...PSYCHOLOGICAL EGOSIM & ETHICAL EGOISM There are many different ways to interpret psychological egoism and ethical egoism. Both of this theories have been studied, both have people supporting them as well as rejecting them. Psychological egoism states that whatever you do is for the soul purpose of self-gain no matter what the cost. Ethical egoism in definition is you doing things with the purpose of self-gain but not going farther than the social moral standard to accomplish those goals. I will show how psychological egoism and ethical egoism are false by showing how people sometimes do things because they just feel like doing them, and not all actions have a hidden meaning behind them. Psychological egoism is the theory that claims that anything you do, no matter what it is, is motivated by self-interest. That your motivation is influenced by your desires. That all of our actions even if they may appear to be altruistic, they must have a selfish motive behind it. Even with evidence of altruistic acts from today or in the past, believers of this theory will tell you that those actions can be traced back to acts of selfishness and not for the well-being of others. Last Sunday, while listening to the priest give his explanation of the Gospel, he narrated how once Mother Theresa found this malnourished young child in the streets. She noticed that there was a bakery nearby and walked to the bakery along with the child. Once in...
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...Firstly, he HAS to have things HIS way. This is why Hammond opened his park in the first place because he is set on doing what he wants. To the reader, they may now think of Hammond more of a greedy rather than sweet person now. "No, I couldn't.' Grant said. 'I've just found a new skeleton and--' 'Yes, fine, but I think you should still come--' Hammond said, not really listening" In this quote, Grant is trying to tell Hammond he can’t go, but he insists that he needs time off and he must come. This shows that, no matter what is standing in his way, Hammond will do anything to get his means. Hammond also has a very childish side to him. This is important so we know that Hammond is more likely to make mistakes. The reader’s view may now change from a cunning man to an immature man. Also, in the book, Hammond says "we have made this wonderful park, this fantastic park, and our first visitors are going through it like accountants." In addition, this shows us how complainant and cocky Hammond is, bringing out his childness. John’s jerkiness is another one of his key characteristics. This is important because Hammond brings out his selfishness in a very rude manner. "And nothing is going to stop me from opening Jurassic Park to all the children of the world.' He chuckled. 'Or at least the rich ones." This shows that Hammond is very selfish...
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...Introduction • Definition and Model of Agenda Setting Theory • Scope and functions • Walter Lippman – Public Opinion (excerpt from Media Control – Noam Chomsky) • Concept of Manufacturing Consent – Noam Chomsky o Excerpts form the book - Manufacturing Consent by Noam Chomsky • Case studies o WMD i.e. Weapons of Mass Destruction being used repeatedly by media • Situation in India o Media focusing on Scams repeatedly and not giving due importance to the other relevant news. • Conclusion Introduction The power of the news media to set a nation’s agenda, to focus public attention on a few key public issues, is an immense and well-documented influence. Not only do people acquire factual information about public affairs from the news media, readers and viewers also learn how much importance to attach to a topic on the basis of the emphasis placed on it in the news. Newspapers provide a host of cues about the salience of the topics in the daily news – lead story on page one, other front page display, large headlines, etc. Television news also offers numerous cues about salience – the opening story on the newscast, length of time devoted to the story, etc. These cues repeated day after day effectively communicate the importance of each topic. In other words, the news media can set the agenda for the public’s attention to that small group of issues around which public opinion forms. Origin and History ...
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...Success often appears to be measured in only dollars. The claim that “greed is good” seems to reflect the behavior of many people in our society. Indeed, the desire to possess more and more seems pervasive—and business, like other institutions, reflects the values, beliefs, and personal goals of our society. Time, Newsweek, the Wall Street Journal, and countless other magazines and newspapers have called attention to unethical practices, bemoaning the “sleaze, scandals, and hypocrisy”1 undermining our moral bearings. In short, there is a great deal of concern about ethics in general, and business ethics in particular. This reading will examine what ethics is and how people decide what is “right” and “wrong.” The word ethics has a number of meanings. Merriam-Webster’s Collegiate Dictionary gives several definitions of ethics, including: ● the discipline dealing with what is good and bad and with moral duty and obligation ● a set of moral principles or values ● a theory or system of moral values 2 ● the principles of conduct governing an individual or a group. Ethics, in all of these definitions, is concerned with right or wrong behavior. This reading focuses on the discipline or study of ethics. 1. THE DISCIPLINE OF ETHICS This discipline consists of the examination and evaluation of actions, social practices, institutions, and systems to determine whether and why they are good or bad, right or wrong, and whether they should be promoted or reformed—in short, whether particular actions...
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...ACKNOWLEDGEMENT The satisfaction that accompanies successful completion of nay task would be incomplete without mentioning the people who made it possible, whose guidance and encouragement crowed one's efforts with success. I express my deep gratitude to my project guide, Ms. Raquel Pascua, who gave me the inspiration to pursue the project and guided me in this endeavor. She has been a constant source of motivation and encouragement for me. I thank her for all the initiative and zeal she filled me with throughout and valuable guidance. I take immense pleasure in thanking her for the freedom of thought and action; I have enjoyed during the entire course my project work. I shall cherish my association with her. I would also like to express my heartfelt thanks to my college for the constant encouragement and provision of excellent library facilities. Finally I would like to thank all the people who helped directly or indirectly, for the successful completion of this term paper. TABLE OF CONTENTS Acknowledgement…………………................................ | Page1 | Table of Contents……………........................................ | Page 2 | Introduction……………………………….......................... | Page 3 | Body………………..……………………………….................... | Page 4-16 | Conclusion……………………………................................. | Page 17 | Bibliography..……………………………........................... | Page 18 | INTRODUCTION Decision making can be regarded as an outcome of mental...
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...LEATHER COUCH By Oscar ’’Dr. Wizard’’ von Fraunhofer Im Freiburg, 24/04/2016 Englisch Prefüng There are many things I think about now when I sit and I’m restless and sweating in a fucking warm leather couch in a 80 degrees warm townhouse in the slumbering province in Baden-Württemberg where I grew up and ran away from and like many other provinces seems to be of people whose lives consists of days structured about: When you eat and when the children shit When cross eyed hairdresser Karnel Jennel on the square has holiday closed When the weather is on the news and here on if you get yelled or not get yelled which is almost obligatory under every forecast: That they don’t promise what they say that they don’t know what they are talking about that they could fucking come with some better weather than heatwaves and rain and sleet and crap with crap on and even though you already know that the weather host no possible way has a divine finger in the game that should make him able to pull any weather across the country that suits him and even if he had such a creepy divine weather finger then you already know that he won’t hear shit about what you yell at him because you sit and yell from your leather couch in Freiburg against a careless electronic box in front of the wall in the living room as standard equipment doesn’t have a microphone built in that would be able to send your complaining directly out through a giant pair of speakers ...
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...LIBERTY UNIVERSITY THE GOD-IS-DEAD THEOLOGY A RESEARCH PAPER SUBMITTED TO DOCTOR RICHARD ELLIGSON PROFESSOR OF THEOLOGY IN CANDIDACY FOR THE DEGREE OF MASTER OF CHURCH MINISTRY BY EL-FATIH J. AJALA (25927535) THEO 510 LUO LYNCHBURG, VIRGINIA JULY 21, 2013 Introduction Paul Enns in his book The Moody Handbook of Theology states of theologians who profess this theology, “deny all forms of traditional ontology and allow for no sovereign and unconditioned Being but only a ‘God’ who at some point in the dialectic wills His own self-annihilation” and that, “man must learn to live without God.”[1] The lack of universal truth in our lives in this 21st century can be directly attributed to the lack of morals and moral values begun in the 19th century; and which took root in the 20th century; and might be the death of man in the 22nd century. In stating that God is dead, it has to be shown that: * Is God dead? * Science and technology can solve the world’s problems * God died as a transcendent God when Christ died * The Bible is narrative (i.e. myth) This review of the God-Is-Dead theology focuses on these four questions. Is God Dead? In an article written in the Chicago Tribune in 1963 it is stated that two men (Thomas Altizer and William Hamilton) experienced the death of...
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...attorney while mother had qualities like deep devotion and a strong character. Swamiji was always bright student. Being from an affluent family, he graduated from the Calcutta University and had a vast knowledge of different subjects, especially Western philosophy and History. Nonetheless he was also good at Music, Gymnastics and Studies. One would wonder how a person could excel in so many things. However, one of the important factors I would ascribe as the reason for his excellence would be that Swamiji was always of a Yogic temperament. This could have helped him manage the stress and maintain his health as well as mental wealth. His association with the Brahmo Samaj which was started by Raja Ram Mohan Roy shows that he thought for the people from a very young age. All this indicates...
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...LEADERSHIP AND MOTIVATION 1 " " " Leadership and Motivation: Motivating People The Marine Corps Way Carlos Arias University of Miami " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " " LEADERSHIP AND MOTIVATION 2 Abstract Historically, The Marine Corps has always been the smallest service branch, accounting for less than 1% of the US population, including past and present Marines. Yet out of the 10 CEOs in Fortune 500 Companies, 30% have served in the United States Marine Corps. Most, if not all, former Marines attribute their success to the 14 leadership traits in tandem with the 11 leadership principles taught in Marine Recruit Training and beyond. This leadership training has enabled the Marines to become the most feared and respected fighting force on earth and continues to influence the community once Marines become civilians. Although this work has been researched and disseminated by the Marine Corps Institute, all lessons learned have come from real life and death situations and passed down to younger generations of Marines. These ‘soldiers of the sea’ continue to fight on active duty and contribute to their communities as civilians. Keywords: Leadership, Motivation. " " " " " " " " " LEADERSHIP AND MOTIVATION 3 " “Serious sport is war minus the shooting.” -George Orwell Robert Stevens, from Lockheed Martin, joined the Marines when he was only 18 years old. During a 2010...
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...YOU CAN WIN Winners don't do different things. They do things Differently. A STEP BY STEP TOOL FOR TOP ACHIEVERS SHIV KHERA To my mother to whom I shall remain indebted for setting the foundation on which this book is based Page 1 of 175 PREFACE Success doesn't mean the absence of failures; it means the attainment of ultimate objectives. It means winning the war, not every battle. Edwin C. Bliss You have met people who literally wander through life. They simply accept whatever fate brings them. A few may succeed by accident, but most suffer through a lifetime of frustration and unhappiness. This book is not for them. They have neither the determination to succeed nor the willingness to devote the time and effort necessary to achieve success. This book is for you. The simple fact that you are reading this book indicates you want to live a richer, more fulfilling life than you have now. This book can enable you to do that. WHAT KIND OF BOOK IS THIS? In one sense, this book is a construction manual. It describes the tools you will need for success, and offers blueprints to help you build a successful and rewarding life. In a second, sense, it is a cookbook. It lists the ingredients the principles you will need to follow to become successful and gives you the recipe for mixing them in the correct proportions. But, above all, this is a guidebook a step by step, how to book that will take you from dreaming about success to unlocking your potential for success. HOW TO...
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...ADVENTIST HOME by Ellen G. White SECTION III: Choosing the Life Partner Chap. Six - The Great Decision A Happy or Unhappy Marriage?—If those who are contemplating marriage would not have miserable, unhappy reflections after marriage, they must make it a subject of serious, earnest reflection now. This step taken unwisely is one of the most effective means of ruining the usefulness of young men and women. Life becomes a burden, a curse. No one can so effectually ruin a woman’s happiness and usefulness, and make life a heartsickening burden, as her own husband; and no one can do one hundredth part as much to chill the hopes and aspirations of a man, to paralyze his energies and ruin his influence and prospects, as his own wife. It is from the marriage hour that many men and women date their success or failure in this life, and their hopes of the future life. {AH 43.1} I wish I could make the youth see and feel their danger, especially the danger of making unhappy marriages. {AH 43.2} Marriage is something that will influence and affect your life both in this world and in the world to come. A sincere Christian will not advance his plans in this direction without the knowledge that God approves his course. He will not want to choose for himself, but will feel that God must choose for him. We are not to please ourselves, for Christ pleased not Himself. I would not be understood to mean that anyone is to marry one whom he does not love. This would be sin. But fancy and the emotional...
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...A PASTORAL APPROACH TO THE PROBLEM OF AN INFERIORITY COMPLEX FOR WORKERS IN THE KOREAN CONTEXT BY EUN-MI, HAN THE DEGREE OF MASTER IN THEOLOGY (PRACTICAL THEOLOGY) STUDY-LEADER: PROF. JOHAN J VAN RENSBURG UNIVERSITY OF THE FREE STATE FACULTY OF THEOLOGY DECEMBER 2011 1 CONTENTS INTRODUCTION ....................................................................... 4 1. Introduction ................................................................................................................................. 4 2. Research Problem...................................................................................................................... 5 3. Research Hypothesis ................................................................................................................ 8 4. Research Objectives................................................................................................................11 5. Research Methodology .........................................................................................................13 5.1 The General Psychological Approach ...................................................................13 5.2 The Biblical Principle Approach...............................................................................14 5.3 The Systematic Theology Approach ......................................................................14 5.4 The Pastoral Approach ........................................................................
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...Elements of an Essay/Research Paper Writing Process The series of steps that most writers follow in producing a piece of writing. The five major stages in the writing process are finding a topic and generating ideas (discovering), focusing on a main or controlling idea and mapping out an approach (organizing), preparing a rough draft (drafting), reworking and improving the draft (revising), and proofreading and correcting errors. Discovering – The first stage in the writing process. It may include finding a topic, exploring the topic, determining purpose and audience, probing ideas, doing reading and research, planing and organizing material. Discovery usually involves writing and is aided considerably by putting preliminary thought and plans in writing. Organizing – The sequence in which the information or ideas in an essay are presented. Drafting – The stage in the writing process during which the writer puts ideas into complete sentences, connects them, and organizes them into a meaningful sequence. Revising – The stage in the writing process during which the author makes changes in focus, organization, development, style, and mechanics to make the writing more effective. Editing – The last stage in the writing process during which the writer focuses on the details of mechanics and correctness. Discovering Audience – The readers for whom a piece of writing is intended. Many essays are aimed at a general audience, but a writer can focus on a specific group of readers...
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...PROFIT AND LOSS PROFIT AND LOSS LUDWIG VON MISES Ludwig von Mises Institute AUBURN, A L A B A M A Copyright © 2008 Ludwig von Mises Institute Ludwig von Mises Institute 518 West Magnolia Avenue Auburn, Alabama 36832 U.S.A. www.mises.org ISBN: 978-1-933550-36-7 CONTENTS A. The Economic Nature of Profit and Loss . . . . . . . . . 7 1. The Emergence of Profit and Loss . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 2. The Distinction Between Profits and Other Proceeds. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 3. Non-Profit Conduct of Affairs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 4. The Ballot of the Market . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 5. The Social Function of Profit and Loss . . . . . . . . 19 6. Profit and Loss in the Progressing and in the Retrogressing Economy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24 7. The Computation of Profit and Loss . . . . . . . . . . 26 B. The Condemnation of Profit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. Economics and the Abolition of Profit . . . . . . . . . 33 The Consequences of the Abolition of Profit . . . . 34 The Antiprofit Arguments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37 The Equality Argument . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40 Communism and Poverty . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43 The Moral Condemnation of the Profit Motive . . 47 The Static Mentality . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50 C. The Alternative . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55 5 A...
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...diem by narrating a real life scenario of war stricken America where maximizing the utility of time is the very important. Although the theme of alienation and isolation is prevalent throughout the book through Tommy’s life events, Saul could not make me feel sympathetic towards Tommy. Tommy’s inability to judge himself, and be self-aware of his strengths and weaknesses causes his downfall. He is always reluctant to confront his failures, and does not have the courage to make the final step. He is not just isolated from his family, but isolated from himself in essence, by not letting himself know his true self. His life would have been less of a burden, if he was true to himself, and brave enough to confront and accept his failures and do something to set things right instead of relying on...
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