Are you morally free to ignore your own conscience? This paper is about whether or not you are free to Ignore your own conscience. I don't think we are free to ignore our own conscience because some people try to argue That morality is simply a human convenience, and because we live togeth...
The third argument for the existential nature of the ecological crisis is found in Jonas' analysis of the modern dialectic between freedom and dependence, power and powerlessness, autonomy and heteronomy. ... In this sense, secondly, Kant's critical philosophy is not only an apotheosis of the preceding Western ways of thinking and believing, but forms also (at least one of) the foundations of those intuitions, ideas, beliefs and convictions, which are dominantly present in our time. ...
Attention to business ethics is critical during times of fundamental change -- times much like those faced now by businesses, both nonprofit or for-profit. ... This is particularly true today when it is critical to understand and manage highly diverse values and in the workplace. ... The most frequent forms of business ethics literature today typically include: a) philosophical, which requires extensive orientation and analysis; b) anthologies, which require much time, review and integration; c) case studies, which require numerous cases, and much time and analyses to synthesize; and d) fo...
True Diversity: Ethics Development, Understanding, and Application Paper Ethical and Moral Choices Nina Chavez Instructor: Holly Bowsher Gen/480 October 8, 2003 Ethical and Moral Choices What are ethics? How do they shape our decisions? These are important question tha...
Most human beings believe that we are sophisticated, just, and supreme of all other beings. But when we lose everything and become exposed and vulnerable, we can behave just like any cornered animal. Every person can do unmentionable things when threatened enough. Each person has a different view...
Analysis After Ralph's tense, exciting stand against the hunters, the ending of Lord of the Flies is rife with irony. ... Although he never matched the popular and critical success he enjoyed with "Lord of the Flies," he remained a respected and distinguished author for the rest of his life and was awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1983. ...
Austin: Positivist Identity of law: what makes the law the law Law (is) = Rules + (issued by a) Sovereignty. Rules = General Commands A command is an expression of a wish backed by a threat to inflict an evil (=sanction, like telling the child to get the toy is not a command unless it is backed b...
