Ethics Essay Chris Espinoza ETH 216 July 8, 2014 Ellen Kennedy Bob witnesses a crime committed by John, and is debating on how he should approach the situation. According to Kant's "deontological ethics" everyone who has a good will, will follow universal law without regard to the consequences. So Bob should follow the law, report a crime and the perpetrator to the police, and "disregard the possible consequence" of, perhaps, losing his good friend John. So, hard and fast, on Kant's deontology/duty
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History of Psychology History of Psychology Paper Shirley L Nieves October 21, 2013 PSY/310 Prof. Kelle Daniels The roots of psychology date back to Egypt and the Egyptian mystery system. Psychology has evolved from philosophy, medicine, theology, and science. Psychology evolved out of coalescence of natural science, and also the branch of philosophy which is known as epistemology, which is also known in the theory of knowledge
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rid of him. Socrates was put to trial, accused of spoiling the youth of Athens, tried and sentenced to death. His personal defense is described in works two of his students: Xenophon and Plato. Both of them wrote papers called Apology, which is the Greek word for “defense”. In this essay I used Apology by Plato as the main resource, since it contents a more full account of the trial of Socrates and his words. Despite the fact that the philosopher attempted to defend himself and explain the reasons
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island, just because he appears to perfect does not mean we can assume he exists; applying logic to a being doesn’t bring it into existence. Others would argue that God’s existence is logically necessary. It could be argued that philosophers like Plato use logic and reason to prove God’s existence for example in the allegory of the cave. Anselm would have disagreed with this statement completely as he clearly thought that God could be proved by logic and reason alone. His ontological argument relies
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An Analysis of Concepts for the Origins of Our Knowledge Set Forth by Socrates and Locke In Socrates' discussion with Meno, he puts forth the idea that knowledge is innate. He is of the opinion that each of us has all the knowledge of the world because we have been reborn over and over again. In each life, we have gained knowledge and now the only thing we have to do is recall that knowledge. To prove his point, he takes one of Meno's slaves and puts forth a mathematical problem that the boy must
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Traumatic experiences that cause severe emotional distress often transform a person’s “self.” Specifically, through traumatic experiences the self transforms by becoming less selfish and more reflective of their actions and their past. Human beings have both an absorbed self, the part of us that is primarily concerned with our own well being, and a reflective self, which is our ability to reflect on how our actions affect others. When we withstand a traumatic experience, parts of the absorbed self
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1. Aristotle discusses three candidates for the good life. Briefly describe each. • The life of consumption or gratification- a good life as merely the indulgence of self-desires and wants. For example, the thought that the more money or successful one is the happier one will be. • The life of honor - a good life depends upon others and their views of us so it is not desirable for its own sake. For example, a soldier serving in the military and aiming to achieve the highest honor. • The life
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Abdulaziz Alkhars 12016972 Phil 334W Euthyphro had a struggle explaining his definition of what is the pious and the impious to Socrates in Plato, Five Dialogues. Although Euthyphro was confident to say that he was in well knowledge and accurate of the pious and what is not. Socrates asked a simple and general question “what is the pious and what is the impious?” expecting a clear and logic answer, Euthyphro explained that the pious is to prosecute the wrongdoer whether it was a relative or
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right is something that is personal, as well as societal and permanent as well as circumstantial. I believe that true justice considers all of these aspects. "Integrity, institutions, and laws are the most precious possessions of man kind" Plato 49d G.M.A. Grube. Throughout history, laws have been put in place, to tell us what is right and wrong and to punish us when we commit an unjust act. Modern society acts as one large institution that creates the accepted idea of justice and morality
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dynamic process. Philosophy begins with wonder. Wonder is a search for unity of knowledge and the desire to answer the great questions of life. “The feeling of wonder is the touchstone of the philosopher, and all philosophy has its origins in wonder.” – Plato The most powerful question in life is “Why?” When we ask why something is done a certain way or why it is not we are penetrating deep beneath the surface of accepting a simple answer by delving into wisdom. Asking “why” often times forces us to expose
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