Ayn Rand said that “Civilization is the progress toward a society of privacy. The savage’s whole existence is public‚ ruled by the laws of his tribe. Civilization is the progress of setting man free from men.” I think that Rand is wrong. Civilization is not people keeping their lives hidden from others‚ but sharing their experiences in a way that is beneficial to yourself and society. One way that one can create a better world‚ is for people to open up and share their ideas so that others can
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According to US President Barack Obama “In the unlikely story that is America‚ there has never been anything false about hope.” This mind boggling quote describes the fact that in America’s darkest time we still have some hope‚ and with that hope we move forward. However‚ it is unfortunate that others around the globe do not feel the same way about hope for their home. The reason being is that as humans we are alike‚ but due to other factors we are different. We are different in the way men and women
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“Explain the following quote: “To be free‚ a man must be free of his brothers.” How does this quotes exemplify a theme of Anthem.” “Anthem” by Ayn Rand is about Equality 7-2125 in a society with all of his brother. In this society they live for their brothers and nobody else Equality is not like his brothers‚ he likes to have options and he likes preference but in his society that is a sin. When Equality 7-2125 experiments with light will he stay or will his brothers hold him back. This quote
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Professional Ethics CDT409 Ethical Theories Gordana Dodig Crnkovic School of Innovation‚ Design and Engineering‚ Mälardalen University‚ Sweden http://www.idt.mdh.se/personal/gdc/ 1 Basic Ethical Approaches 2 On What Basis Do We Make Moral Decisions? (1) Divine Command -- “Do what the sacred book tells you” - the will of God Utilitarianism -- “Make the world a better place” Virtue Ethics -- “Be a good person” The Ethics of Duty -- “Do your duty” Immanuel Kant -- Categoric
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Morality has an existence beyond the human mind; Kantinism‚ Utilitarianism‚ and Social Contract Theory What is the Divine Command Theory? Good actions are those aligned with God’s will‚ Holy books reveal God’s will What is Ethical Egoism based on? Ayn Rand; each person should exclusively focus on his or her self-interest; morally right action: action that provides self with long term benefit Who is Jean Rousseau? Genevean philosopher‚ writer‚ composer during Romanticism of French Expression What
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publishers go for function rather than form‚ frustrating the viewers and making a quick buck. “the kind of journalism that patronizes rather than explains‚ reveling in breathlessly counterintuitive screeds—like a high-school junior who just discovered Ayn Rand.”(ad blocker‚ para.1) Nowadays
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The Three Freedoms As Ayn Rand eloquently stated‚ “Intellectual freedom cannot exist without political freedom; political freedom cannot exist without economic freedom; a free mind and a free market are corollaries. If a citizen is to lose one of these freedoms‚ they will eventually lose all of them. Intellectual freedom allows a person to seek out or receive ideas and knowledge from all points of view without being hindered. As history has proven‚ the suppression of new ideas or ways of thinking
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in certain works of literature‚ man would have no means of understanding the crucial‚ insightful messages behind philosophy. One such philosophy‚ objectivism‚ is represented exceptionally in Ayn Rand’s novel‚ The Fountainhead. The compelling dialogue between the characters of the book allows one to uncover Ayn Rand’s own feelings towards objectivism. The connotations and the implications of several of the quotes within The Fountainhead accurately depict the essence of objectivism‚ as a way to live
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Smith READING ESSAY………………………………………….…FRIDAY‚ AUGUST 23 TOPIC: Analyze (and describe) how these documents illustrate the evolution of political thought prior to the beginnings of United States government 3. Read Anthem by Ayn Rand READING QUIZ…………………………………………….…MONDAY‚ AUGUST 26 TOPIC OUTLINE: I. HUMAN NATURE A. GOOD VS. EVIL B. INHERITANCE VS. ENVIRONMENT C. THE PHILOSOPHERS D. THE ORIGINS OF GOVERNMENT
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1. Ethics is the study of (Points : 1) propositional knowledge. right and wrong. beauty. truth. none of the above. Question 2. 2. A sound-thinking deontologist might use which statement to support a woman’s right to vote? (Points : 1) The happiness of 50% of the population being allowed to vote outweighs the pain that might come out of the other 50%. Humans are autonomous beings that inherently have the same capacities.
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