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- 9741: Virtue Based Ethical Systems
- ... habits. And it is these habits as virtues that will lead us to a happy life. He also believed that all people did not have the same ability to be virtuous, Some are endowed with great ability, but others lack it altogether. Some people are worthless natural slaves. It is a fact that most of us learn by watching others and emulating them, this is the heart of virtue ethics. People ...
- 9742: Same Sex Marriages? By Definition, It Cannot Exist
- ... the community as a whole. If no one takes into account morals and ethics into their decision making, these deplorable situations could lead to a catastrophe. If no one has any morals or ethics, this great nation would come to its decline. If no one has any morals or ethics, not even the world's most powerful military will be able stop the catastrophe. The argument against this point, raised by ...
- 9743: Materialism is the Root of All Evil
- ... and the Pursuit of Happiness. . ." For Americans to be primarily self-reliant and selfish is not surprising. Americans only do what is beneficial to themselves, if it helps someone along the way, then that's great, but helping people is not their initial motive. In order to have the necessary balance between individualism and community, we must be willing to give and then, only after giving, take what has been given ...
- 9744: Nobody's Gonna Talk Like That Under My Roof!
- ... effect, one must analyze where society has placed a group of people in order to understand why the group's actions vary from everyone else. While it is true that youth do not have as great of responsibilities, it is also true that they, by societal definition, do not have as much freedom. During one's youth he can't be his own self, identity is scarce when he relies on ...
- 9745: Censorship From "Obscene" Material
- ... courts to decide. I fear that the media may become a swamp of regulations with no more entertainment value whatsoever, and I hope that this never happens. I think that the first amendment is a great right and that we should never abridge it.
- 9746: Radio - Making Waves In America
- ... making us more aware, entertaining, and educating us, also have proved (with overuse) to become a bad habit and capable of causing atrophy of the imagination. Radio has shown us, as many inventions do, what great moderation and responsibility we must use with any new discovery. Bibliography: ¥Fenton, Brian C. ÒRadioÓ ComptonÕs Interactive Encyclopedia CD ©1994 ComptonÕs NewMedia ¥ÒRadioÓ Infopedia 2 CD 1994 Funk and WagnallÕs Encyclopedia Cambridge MA: SoftKey Multimedia ...
- 9747: The Adults Are Always Right?
- ... in Greek of course,) not knowing I myself was Greek. I turned to them and translated ‘never judge a book by its cover' in their language. The expressions on their faces would have made a great Kodak© moment, however I don't think my camera catches the particular shade of red that was expressed on their faces. They think it's easy to look the way we do, but we take ...
- 9748: Vision
- ... us. We will never gain spiritual, philosophical, or physical understanding, claims Plate, unless we turn and face the true light and envision the universe as it truly is. If this assertion is accurate, then a great darkness has blinded the human race. Evidence of this is our indulgence in futile activities, such as war, hatred and environmental destruction. Perhaps it is time that those mighty words again be cried, and echo ...
- 9749: Morality: The Pre-existing and Universal Code
- ... the universe, like any other authoritarian ruler. If we are faithful to God we can assume that as our leader, he has given us rules and regulations to follow, and obey. Do any of the great leaders, past and present, leave the people who follow them with no direction, guidance, or instruction? Of course not. All leaders held their position because they were instrumental in this area. God is no different ...
- 9750: Morality
- ... the object of the action, but merely on the principle of volition according to which, without regard to any objects of the faculty of desire, the action has been done"(Kant, p.13). What this great philosopher was saying, is that you can't always go for the instant reward when you are going to do something. Sometimes you have to bypass the selfish inclination and not cheat or do things ...
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