Epistemic virtue

The quality of life itself is based upon twelve individuals. Accordingly, quality is far more essential to life than quantity. As each individual has different perspectives of fairness, emotion and empathy contribute to the sense of fairness. On the other hand, logic is a diverse judgement of the rights and wrongs, the do’s and don'ts established by ethics and ethos. Second chances are possible, but not entitled. Ultimately, in court, the death penalty should serve as a sentence on certain…

Chinese Philosopher, Hsun Tzu is the author of “Encouraging Learning.” He became a significant figure towards the advancement of Chinese philosophy. Continued education was the focus in this article; however, Tzu being a firm promoter of education chose to highlight human nature in the natural world. He covers topics ranging from how to conduct yourself as an educated person to how to apply that knowledge learned. To educate ourselves according to Confucius’s way according to our reading…

Describe two (2) ethical principles in conflict for the RN in the scenario. Ethical Conflict arises when an individual is confronted with a general belief system about morality, ethics or justice and their situation. Ethical dilemma, " usually involves a conflict of one individual right with those of another, conflict of one particular obligation with the right another or combined conflict of one group obligations and rights with those of another group."(Catalano, 2015,p.123). The important…

At any given moment, we potentially face a vast amount of choices that require decisions based on what course of action we would consider to be right or wrong in the circumstances and often, these choices may differ significantly from person to person. What drives the decision-making process on moral judgements, that is judgements made on actions or characters that draw on values integral to our identity (Haidt, 2001), is the focus of this essay. The relationship between individual yet stable…

Even if you own everything you want, without virtue one cannot experience true happiness that comes from within the heart. I agree with this value because to live a happy life virtue is necessary. Living a life without virtue can make you feel dead from inside. The joy that comes from helping a friend or even a stranger without expecting anything in return stays there for your entire…

Who or what defines human nature? How do human beings shape and create their existence? Humankind is a benevolent species that is fueled by compassion, empathy, kindness, love, and many other emotions that allow people to care for those around them. As a result, human beings are constantly creating and reshaping their existence simultaneously through the choices they make. However, the ability to freely choose and decide can bring positive or negative outcomes on behalf of humankind. As seen in…

As I was researching ethics for this essay, I realized that there is a significant distinction between ethics and morality. These were two things that I had considered one and the same. However, ethics is “the discipline dealing with what is good and bad and with moral duty and obligation” (Merriam-Webster.com, n.d.). Morality is “conformity to ideals of right human conduct” (Merrian-Webster.com, n.d.). Utilizing the word conformity to define morality seems to present an opposition to ethics, in…

Doing good for others has been an act of kindness that countless humans have done. Being a person that is genuinely kind to others permit a person to sense a better feeling about themselves because they know that they have done a good deed, which the good could come back to assist them in the future. Even so, according to the novel, Superfreakonomics by Steven Levitt and Stephen Dubner, they address different situations about the people who do good for the world, which is known as altruism;…

“Tell a lie once and all your truths become questionable” Why do people always insist honesty is the best policy? Honesty is valued extremely highly with good reason, it is praised, professional, and good for your health, we as a species should strive to be more honest to ourselves and the people around us. “Lies”, the word itself has an evil sound and feel that resembles a frightened snake ready to strike. With its fangs bared, ready to spread its venom into the minds of the people around it…

Ethical Framework Utilitarianism is an ethical theory that I feel aligned to personally. Utilitarianism states that the ethical choice is the one that provides the greatest amount of good for the greatest amount of people, even if that choice isn’t the best for everyone. Much of our politics are conducted using this approach, making decisions and laws that increase the amount of good while also reducing the amount of harm that is done. I believe this to be the most practical approach to most…