Both the primary source, “Lord of the Flies” by William Golding, and the secondary source, “Why Do We Need Morality?” by Louis P. Pojman, provide evidence that effective leaders shift with the circumstances and situations within an environment. Louis Pojman explains that if one judges an act is right for a person, then it is right for anyone relatively similar to that person. For this reason it is important that leaders recognize even slight shifts in their people because it could lead to previous laws and standards being completely incompatible with the people. Louis Pojman cites this as the reason that ethics changed between the Old Testament and New Testament. Society was harder of heart in the Old Testament compared to the New Testament…
Compassion is necessary for human survival. Without compassion, humans turn into some type of monster that hurts and kills the innocent “Babies! Yes, I did see this with my own eyes…. children being thrown into the flames” (32). Babies, who were just innocent children, were being thrown alive into a pit of fire, and being…
In the novel Brave New World Huxley attempts to prophesize how our future society will become from where its current path was going, given the social influences and technological advances of his time. Although some of these prophecies have come true, such as a great increase in sexual freedom, the humanlike qualities that differentiate us from other species, such as science, art, and religion have not completely been forgotten like it has in the people of World State. Throughout the dystopian novel Brave New World Huxley goes to the extreme and takes out all forms of compassion and interests in our civilization, leaving the reader with a world full of regulated, inhuman human beings; however, as technology continues to progress eighty years…
In this model, temporal authority is tasked with the duty of governing the life, property, and external affairs on earth through law and statute. Temporal government must find a correct balance of rule, so that it does not impinge upon the kingdom of God and its rule. By its very nature as an institution ordained by God, the government has the power to expect obedience, but only to a certain extent as their power of rule only extends as far as the temporal realm. As pertains to issues of spirituality, the Word of God, and faith, the temporal authority has little to no power. Even if so desired, the temporal authorities cannot rule over or establish spirituality or faith for “faith is a free act, to which no one can be forced… a work of God in Spirit, not something which outward authority can compel or create.”…
Week Two Written Responses Ethics: Approaching Moral Decisions According to Holmes the source of human rights is the scriptures in the Bible. There are many scriptures that show these human rights, and God also displays them by the way He treats everyone in the same manner throughout the Bible. As Christians we were born with human rights and Holmes explains this by stating, "Endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights" (Holmes, 1984, p. 89).…
The Preliminary Ethic Survey is a thought-provoking way to discover a person’s views regarding a moral question. As I am taking the survey, I had to briefly stop and deliberate some of the questions. The way I answered the questions was to consider all scenarios involved in the question before finalizing my answer. I must admit that some question was particularly difficult to answer because it requires a higher level of reasoning. It appears that certain questions could be interpreted dissimilar ways by different people.…
In the 19th Century in the Unites States was a period of tremendous economic and political changes. The radical reform was impose to focus on the issues of antislavery, racial and sexual discrimination. In the 19th Century, there was so much injustice and failed to correct the hostility in their society. The reform movements were aim to make changes rapidly.…
The non-philosophical stimulus under examination is The Sandlot(1993), specifically the scene where one of the main characters, Smalls, decided to remove his stepfather's’ special baseball from his den. Smalls does this because his friends are in desperate need for a ball in order to continue their summer of fun. When searching for spare change in his house, he comes to the den and sees what looks to be a great opportunity to take. The heart of the movie relies on the moral aspect of one’s decisions as well the societal influences and how they affect the average person. This stimulus explicitly points toward the core theme human nature.…
The Greek's have always had a strange stance in people's mind but in their fables lye morals that can still inspire people, the country, and the world today. This is why in the fables if a certain animal does not follow the moral than they can sometimes end up dead! The certain moral that appears in most of the stories is the importance of spending your time wisely. From “The Fox and Sheep's Clothing”(Aesop) to the story of Perseus the moral of the importance of spending your time wisely always appears. The Greek's always told many myths and legends but they also told the importance of spending time wisely.…
Rough draft The author uses man vs. society to introduce us to the character Cassie. The first thing the author used to introduce us to Cassie is showing us how Cassie had a rough job at the dinner. Next, we see how the author uses how Michael leaves the restaurant before Cassie can say bye as another Man vs. Society. Last, but not least, the author uses how someone killed Cassie’s mom to introduce us to Cassie.…
In the last Chapter, Rachels discusses the creation of a "Satisfactory Moral Theory”, in this paper I will discuss my own creation of the Satisfactory Moral Theory. The moral theories are supposed to help us decide what are the right and wrong actions, but, not all the moral theories are perfect. We may feel that a certain conclusion to a problem is fair or unfair, but what theory do we use to make judgments?. I will start with the cultural relativism theory, to understand different cultures, There is a need to know that one community’s beliefs and practices are not usually the same as the other community. In fact, cultural relativism seems the most applicable approach to be taken on for communications purposes.…
In addition, the Rachels examine The Theory of Natural Law, which stipulates the viewpoint that the world has a rational order, with values and purposes built into its very nature. Another main point is whether there are distinctively religious positions on major moral issues that Christians must accept. In summary, Rachels claims that Divine Command Theory is the solution to the objectivity problem of ethics because ethics isn’t solely a matter of personal feeling rather, it is God’s will.…
Compassion is the key to a human life, but the definitions surrounding compassion are completely dependent upon the individual’s idea of compassion. My philosophy is a mixture between the two: a normal human feels compassion for those within his/her social circle, but a human who has suffered knows compassion on a deeper more genuine…
Morality: An essential to life A Russian born American science-fiction writer and biochemist once quoted, “Never let your sense of morals get in the way of doing what’s right.” This statement generates a…
Moral judgement is a process which defines what is wrong, right, ethical, unethical, moral, or immoral. Moral judgement can also be defined as an expression of preference, opinion, will and command of individuals (383). Tom Regan and Mary Midgley both discuss the importance of moral theory and their different ways one can or can’t answer moral questions. Tom Regan focuses on the relativism point of view by expressing four different ways on how not to answer moral questions. Moral relativism depends on culture, legality, religion, and historical symbolism.…