Epistemic virtue

On the 20th of April 2015, a YouTube channel named Prince Ea (content creator whose real name is Richard Williams) published a video titled “Dear Future Generations: Sorry”. In this video, he brings out a few important issues that plague the whole world. Richard Williams talks about the rising rates at which deforestation happens which ultimately contributes to climate change. He mentions that human beings did not have remorse in butchering Mother Earth because they were enamoured with the main…

1. Trust is of critical importance in business. Josephson defines trustworthiness as one of the six pillars of character. Rights theory would “consider rights of stakeholders and related duties to them.” (Mintz, p. 23) Corporate stakeholders include shareholders, the board of directors, employees, banks, and the general public. Trust is a key component of the ability to transact business. If shareholders cannot trust a company they would not be willing to invest in it. Employees that could…

Hello Professor and Fellow Classmate, From the answer given by the Objectivist spokesperson, I conclude that Rand would answer the same way. She believed that if a man want to live on this earth, he has to achieve his own happiness, he must not force other people nor accept their right to force him (Week 6 Lesson). She believed that we as human responsible for our own happiness, our own duties and obligation. If we want to live happily and ethically, we should seek for it ourselves instead of…

President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf of Liberia and Muhammadu Buhari of Nigeria had decided to team up a help to be able to strengthen bilateral relations. This is something that isn’t hasn’t been seen in the global world before but Nigeria have called for the strengthening of fraternal bonds between the two countries the media thought different. It was bias comments about that a woman couldn’t do it alone being a leader that it shows and proves that female in office will always need help. Some…

It is believed in the military by many that we never forget our history, and that the unit will always take pride in how they came to be. That they will never forget the individuals that helped make this our heritage while remembering those that paid the ultimate sacrifice. What happens when that history and heritage is lost? Are we truly paying tribute to the ones that made our unit(s) great? The unit, as well as its true colors, are lost. There are multiple units in the Army that have been…

A. Good has many different meanings depending on how it is used in a sentence. In this sentence, “Good behavior is usually rewarded in elementary school, but good deeds do not always get you to the top in adult life,” is a sentence where the meaning of good is applied differently. At first when I was reading the sentence, I didn’t even think about the meaning of good being different. When you are reading through something quickly you assume that a word has one meaning, but when you read…

“A Train Worth Taking” Noah York October 26th, 2015 My project revolves around when Nailer, Tool, and Nita all went to the train to escape to New Orleans II. This was a major turning point that was involved with the clipper ship as well. This was where they knew they could never go back to the scrap yards. Taking the train was for the purpose of getting Nita home. But as the book said, Nita probably wasn’t even being searched for. The train shows us that even though it was extremely dangerous…

As humans we are governed by a code of ethics even though sometimes we fail to acknowledge it. It is this innate reasoning that allows us to decide which road we all take in life; this can be seen as us doing things that are ethical in nature. The word ethics as viewed from a Christian perspective as defined by Grenz is “the study of how humans ought to live as informed by the bible and Christian convictions.” It is with this definition that we seek to understand how human beings should operate…

How do we keep Lincoln's promise? Lincoln promised to take care of the troops and their families. We keep his promise by helping the troops by providing programs, supporting the veterans and their families, and by remembering how important the soldiers are to our country. When he made his promise he said he wanted to help the troops and their families. So when you think about soldiers think about Lincoln’s promise. food, water, and toothpicks. We also can send clothes like sweatshirts, and pants…

Town of Settlers I believe that life is about perspective - about exploring, questioning, and discovering the good this world has to offer. The environment in which a person grows up can and does have a profound impact on this perspective. I am living proof of this. Because of my experiences in my small hometown and my family’s support and encouragement to look outside the city limits, I am inspired to strive for my aspirations no matter how challenging they might be. Hallettsville, population 2…