Social philosophy

A tradition is the transmission of customs or beliefs from generation to generation, or the fact of being passed on this way. Everyone has a tradition, whether it is family meal you do every Sunday night or throwing a baby shower for a mother-to-be. Every family, town, country has their own traditions. Today I am focusing on French holidays and traditions. Through-out learning about other countries holidays, we can compare and contrast them to ours in America. I will be discussing Bastille Day,…

Ethical System Reflection According to Pollock (2015) an ethical system refers to a set of principles that express what is moral. Ethical systems are sources of moral beliefs (Pollock, 2015). In society there are multiple forms of ethical systems followed; but I believe only two really conform to my beliefs. Another characteristic of ethical systems is that they are the starting grounds on which you make your judgements (Pollock, 2015). The last characteristic described by Pollock is that the…

This question focuses on how other peoples’ action and inaction affects one’s obligation. In this essay I will explore the consequences of both inconveniencing yourself with picking up the litter along with the leaving it on the beach. This scenario postulates over collective responsibility and whether one person’s individual actions make a difference to the overall outcome. I will argue from the stance that one is obliged to pick up the litter, regardless of others’ inactions as each of us…

In an instance where an individual decides to take another’s life in order to preserve their own life might be under the assumption that their action is just based on necessity. However, the assumption would be false, a fact that has been proven in a number of court cases throughout history. In the case of Her Majesty the Queen v. Thomas Dudley & Edward Stephens (1884), Jeremy Bentham’s principal of utility presents a valid defense for the reasons that led to Crown choosing a guilty verdict. The…

Belief Many great leaders have specific beliefs and core values that they follow. Belief is not just believing in God but believing in what you do. The main core value that I have always looked for in a leader is Integrity. If a leader cannot respect their team, then how can you respect your leader. Also, a leader should be held accountable for their actions and decisions. Another great belief is congruence which means people should feel secure when they see their doing the right things. A…

Journal Entry #7: Protecting the Interests of Minorities (p. 232) The world is full of controversy and tough choices. We love to fight for our freedoms, to say what we want and stand up for what is right. But there are a lot of times where there’s no clear right and wrong, and there are good, logical, reasonable people on each side of the argument that have just as much a right to defend their beliefs as you do. We tend to forget that, especially in such a bipartisan society full of politically…

Deviant behavior is not easy to defined due to the power people have in forcing on others their perspectives of what constitutes deviance. Deviance is any conduct that disregards social standards. What is defined as deviant in one society may be socially tolerable in other society. For example, kissing in public is acceptable in America but not in Indonesia. So as to know better about deviance, there are steps taken in characterizing why somebody is seen as deviant. First and foremost, is the…

1. Deviance is any behavior, belief, or condition that violates significant social norms in a society or group in which it occurs. These behaviors, beliefs, or conditions can be based on a person’s intentional or unintentional actions. Individuals are seen deviant when he/she goes against the norm. Deviance is relative when an act becomes deviant when it is socially defined as such. Folkways are basic conventions followed in society because it is what we are used to doing. An example of…

1.The expected standards of conduct which influence behavior is called “Social norms”. Social norms influence the behavior in many ways. Standing in a line is a social norms and people whole violate the rule are called to stand at the end. Social norms are thing that we follow and it’s influenceable to our behavior. We sometime don’t follow those rules, like cutting front of line when in hurry which influence other to do the same. Groups following the norms will go along. 2. According to the…

Deformed conscience can be defined as having a misshaped moral sense. This phrase became widely popularised by Mark Twain’s novel The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn. The main character of this novel, Huckleberry Finn, has a deformed conscience. Also with his deformed conscience, Huck also demonstrates a sound heart and a crisis of conscience. Twain uses the theme of conscience in The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn to demonstrate how one can explore conscience to figure out what is right.…