American philosophy

morality. He goes on to state a couple of scenarios that could be solved by moral empirical facts based upon what we as humans might find inherently and objectively true in regard to human well-being. He purposes the scenario of corporal punishment in American Schools – asking if it is a good idea to subject children to beatings to improve their performance. Of course, the immediate gut reaction – the moral intuitive response – is to say no. However, by forming the idea that morality can be…

began to take pride in their works, and strive for excellence and achievement. The Reformation led to an individual's relationship with God, and moved away from the idea that the Church was needed to feel God’s glory and achieve salvation. Even in American society, individualism arose as a result of World War I, as people had a significant amount of time on their hands, allowing them to celebrate their individualistic achievements and focus on material goods. The perfecting of an individual…

Viktor Frankl’s Meaning Through Suffering For the duration of human existence, there have been shared characteristics that are innate to humans. These characteristics are centred around giving meaning to one’s life and questioning one’s existence. These questions of existence have been pondered by all of humanity, from some of the greatest thinkers to the average human being. In the preface to the 1992 edition of Viktor E. Frankl’s Man’s Search for Meaning (2006), he supports the idea that all…

bliss or does the truth set you free heavily relates to the world we live in today. In politics, ignorance is bliss. During the 2016 presidential elections, Americans didn’t want to know the truth of the possibility of Donald Trump becoming president. There was an outroar of emotions and protest because Americans didn’t want to believe Americans were foolish enough to vote for a racist, misogynist, and a homophobic man. In my household, ignorance is bliss. In 2014, finding out the truth about my…

Formalists and non-formalists At the outset, it is relevant to point out the philosophical position of Kantian scholars, both formalists and non-formalists which we will intensively examine in this section. However, I do not intend to address whether formalism or non-formalist are espoused in the appropriate scholarship that addresses Kant’s ethics since as noted in Chapter One, Kant introduced both non-formal and formal elements in his writing. Nor do I intend to identify which of these two…

with a philosopher named David Hume during the Scottish Enlightenment around 1750 (Enlightenment PowerPoint, Slide 12). After a year passed, his accomplishments led him to a new position at the University of Glasgow. He became a professor of moral philosophy and wrote “Theory of Moral Sentiments” during this time. Smith also was known for another book he wrote called “The Wealth of Nations” which was mainly about Capitalism. Smith was also widely known for his interest in modern economics. Many…

The purpose of the experiment was to understand how people conform to roles of prisoners and guards in prison life. Zimbardo experiment wanted to know if the brutality experienced by American prisons guards were because of the sadistic personality of the guards or due to the prison environment (Kraska & Neuman, 2012). Volunteers were used in the experiment conducted in the basement of the university facility. However, the study ended…

The Effectiveness of an Ethics Program Creating an effective compliance program can be difficult are there many different areas to be covered. Jessica Bejarano is the chief ethics and compliance officer for PAE, a provider of integrated global mission services based in Arlington, Virginia. Bejarano, covers some of these topics in the article she wrote on effective compliance. Bejarano states that all companies should have a compliance program to help guide their employees if an issue or…

Transcendentalism in The Scarlet Letter People every day are given the bountiful task of having to discern the perfections or flaws of a person’s being. Variations of personalities chose to put more emphasis on one attribute over the other. Belief systems or religions follow the same guidelines. For example, Puritanism and Transcendentalism are diverse forms of one population’s viewpoints. Nathaniel Hawthorne was raised in a Puritan home but married and converted to Transcendentalism. Nathaniel…

considerations1. Pragmatism does not equate to acquiescence. Acquiescence implies giving up or accepting the circumstances as being beyond control. Nor does it suggest following the path of least resistance. The definition of pragmatic serves as a sound philosophy for a public historian. The focus is not on ruling out what cannot be accomplished, rather, it is emphasizing what can be done under the circumstances. It is endeavoring to meet the intent, and adjusting methods as needed to…