Occupy the moral higher ground Essays and Term Papers
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Moral Philosophy as Applied Science
Ruse and Wilson in “Moral Philosophy as Applied Science” give the example of brother-sister incest avoidance as being an ethical code motivated by an epigenetic rule that confers an adaptive advantage on those who avoid intercourse with their siblings. In this discussion, Ruse and Wilson argue that moral laws disallowing incest are redundant relics of mankind’s evolutionary history that provide nothing to mankind but explanations of a hard-wired evolutionary trait (179). I reject this argument.
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Higher Education
Higher Education Education is one of the key ingredients to building a strong foundation for a successful future; there is not enough emphasis put on education at a young age. Another question arises though, how hard should we push our children? They are children after all. On the other hand an absence of interaction between student and teacher may cause our children to grow up to become mindless drones. There needs to be a
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J.S. Mills: Morality
In his work "On the Connexion Between Justice and Utility", John Stuart Mills begins by discussing the inherent feeling of justice that people have. He says that humans have both intellectual instincts and animal instincts, and that is it possible that the former judgements be wrong as well as the latter actions. Relating to the natural feeling of justice, Mills says, "Mankind are always predisposed to believe that any subjective feeling, not otherwise accounted for,
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Nissan Shifts into Higher Gear
Nissan Motors was going through a serious decline for the last decade due to poor management and strong competition of today. In addition, they were mostly concentrated on the older market population. Just when Nissan was close to failure, the new CEO, Carlos Ghosn had arrived to give the Nissan industry a promising future. In addition, the very active and determined Ghosn is promising to put Nissan in the top sixth ranks of automakers by
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Abortion - the Controversy on Morality
Leah Foote Holly Dillard English Composition 1301 October 27, 2004 Abortion- The Controversy on Morality Abortion’s legalization through Supreme Court’s Roe v. Wade, has allowed for one in three pregnancies to end in abortion. This means that 1.5 million abortions are performed in the United States each year (Flanders 3). It ranks among the most complex and controversial issues, arousing heated legal, political, and ethical debates. The modern debate over abortion is a conflict of
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Economic Benefits of Higher Education
Economic Benefits of Higher Education As you grow up, all throughout school, your elders tell you how you need to prepare for college and go to college. You think that it is just another step towards adulthood, a way to become better prepared for the job market, a time to party. It is all of those things but it is also has an incredibly profound benefit to the economic betterment of our society. From higher
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Ethics and Morals in Marriage
“Can I spend the night with you tonight” the young boy asks the other boy? The response, “No, my dad has me this weekend, maybe next week.” We live in a world where over half of the marriages end in divorce. This is truly a confounding issue that faces us today. The moral and ethical ramifications brought about by such a change in family organization will only begin to show in the years to
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Do You Agree That There Is a Moral Problem Associated with the Use of Cochlear Implant Technology to Treat Hearing Loss in Prelingually Deaf Patients?
Do you agree that there is a moral problem associated with the use of cochlear implant technology to treat hearing loss in prelingually deaf patients? According to Crouch, there are major problems with the use of cochlear implants in prelingually deaf patients. He argues that these children are better off without cochlear implants because when given one, the efforts to learn oral language will hinder his or her contact to and commitment with the Deaf
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Charter Ground Rules
University of Phoenix Material Learning Team Worksheet: Ground Rules (Due Week Three) Ground Rules, sometimes referred to in business settings as a “Memorandum-of-Understanding,” are useful tools for work or learning teams to identify structures, processes, and strategies to meet team or organizational objectives. Essentially, good ground rules give visibility and voice to those agreements between team members that reduce the potential for non-resolvable conflict(s) which often result in incomplete tasks, broken relationships between team members,
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Formative Analysis and Theory Application of Kohlberg’s Stages of Moral Development
Formative Analysis and Theory Application Collin Wimbley grew up in a small town in Geneva Idaho, just outside Wyoming. He currently lives at the Legacy Assisted Living House. This paper will go through three distinct periods of Collin’s life and his progression through Kohlberg’s stages of moral development. Kohlberg’s theory consists of three levels, each with two stages within them. The pre-conventional level is at the base, the first stage being obedience and punishment
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Morality Among the “outcasts of Poker Flat”
Morality Among the “Outcasts of Poker Flat” As Mr. John Oakhurst, gambler, stepped into the main street of Poker Flat on the morning of the twenty third of November, 1850, he was conscious of a change in its moral atmosphere from the preceding night. Two or three men, conversing earnestly together, ceased as he approached, and exchanged significant glances. There was a Sabbath lull in the air, which, in a settlement unused to Sabbath influences,
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Enquiry Concerning the Priniciples of Morals
In his Enquiry Concerning the Principles of Morals, Hume offers up a number of virtues and qualities which are valued for any of four reasons: they are useful to the individual, useful to society, agreeable to the individual, or agreeable to society. One of the qualities which Hume elucidates is justice. This quality, however, according to Hume, is valued solely for its usefulness and not upon any agreeability to anyone. Hume explains his position thusly.
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Cloning Morals
Cloning over the years has been gaining widespread popularity in both a supportive and controversial matter. With great ideas such as cloning comes great power to our world, and the pros and cons of it need to be examined in great detail. In 2001 the possibility of cloning was said to be near in the future along with massive advancements in technology. A general law was later passed against cloning soon after its discovery thus
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Affirmative Action: Its Role in Higher Education
On July 2, 1964 President Lyndon Johnson signed the Civil Rights Act (Brunner). “The Civil Rights Act prohibits discrimination of all kinds based on race, color, religion, or national origin (Brunner).” This was the first step in the direction of affirmative action. On June 4, 1965 President Johnson gave a speech in front of Howard Universities graduating class (Brunner). His speech states that the Civil Rights Act alone won’t end discrimination so he “frames the
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Case Study: Moral Issues
Case Study: Moral Issues People are faced with difficult decisions that affect their lives on a daily basis. Thinking these decisions through and taking full consideration off all aspects should be taken at all times. In the case study, a certain Ms. A, has been diagnosed with carcinoma of the cervix. She has been told that the disease is treatable by performing a hysterectomy, however, the thought of this makes her apprehensive. Consequently, her doctor
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Model Community or Breading Ground for Discrimination
The city of Mount Rainier appears to be model community within Maryland. Although this community is known for its diversity, cultural acceptance, and peace initiatives, some feel discrimination and racial profiling are its best-kept secret. In this paper, I will show how these accusations are valid yet ignored throughout this community. When most people think of Mount Rainier, they imagine the highest and third most voluminous volcano of the Cascade Range. Mount Rainier, to me,
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Moral Strategy of Merck
Introduction: Merck and Co. announced on September 30th 2004 a voluntary worldwide recall of Vioxx, its arthritis and acute pain medication, from public inventories. The Company’s decision, effective immediately, was based on a new three-year clinical trial. Faced with the prospect of public endangerment and numerous lawsuits if the company was responsible for undisclosed side effects from the medication, Merck and Co chose to take a preemptive moral action and remove Vioxx from store inventories
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The Philosophical Moral Consideration Conundrum
Many different theories attempt to explain what is morally considerable, and what is not. Philosophers such as Peter Singer, and Tom Regan generally agree in their defenses of what has moral status. Humans are moral agents and capable of applying moral principals in decision making, whereas sentient non-human animals are moral patients, capable of being benefited or harmed, but they lack the free will and reason necessary to act on morals. Humankind must better understand
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Victorian Morals, Values, and Ideals
Victorian Morals, Values, and Ideals The Victorian Era describes things and events in the reign of Queen Victoria (1837-1901). Victoria was just 18 years old when she became queen upon the death of her uncle William IV in 1837. Many people today believe that the Victorian Era is really connotations of prudish, old-fashioned, and very traditional. But, the Victorian Era is very paradoxical and very complex. In religion, the Victorians experienced a great age of
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Moral Right
In considering the problems and principles involved in this case, it is important to state the primary stakeholders first, which include the patients, the doctors, doctors' group, specialists, hospitals who have a contract with HMO, and Health Net administrators because they effect the medical care system and each other's benefits and interests reciprocally. The main conflict is between the patients and the denial of treatment to these patients by HMO's contracted doctors whereas the problem
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The Death Penalty: Is It Morally Correct?
The Death Penalty: Is it morally correct? Capital punishment, also referred to as the death penalty, is the execution of a criminal by the government for the conviction of certain crimes. These crimes are referred to as capital crimes and include crimes such as murder, rape and drug trafficking. Capital punishment has been a form of punishment for ages. The death penalty is a widely controversial issue in the United States and other countries.
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Ethics and Morals
Ethics 1 Running Head: Basic Critical Thinking Individual Work 1 Week 4 Individual Work 1 Stacey Nordan Everest University Ethics 1 1.) The following quote appears near the beginning of the chapter: The ultimate purpose in studying ethics is not that as it is in other inquiries, the attainment of theoretical knowledge; we are not conducting this inquiry in order to know what virtue is, but in order to become good, else there would be
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If There Is No Life After Death What Is the Point in Behaving Morally
If there is no life after death there is no point in behaving morally. Discuss. Life after death is a common theme within numerous religions and can be seen as a key factor in motivating many to behave morally. In Christianity, heaven and hell are often used to inspire moral behaviour in people, heaven is depicted as a place where the morally wealthy go after death and hell a place where the morally corrupt end
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Compose a Letter from the Moral Agent to His or Her Most Adamant Detractor Defending the Alternative Chosen
Compose a letter from the moral agent to his or her most adamant detractor defending the alternative chosen. Officer Nixon, a 20-year veteran, and Officer Rook, who has only been on the force for less than a year, respond to a reported domestic violence call. When they get there, they observe a man staggering up the walkway to the residence. He drops something and bends down to pick it up. The officers notice the man
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Morality & Justice
Alexia Ragsac February 13, 2013 Morality & Justice Essay: Prompt #1 In this essay, I will describe and critically assess Glaucon’s argument for the view that ‘morality is only ever practiced reluctantly, by people who lack the ability to do wrong and get away with it’. Someone once said, “Must someone, some unseen thing, declare what is right for it to be right? I believe that my own morality - which answers only to my
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