structure” term by Peter Berger‚ which means today’s messages are subtly embedded in our culture. We are adopting beliefs without much reflection. ~Phil mindset approaches new info critically. Questioning‚ reflecting‚ and considering the meaning‚ value and truthfulness of what we see‚ read and hear. ~To adopt a phil mindset is to recognize that phil is not just an academic activity within a college course. May be starting point‚ but really thinking philosophically entails a specific approach to
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serves as a guide to how best we may deal with conflicts in regard to duties and obligations or with potential outcome. The ethical theory of act-utilitarianism places the locus of right and wrong solely on the consequence of choosing one path of action over another as it weighs a ratio of benefit to harm. Thus‚ the moral act would be the one that brings about the most positive result. On the other hand‚ the theory of deontology focuses on an autonomous adherence to moral obligations and duties;
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Kant Touch This – A Look into Moral Significance of Action Immanuel Kant’s Groundwork of the Metaphysics of Morals is not an easy read. Kant’s writing is very dense and he uses a unique vocabulary. I am going to try to explain Kant’s three Propositions‚ and then show how the third Proposition follows from the first two. It’s hard at a glance to see how they are connected‚ but I am going to try to clarify the text so we can see it more clearly. We will also look at examples that can help give
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First Day of Class: Ancient (greek and Roman) Dark Ages (things were a mess) Medieval Modern 1/27/12 Stock market is a signal of economy (optimistic) When pessimistic bad stock market 1982 people became excessively optimistic (excess debt) wages stagnant since the early 1970s made up difference by borrowing debt Start of the FIRE economy Finance Insurance Real Estate Manufacturing peaked in the 1970s With FIRE Wall Street got huge Securitization (sold bundled debt
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the first century. Action learning for many organizations has become one of the most powerful action-oriented‚ problem solving tools as well for team approaching in order for them to operate better. With today’s many demands and so little time to focus on a one on one‚ corporations must find ways to get everything together in one session and begin the work in order to survive this world’s new change and be successful. Chapter 2 shows us the six essential elements of effective action learning. In chapter
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materialism. On page one he says‚ “ A sign of this is out liking for the senses; for even apart from their usefulness we like them for themselves—especially the sense of sight‚ since we choose seeing above practically all the others‚ not only as an aid to action‚ but also when we have no intention of acting.” If one were to break this down Aristotle says we as humans use our senses not only for the innate purpose‚ the most used sense is sight because it helps when doing something or nothing at all.
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Fatima S. Tiongson POSC 14 / THX Aug. 29‚ 2013 Article Review Filipinos are having a hard time distinguishing politics and politicking. According to Webster’s dictionary‚ politics is a science or art of governance --- meaning the whole system. While politick means to engage in often political discussion or activity --- this is what we really perceive wrong in Philippine politics. For further understanding of these two‚ reading the introduction of Classes‚ Bosses‚ Goons‚ and Guns: Re-Imagining
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In his first book ‘Faith’‚ the author‚ Phil Pringle seeks to ‘inspire the reader to live a faith filled life’1 which he emphasizes as one of the essential components that enable ‘man deal with God’2 and ‘live successfully’2. Through highlighting various experiences his team‚ family and himself have had‚ he brings to the fore a poignant realization he came to: ‘All that we have and are doing‚ and are going to see come to pass is because of a steady strong faith from God‚ that lives in our leadership
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Into to business and technology Vuoriaho 09/02/13 The Life of Phil Robertson Phil was born in Vivian‚ Louisiana on 24 Apr 1946. He is an entrepreneur who started the company Duck Commander where his sons and friends hand make duck calls and has a net worth of $15 Million to this day. His wife is Kay‚ his brother Si‚ and his four boys‚ Jase‚ Willie‚ Jep‚ and Alan. Phil was never quite satisfied with duck calls that were on the market so he began to experiment with making a duck call that sounded
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AN OVERVIEW OF PHILIPPINE CULTURE Introduction Before the coming of the Spaniards the Filipinos had a civilization of their own. The various aspects of this civilization doubtless came partly from the Malays who settled in the country and partly from a response to the new environment. The customs and traditions‚ the government and mode of living have‚ to a great extent‚ come down to the present and may be found in remote rural areas which have so far succeeded in resisting the impact
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