Religion Exam Notes Unit 1 Chapter 1 Introductory Notes Ethics (theoretical) Comes from the Greek word ta ethika‚ meaning good character. A discipline that deals with the nature of the good‚ the nature of the human person‚ and criteria that we use for making right judgement. It is a standard code of behaviour. The Three Main Theories of the Study of Ethics: 1. Normative Theories: the theories of morals and morality which is further divided into three categories: a) Theories of action:
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Kant argues that by applying reason to decisions we can escape any authority from cause and effect or desires and emotions‚ we are the agents of our own decisions. Libertarians believe in a forking path of choices rather than the straight road of determinism. Existentialism greatly supports free will‚ the idea that we are responsible in ourselves for our moral behaviour and it is our choices and actions that give us purpose. “It is only in our decisions that we are important.” Jean-Paul Sartre was
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Essence and Existentialism "What do we mean by saying that existence precedes essence? We mean that man first of all exists‚ encounters himself‚ surges up in the world – and defines himself afterwards. If man as the existentialist sees him is not definable‚ it is because to begin with he is nothing. He will not be anything until later‚ and then he will be what he makes of himself... Man is nothing else but that which he makes of himself. That is the first principle of existentialism
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characters being products of this environment‚ their fate is bound by materialistic determinism‚ and authors do a large amount of research on the subject matter. “Maggie: A Girl of the Streets” contains all of these elements which are typical of a piece of literature within the naturalistic movement. “Maggie” begins with a gang of children beating up one of the main characters‚ Jimmie‚ and an
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environment‚ the behavior itself and personal or cognitive factors that the person brings into situation from earlier experience. Key Terms: 1. Cognitive Processes and Reciprocal Determinism 2. Observational Learning 3. Self Regulation 4. Self Efficacy Cognitive Processes and Reciprocal Determinism: Bandura and like-minded theorists call their modified brand of behaviorism social learning theory or social cognitive theory. Bandura (1982-1986) agrees with the fundamental thrust
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fictional story concerning a shipwreck at sea‚ while simultaneously emphasizes various elements of naturalism. These elements consist of constant determinism‚ the absence of God’s presence‚ and the depiction of ordinary characters in extraordinary situations as it characterizes naturalism through the use of varying tones‚ and excessive imagery. Determinism is‚ perhaps‚ the most frequently indicated element of naturalism‚ which also
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understand diversity in ethnic background as an influence on behavior. Multiple Choice | 1.00pts Your Score: Your Answer : individual differences Correct Answer : individual differences The Choices Were: individual differences free will determinism universal principles Psychologists who accept the _____ model tend to look for the uniqueness of every individual. Multiple Choice | 1.00pts Your Score: Your Answer : humanistic Correct Answer : humanistic The Choices Were: cognitive
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THE KING WEARS A SHADES AS THE SUN SHINES BRIGHT WHICH MAKES HIS DAYS DARKER AND DARKER EVERY SINGLE DAY (with some relations to the Philippine Government and setting as a whole) A POSITION PAPER ON SOPHOCLES’ OEDIPUS REX REGULANO‚ Jean Paula Bermudez 2011-05787 HUM 1 X Oedipus Rex’ knowledge‚ which served as his gut against the others to be the King of Thebes‚ is only limited to the information on his people and his environment‚ excluding the information about himself due to his blindness and
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rising every morning or the moon rising every night are something we can count on everyday (Nagel‚ page 49). Determinism is defined as all of your events being caused by things that happened before them‚ making it inevitable (Nagel‚ page 51). What we do is insistent to our choices‚ wants‚ and needs but before our choice‚ our brains somehow are automatically making the choice. Determinism undermines moral responsibility‚ In this chapter he gives an example of someone stealing all your CD’s. This
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In his book‚ Who’s In Charge? Free Will and the Science of the Brain‚ Michael Gazzaniga explores human identity through discussions of science and ideology. Concluding the book he discusses the social aspect of human evolution. Social competition and cooperation are two forces essential for human evolution and continuation as our race abandoned the nomadic lifestyle and began to settle into larger communities. In order to cooperate in large groups people need to understand each other and be able
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