evident as the story of Fritz and Natalia is revealed. Equally‚ the Emcee’s omniscient role is employed to contrast fantasy and reality. Fosse exposes the power of money through a variety of techniques to emphasise the key ideas of decadence and hedonism. Max’s character is employed to reveal how wealth possesses control over Sally Bowles and eventually Brian Roberts.
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concepts of self-interest and selfishness: to praise the concept of self-interest as the catalyst of moral action‚ therefore worthy of admiration; and thus to admonish selfishness as the instigator which often leads to immorality and inconsiderate hedonism. Consequently‚ containing these two sentiments from one another in order to redeem the term self-interest and to specify its appropriateness becomes an intellectual
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to pleasure as “dux vitae‚ dia voluptas” (“divine pleasure‚ the guide of life” DRN 2. 172) and undoubtedly places pleasure at the centre of the Epicurean ideal of a blessed life‚ it is mistaken to interpret this as an encouragement of unrestrained hedonism that breaks with the aforementioned tradition. Admittedly‚ Lucretius’s concept of voluptas shows a significant consistency with it: according to Epicurean teachings‚ wise men do not submit blindly to any animalistic impulse but apply their vera ratio
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Utilitarian. Bentham was interested in the principle of utility‚ this is the theory of usefulness that suggests that an action is right if it brings the greatest happiness for the greatest number. He developed his ethical system based on ancient hedonism‚ which perused physical pleasure and avoided physical pain. Bentham believed that a moral act is one that maximises pleasure and minimises pain. From this Jeremy Bentham invented something called the ‘hedonic calculus’ this was his way of measuring
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The Nature of Morality Lesson Objectives Introduction: What is ethics? What is Ethics? Ethics is a study of how we conduct ourselves morally in ____________________________ so that the ________________________________. “Ethics is a study of morality and the application of __________ to elucidate specific _______________ that determine right and wrong” (Crane & Matten 2010‚ p. 8). 4 What is Ethics? “Ethics is a systematic attempt to make sense of our individual
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Evaluate the claim that “moral values cannot be derived from facts” The claim that moral values cannot be derived from facts concerns the distinction between facts and values and the difference between what is and what ought to be. There are those who argue that the claim is false‚ such as naturalists‚ who argue that there are indeed natural facts thus suggesting that moral values can be indentified as possessing empirical properties. Naturalists suggest that moral truths can be derived from
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Utilitarians determine what we ought to do from what we will do as their basis for right and wrong. Utilitarian are practitioners of general hedonism depicted by “the greatest pleasure/happiness for the greatest number and consider no ethical dimensions. Deontologist might argue that there are no moral reasons for choosing one track over another. The two forms of categorical imperatives provide
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ineffective are high. If a case can be proved‚ the use of a drug likely increases the severity of the case. The coverage of these issues have been described as “creating or amplifying a moral panic” that is rooted deeply in social anxieties. Rape‚ hedonism‚ and increased freedom of women in modern culture has proven to be a moral burden upon common society and takes us to a new level of mistrust amongst one another. Shining a spotlight on recreational drug and alcohol abuse can tend to lead to even
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Kantian and Utilitarian Theories Kantian and Utilitarian Theories Applying philosophical concepts to social issues can test the relevance of philosophy in contemporary society. Such application may also help to resolve present-day social issues‚ as philosophy can draw light on moral concerns. In this paper‚ the Kantian and Utilitarian moral theories are applied to the Nestle advertising controversy which began in 1970‚ and which lingers
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exquisitely detailed film directed by George Stevens I Remember Mama tells of a Norwegian family living in San Francisco during the beginning of this century. It is an old classical movie‚ based on Kathryn Forbes’ novel titled Mama’s Bank Account. The film is rendered and it is a moving act of memory about how an immigrant family copes with poverty and how they try to overcome the odds of living in a foreign country. I could identify with almost every scene in the movie and not because of the era
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