...Aladdin is one of the tales in the book One Thousand and One Arabian Nights. There are several moral lessons in the story. The main moral lesson on Aladdin is that its best to be yourself. Greatness and strength comes from within, not from without. Its not whats on the outside that' count; what is important is what's on the inside. The moral of the original Middle-Eastern tale 'Arabian Nights' is that greatness and strength comes from within, not from without. This is demonstrated by Aladdin's bravery and intelligence despite his humble upbringing. In Disney's animated musical version of the story, the writers updated this theme to a single phrase, calling Aladdin a 'diamond in the rough'. There are many differences between the movie and the original tale of Aladdin, because the filmmakers believed that the original had an inappropriate moral message. And I have to agree with this for at least two reasons. First, Aladdin never tells the princess who he really is; he becomes a prince thanks to the jinni, but he never considers telling his wife about who he was before that. The original story doesn’t even mention this. Lying and pretending to be someone else is, indeed, something that should not be promoted in a children’s movie.Then, in the original story I really couldn’t stand the princess, Badr al-Budur. She is naïve, has no personality and no opinion, she does what she is told to, and never asks questions. She is so easily tricked, that she almost gets Aladdin killed...
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...que él considera correcto sin embargo, a medida que vamos creciendo, tenemos la facultad para decidir qué tomamos y qué dejamos de estas enseñanzas. ¿Por qué cada uno toma caminos distintos si partimos con la misma base? Esto es bastante simple, porque a lo largo de nuestras vidas vamos pasando por distintas etapas y distintas circunstancias que nos hacen o alejarnos o apegarnos a todo lo que desde pequeños nos han enseñado, ya sea en el colegio o en nuestra casa. La moral que cada uno lleva consigo, es lo que nos hace decidir cómo enfrentarnos a determinadas situaciones, esta moral siempre debe tener un enfoque. Hay distintas morales, con distintos enfoques: morales budistas, judías, agnósticas, evangélicas, etc. Hoy me enfocaré en la moral con un enfoque cristiano, en su definición y sus implicaciones, sus componentes y sus bases, pero: ¿Qué es moral? ¿Cómo repercute en nuestras vidas? ¿Qué significa seguir una moral cristiana? ¿De dónde viene esta moral?. ¿Qué es la moral? La moral o moralidad, del latín mores, que significa ‘costumbre’, es el conjunto de reglas o normas por las cuales se rige el comportamiento del ser humano en relación a la sociedad, a sí mismo o a todo lo que lo rodea; son las decisiones que tomamos sobre nuestro actuar de acuerdo a nuestro deber-ser. El deber-ser en algo abstracto, personal, relacionado con el proyecto de vida. En mi caso personal, mi deber-ser profesional como futura traductora es traducir fielmente los distintos...
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...La diferencia entre la moral y la ética es un tema bastante complejo en el que muchas veces lo convertimos en un debate. Existen diferentes puntos de vista y cada uno crece bajo un entorno distinto. Unos piensan que la ética es lo mismo que la moral, otras personas creen que van de la mano y así sucesivamente. A continuación se discutirá que es ética y moral, las diferencias y algunos ejemplos. En mi opinión la moralidad se inicia desde pequeños, somos como una esponja en el que nos vamos moldeando mientras crecemos. Cada persona crece de distinta manera en base a sus creencias, valores, religiones y culturas. Lo cual hace que nos volvamos personas individuales con diferente moral por las distintas normas o reglas que nos establecemos como personas. Un ejemplo para entender que es moral sería el aborto, que para mí es un acto inmoral. Porque en base a mis creencias y mi religión no es moral abortar está en contra de mis principios. Pero para otras personas puede ser que si sea moral todo esto es relativo como dije antes es en base a las creencias y en el sistema que viven las personas. La ética es una rama de la filosofía que de cierta manera es muy similar a lo que es moral pero a la ves son distintas. Para poder diferenciar una de la otra hay que entender bien que es cada palabra. Previamente se explicó que era moral a continuación se explicará que es ética. La ética son actos que la persona reflexiona antes de actuar en base a su moral distinguiendo de lo bueno y...
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...La responsabilidad moral, la conciencia moral y el bien moral Los actos morales, como actos que son, están orientados hacia el exterior, la realidad, el mundo, los demás. Pero, por ser morales, tienen un aspecto interno, que es el que hace que sean valorables. No podemos olvidar que somos morales porque sabemos que podemos elegir, porque sentimos que tenemos posibilidad de seguir caminos diferentes en nuestra vida, porque nos damos cuenta de que nuestras acciones tienen consecuencias. La conciencia de estas consecuencias es la base del aspecto interno de la moral, en ella está el origen de la valoración de nuestros actos, nuestros hábitos o nuestro modo de vida. Pero la conciencia moral es también conciencia de la libertad, conciencia de que no todas las posibilidades de elección son igualmente valiosas. Por eso es especialmente importante plantearnos qué es y cómo funciona. La misma palabra que usamos para referirnos a ella ya nos da una pista: estar consciente significa darse cuenta de lo que ocurre alrededor. La conciencia es una forma de conocimiento o de percepción. La conciencia moral es con lo que nos damos cuenta de lo que vale, de lo que merece la pena para la vida, de lo que es bueno -o bien, de lo que no merece la pena, de lo malo, de lo que hay que evitar. Hipótesis sobre el funcionamiento de la conciencia moral. Al definir la conciencia como un tipo de conocimiento o de percepción estamos reconociendo que es una realidad compleja. Cuando valoramos una acción realizada...
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...Ashley undergo a hysterectomy as well as have her breast buds removed. The way Ashley’s parents handled her condition raises a serious moral question of right and wrong. Were Ashley’s parents right to do what they did and was it even their decision to make in the first place; or was what they did wrong for mutilating Ashley’s body when she had no say in the matter? You could argue for Ashley’s parents and the decision to give Ashley the surgeries by saying that they are Ashley’s legal guardians, and that means they know what is best for her. You could also say the surgeries would make taking care of Ashley easier for the parents as well as make life easier for Ashley by making her body consistent with her mental abilities. The decision to have the surgery was also approved by the hospital’s ethics board which has a duty to not approve unethical procedures. You could also argue that the decision Ashley’s parents made to give her the surgeries was morally wrong. Some might say that the decision to keep Ashley’s body small didn’t benefit Ashley at all, but rather was entirely beneficial to her family. Other arguments are that there were other options to take care of Ashley and that her disability didn’t justify the decision to mutilate her body. Whichever way you view Ashley’s case, it brings up some issues about morality and tough moral questions. Moral questions cannot be answered by what...
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...Moral relativism vs Moral absolutism Moral Relativism Moral relativism is the insight that there are no obvious ethical truths and that moral facts are only relative to a given individual. According to this theory what is morally good for one person or culture might be morally bad for another, and vice versa: there are no moral absolutes. Moral relativism holds that ethical truths are of this latter kind. According to moral relativism, ethical truths are subjective rather than objective. This means that whether lying is wrong, for example, can vary from person to person or from culture to culture. It may be that for some people, or in some cultures, it is wrong, but that for other people, or in other cultures it isn‘t. In one mild form, moral relativism can seem obvious. Of course different people have different moral obligations: I have a duty to pay my credit card bill; you do not. Each of us is in different circumstances, and those circumstances affect what we ought and ought not to do. Morality is therefore relative to circumstances. Moral truths are relative to people or groups of people. Moral relativism holds that two different people in identical circumstances can, for no other reason than that they are different people, have different obligations. This is a much stronger claim than that morality is relative to circumstances. Moral absolutism Moral absolutism is the ethical theory which believes that there are always absolute rules of which moral questions can be judged...
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...Ethical and Moral Issues in Business Lenny L. Ocasio Reyes MGT/216 Organizational Ethics and Social Responsibility 3 de abril de 2012 Prof. Evelyn Muñoz Figueroa Ethical and Moral Issues in Business A pesar de que la moral y la ética se relacionan comúnmente con carácter individual, la ética y la moral se aplican también a los negocios. De acuerdo con la definición de la ética, la ética en los negocios centra más en la conducta a través de las expectativas, los principios y normas que rigen un individuo o grupo. La ética también hacen hincapié en un sistema social a la que la moral se aplican las buenas costumbres, sin influir en el comportamiento ético en el trabajo, nos topamos con cuestiones que afectan a la forma que los empleados realizan y se comportan. La moralidad consiste en las reglas de la conducta humana, y especifica que ciertas acciones son incorrectas o inmorales y que otros están en lo cierto o moralmente en lo incorrecto. La diferencia entre los problemas éticos y cuestiones morales se basa en el carácter de un individuo y su comportamiento en función de su entorno. En relación con el negocio, las cuestiones morales son la mala conducta individual en el lugar de trabajo. En los negocios se considera que es una actividad humana y los individuos pueden ser evaluados en esta actividad como cualquier otra actividad que los seres humanos participen. En los negocios, un fondo moral que se espera de las personas empleadas por los empleadores y cuando las...
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...Corporate and Culture Moral at Work People naturally resist change of any kind, especially when that change affects the way they work. As a result of this resistance to change, any organizational culture change is likely to negatively affect employee morale. Employees will complain and resist this change, asking why it is necessary. In order for your culture change to be accepted by your employees, you must anticipate this reaction and prepare for it. Identifying Decreased Morale Decreased company morale is not always easy to identify. Complaints and grumblings are the most common symptoms of reduced morale, but they are just a few signs that things are not right in your company. Calling in sick, arriving late for work and leaving early are other indicators that morale is decreasing in your company. Mistakes and poor treatment of customers are two other signs that company morale is declining. Your managers and supervisors are on the front line of company morale and you should listen to them during your culture change. Culture Change and Morale Changing your company culture involves several steps and processes. Your first step is to identify what you stand for and state it as simply as possible. For years, General Electric stated, "We bring good things to life." Employees and customers understood what this meant and how to behave because of it. To make your culture change successfully, you must articulate clearly your company's philosophy. Once this is understood, your change...
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...Ethics and Morals The words “ethics” and “morals” are very similar in their nature. They are sometimes used interchangeably. When one hears these words they might think of rules or principles that give life a generally favorable and “right” balance. One might think of someone whom they look up to when they hear the word “morals” because they consider that person to be respectable and trustworthy. The words “ethics” and “morals” encompass all of these things. However, they are indeed two different words with two different, yet similar, meanings. We will begin with “ethics”. When you begin a new job you may receive a standard operating procedure or manual which explains the employer’s policy and expectations, as well as your duties and what you may expect of the employer. More often than not there is a disciplinary policy included in the manual stating the employer’s rules and the consequences for failure to adhere to said rules. This manual is an example of “ethics”. It is a compilation of rules, expectations, principles, and consequences that uphold the company’s or employer’s “morals”, which brings us to that word—“morals”. The word “morals” is the more personal of the two. It is up to the individual to define his or her own morals. What is right or wrong? What is considered acceptable in one’s own mind and heart? Would taking a certain action go against what is right in one’s opinion? When one answers questions such as these for themselves they are defining their...
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...Understanding and Addressing Moral Distress We had discussed at length in class over the last two months moral and ethical dilemmas that affect all of us in our daily work lives. Is it even possible to leave our moral compass at the door and enter the workplace adapting to the rules and regulations set forth for us? We decided that it probably is possible but to what end. An article written by Elizabeth Epstein and Sarah Delgado take this task at hand and say that while we do bend our personal rules and ethics at work, there are consequences and one of the consequences is a phenomenon known as Moral Distress. While the authors specifically address moral distress in nursing, only the scenarios change but not the causes or effects – moral distress invades most of us. Moral distress is when we know the right thing to do (especially in a right vs. right situation) but have to make a decision based on what is best for the company or what the company prefers, even if it differs from our own personal ethics or morals. Some of the signs of moral distress can be feelings of frustration and anger, as well as feeling unimportant or belittled. The authors go on to state that after time and multiple decisions causing moral distress, moral distress residue builds up and continues to rise after each and every .distressing decision. There are strategies to combat moral distress including the act of speaking up. If the situation is really bothering you and is extreme in nature...
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...Moral nihilism is the idea that our world has no moral features, morality is an almost non-existent set of rules that represent nothing real or abstract, thus moral claims cannot be true of anything. Moral nihilists do not believe in moral goodness, duty, or virtue, and therefore deny that anything is morally good (Shafer-Landau 308). The Constitution of the United States, along with a vast majority of laws that have been passed are generally based on protecting the rights of citizens and allowing the United States to prosper and be in the best possible stance in the respective situation through moral ideals. In many circumstances, protecting citizens while protecting the United States boils down to actions that are considered “right” or “wrong” by the general public, or in the case of laws, the majority view of Congress. For example, in Section 3 of Article 3, the Constitution outlines treason and the consequences of treason against the United States. Treason is the crime of betraying one’s own country through aid or comfort of said country’s...
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...Moral relativism Moral relativism is the philosophical theory that morality is relative that different moral truths hold for different people in different cultural. According to moral relativism, there is no goodness or badness in the abstract; there is only goodness or badness within a specified context. An act may thus be good in one cultural setting but bad in another, but cannot be either good or bad full stop. Those who reject relativism, of course, have arguments of their own: In some cases, it does seem to be right to judge one culture to be morally superior to another, to make cross-cultural comparisons. To make cross-cultural comparisons, though, one needs a cross-cultural standard, which is precisely what moral relativism says there isn’t. Not only does moral relativism entail that we cannot make legitimate moral comparisons of different cultures, it also entails that we cannot make legitimate moral comparisons of a single culture across time; we cannot judge whether a changing society is getting better or worse. Generally, though, we do think that we have made moral progress. Moral relativism, arguably, cannot make sense of this. Moral philosophy Moral philosophy refers to the basic rules or principles that people use to decide what is right or wrong. Although there is no single moral philosophy that every culture, every nation, even every people accepts, there are still some moralities are widely accepted. Such as honest, integrity, and fairness which was mentioned...
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...Health Care Moral Hazard “Moral hazard is a term describing how behavior changes when people are insured against losses.” Moral hazard can be entered into all characteristics of life throughout a business in internal and external affairs. Before researching about Moral Hazard we had no idea what it pertained to besides the definition. It is a widespread problem that has been growing over the past decade. We chose a Moral Hazard in health care because we feel that it is a rising dangerous conflict in the United States. In this essay we will be presenting an argument about Moral Hazard in the Health Care profession. Although there are many to discuss we will only examine one. The argument we would like to make is people are using too much medical insurance, and that’s why our costs are becoming too high. What this means is we are accepting insurance that is worth more to us than we spend to obtain it. When we know if we can’t pay the amount of money back that someone else will be paying the bill, we will use more medical insurance because the amount of money to obtain it is far below the amount of the service itself. For example, if we go to the doctors the medical insurance will pay an amount to the doctor and we pay a co-payment way less than the actual amount. In the “moral hazard” case, we’re using care that costs more than it’s worth. It can be argued that the insurer is getting ripped off. The reason this is a concern for financial market observers is, the process used...
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...The Morals of Turning Laura Ross Brown Mackie College Abstract The Morals of Turning Is there such a thing as an ethical vampire? In “To Turn or Not to Turn,” author Christopher Robichaud expresses the different circumstances for times when it is morally okay to turn people into a vampires without their consent. The author describes in detail how consent needs to be given verbally and it cannot be just tacit consent since the consent could be misinterpreted. Also, the author makes a point that the person giving the consent also needs to be informed on the decision they are making or it would be morally wrong to turn a person with the consent if they are not informed fully of all the details. The person that is deciding whether to turn or not, cannot be making the decision while under any kind of duress. The article is convincing due to the author’s tone, purpose, and the audience. The tone of this article is very casual and easy for the audience to understand, but the author is also straight forward with his thoughts. “So Bill needs to get Sookie’s consent before it’s permissible for him to turn her into a vampire” (2010, pp. 10). This statement from the author shows that he is trying to engage with the reader on a nonchalant level. The purpose of this article to enforce that a vampire needs people’s explicit consent before it is morally right to turn them into vampires. “We’ve seen that for consent to count morally it needs to be explicit and it needs to informed...
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...In the companion essay to this work, TITLE TBD*, a theory of moral nihilism provides an account of the common existence of illusory morality, using the language and context of popular culture to help identify the individual sub-forms of this collective phenomenon. Here, the standards (self-awareness, completeness of ideation, and intention) at the center of that moral theory are applied to political ideology, identity, and participation. Applying these standards to many common political behaviors, like the suppression of public political expression and political action contrary to stated principles, reveals these behaviors to be inconsistent with the very concept of ideology. The process of ideation is corrupted by, among other things, the...
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