline of how to become a moral person. The Republic brings many concepts to light‚ but the major intent of the book is to articulate an extended definition of justice or morality and how it fulfills one’s life as a human being. Plato asserts that if humans are to live an ethical

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    The way in which the Garden of Adonis replenishes life on Earth also demonstrates The Faerie Queen’s prioritization of earthly virtue. Although the Garden is largely a haven for Venus and her lover Adonis‚ it nonetheless exists in tandem with Earth‚ as many of its functions restore and purify earthly life. When describing the Garden’s unique life cycle‚ the narrator claims that the Garden “is the first seminarie / Of all things‚ that are borne to live and die” (III.vi.30.4-5). Here‚ the narrator

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    Ethics and Moral Agent

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    the actions adherence to a rule or set of rules. It is often defined as a duty or obligation because the rules often bind you to your duty. Second‚ Virtue ethics describe the character of a moral agent as a driving force for ethical behavior‚ such as a belief in God. This is a stark contrast to the rules of deontology; whereas‚ the teachings of a moral agent such as God define how we should act or behave. Last‚ Utilitarianism is a theory that the proper course of action is the one that maximizes overall

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    Throughout the books of Aristotle’s Nicomachean Ethics that we have read thus far‚ he speaks of virtues both intellectual in nature as well as moral‚ appearing in people first as a result of nature. He then describes how through further education and “habituation”‚ those characteristics or behaviors become active in our lives and allow us to behave justly. Further‚ although virtues are a thing relating to the individual‚ he discusses them in relation to one another‚ sort of generalizing them for

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