Kant formulates the moral law as a categorical imperative. ... You might be acting in accordance with moral law - and that could be fair enough - but if it is to be a moral action, you must have conquered yourself. Only when you do something purely out of duty can it be called a moral action. Kant's ethics is therefore sometimes called duty ethics. ... He believed that man's "practical reason" would force the nations to emerge from the wild state of nature which creates wars, and make a contract to keep the peace. ...

• Word Count: 1179
• Approx Pages: 5
• Grade Level: High School

"The Indians had called it Waken, a reference to the clarity of its waters."" ... In postmodern America, for the most part, ideals are no longer based on a moral compass. ... It is in these lines the stages of moral decline are defined. ... The incident portrayed here symbolizes that both sexes are vulnerable to moral corruption. ... Using an example most teenagers' experience, Boyle spins a tale of youth gone wild without correction. ...

• Word Count: 1107
• Approx Pages: 4
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School

Creon calls the rotting of Polyneices' body an "obscenity- because he believes that burial of the dead is a necessity of human law and not of a citizen. . ... Haemon calls Creon stubborn and proud. ... In consistency with his pride, he insists on staying with his views, so that he would not be called a liar. ... Both Antigone's and Socrates' argument discuss and uphold moral goodness in the eyes of the gods. ... Her accusations are wild and reckless, and she seems to be trying to seize the glory in her "heroic- actions. ...

• Word Count: 1730
• Approx Pages: 7
• Grade Level: High School

Mitchell, Freud and Beyond) He recognized that each person is born with various natural drives that he called instincts, such as the need to satisfy sexual desires and the need to be aggressive. ... The Superego is the moral part of one's self. "It develops with the moral and ethical restraints taught to an individual by their care givers." ... (Golding, Pg 125) In an absence of popper moral institutions such as the church or family, the boys made their own society. ... It became apparent to him that the social values of British society had been forgotten and replaced...

• Word Count: 1356
• Approx Pages: 5
• Grade Level: High School

Even though helping a runaway slave is a crime, Huck makes his first moral decision here. ... People would call me a low down Abolitionist and despise me for keeping mum-but that don't make no difference. ... While Huck still calls him a nigger and thinks of himself as smarter, he recognizes Jim as a friend and looks beyond his skin color. ... Huck had a lot of moral conflict and made many choices. He was usually unaware that his decisions were more moral then society's. ...

• Word Count: 1611
• Approx Pages: 6
• Grade Level: High School

In his portrayal of the small world of the island, Golding paints a broader portrait of the fundamental human struggle between the civilizing instinct-the impulse to obey rules, behave morally, and act lawfully-and the savage instinct-the impulse to seek brute power over others, act selfishly, scorn moral rules, and indulge in violence. ...

• Word Count: 11237
• Approx Pages: 45
• Grade Level: High School

Illusions of the Mind "People only see what they are prepared to see." In the novel, Heart of Darkness, the Europeans witness a life unlike any they have ever seen. They must face a harsh reality, which challenges their restraints on society and work. They are put to the test with their values...

• Word Count: 2429
• Approx Pages: 10
• Grade Level: High School