Fear is the mother of morality. Plan: Mother > gives birth‚ is superior to‚ has power over‚ is the reason for morality> doing good‚ encompassing ethics‚ having a conscience‚ being virtuous...the difference between actions‚ intentions and decisions that are good vs bad Why is fear the mother of morality? Why should we do good? Why can’t we just kill each other or behave in a ’bad way’? FEAR OF DIFFERENT THINGS: 1. Fear of being ostracized by others/not receiving altruistic behaviour/humans are
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The issue of morality is the major discussion of these two lectures by Professor Michael Sandel of Harvard University. Sandel mostly uses the teachings and beliefs of Immanuel Kant throughout these lectures. Immanuel Kant was a German philosopher‚ who contributed to ethics‚ aesthetics‚ and much more. He believed in acting autonomously‚ doing the right thing for the sake of duty‚ and categorical imperatives. Kant and Sandel go on further to say that categorical imperatives are always necessary to
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Morality is often referred to religion‚ as a lot of our laws come from religion; however that doesn’t mean morals are always dependent on religion; as some people believe in autonomy where they believe the principles of morality are based on reason and experience (the morals from society) and not necessarily on religious concepts. Whereas people that believe in heteronomy believe that morality comes directly from god‚ so there for is dependent on it. However some people believe points from both sides
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There are two types of morality‚ justified and unjustified. Justified morality can usually stand on its own. It does not require intense reasoning because it is common sense. For example‚ “Do not kill” and “Do not steal” are justified moral commands because if you kill or steal‚ you are bringing evil upon someone else and that is immoral. Unjustified morals are harder to find reason for because they are “unjustifiable” in nature. An example of an unjustifiable moral is “Do not have sexual relations
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“The Morality of Birth Control.” “The Morality of Birth Control” by Margaret Sanger‚ an American Birth Control Activist‚ gave logical information‚ arguments about ethics for women‚ and brought out an emotional response. The rhetor gave off a logical appeal with arguments that were reasonable‚ and credible. She gave examples of ethical appeal that touched on the sense of morality. Also‚ the rhetor exemplified emotional appeal; bringing out the good and bad values in certain types of people.
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Naomi Backes October 14‚ 2013 MORALITY‚ KNOWLEDGE‚ AND RELIGION The Father of the American Revolution‚ Samuel Adams‚ said that to change any age in which we live‚ "we must simply ’study and practice the exalted virtues of the Christian system.’ While the people are virtuous‚’ he said‚ "they cannot be subdued; but when once they lose their virtue they will be ready to surrender their liberties to the first external or internal invader . . . If virtue and knowledge are diffused among
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the New Morality? INTRODUCTION Germin Grisez and Shaw bring to our attention an ethical outlook in their work “Beyond the New Morality”. The work is basically Aristotelian and touches on the most important aspects of our day to day life and experiences. Like Aristotle Grisez and Shaw present their ethical theories in wide view; they do not confine the ethical issues as a matter of the reasoning faculty of the human person. The root for the ethical outlook presented in “The New Morality” is one
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The case under discussion seeks to deal with Law and Morality. This subject area brings about much debate and various views on whether morality should be made a part of law or whether it should be separate. Law can be described as the body of rules which are recognized as binding among the people of a community or state‚ so that they will be imposed upon and enforced by those persons with appropriate sanctions. According to Austin’s positivism view‚ law is sovereign and needs not know relationship
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MEYCAUAYAN COLLEGE Meycauayan‚ Bulacan GRADUATE SCHOOL DEPARTMENT Name: Ma. Cristina V. Pineda Professor: Dr. Ma. Teresa J. Decilio Course: MAED-AS Subject: Current Issues MORALITY AND ETHICS ON TEACHERS I. INTRODUCTION Teachers are endowed with great power over students‚ and that power comes with great responsibility. Teachers are responsible in constructing courses and classroom environments that encourage learning‚ evaluating fairly and treating
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Analysis of Hamlet’s Morality Hamlet is one of the greatest dramatic characters created. Throughout the play‚ we acknowledge the complexity of his persona. Even without Shakespeare providing an elaborated description of Hamlet’s characteristics‚ we instantly perceive him as contradictory. At the beginning of the play‚ Hamlet is presented to us as a cautious and courteous man; however‚ due to the negative circumstances he has to face‚ we see how his moral character becomes reckless and uncivil. Shakespeare
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