Marxist philosophy

Business person who is “going places” can afford the luxury of worrying about morals. Disagree. No person should sacrifice his/her morals just for the sake of maintaining his luxuries C. Every business person operates on the basis of some moral philosophy, whether he is aware of it or not. Agree. Business person are also normal person, which I believe is inclined with obligation both in morality and ethics. Although, business person have different perspective and outlook when it comes to…

Introduction The concept of ethics has been, and still is, the basis of life and people have been trying to set a standard that would clearly distinguish right from wrong. Ethics is often a concept with blurred lines and an action is seldom simply categorized u under right or wrong. Throughout the years, many philosophers had come up with several ideas of ethical guidelines, including Utilitarianism, Kant’s Moral Theory, Virtue Ethics, and Moral Pluralism. As human cultures continued to evolve,…

Religion And Science Is Complement Each Other Introduction Science and religion are two entities that occupy an important position in the philosophy of science. The position of both branches of the discipline to give each other positive value in addressing the problems of life and humanity. It is caused by human nature as thinking beings who always want rationality. Humans are also experienced and witnessed to the problems associated with the dimensions of the mysteries in life that can not be…

Professional ethics constitute a set of rules and behaviors which facilitate effective interaction on professional point of view. With respect to this, ethical rules are very much like laws which govern social interactions. Of course, ethical rules do not have the magnitude of the law. The disciplinary actions against unethical behavior are much less formal. Unethical behavior can lead to the loss of someone’s reputation for professional conduct. Ethics generally governs people or parties…

Ethics in Engineering and how ECSA sees ethics. Ethics can be defined as the rules of conduct that are recognized with respect to a particular class of human action. It may also be defined as the philosophy that deals with the values that relate to the human conduct of wrong and right of certain actions, and the good and bad of the motives and end result of such actions. I understand that ethics in engineering or any other profession is very important, ethics help provide some sort of…

According to Althusser (1969), “ideology has no history”. When he explaining this claim, he uses two theses. One of them is that ideology like a dream, and the second one is that “ideology has no history of its own” (p. 2). Therefore, in the second one ideology may include history within itself but it does not have history. Moreover, he uses to Freud’s phrase “ideology is eternal exactly like the unconscious” (p. 3). It means that ideology is permanent, endless. He explains ideology with two…

knowledge. What is right or wrong and one’s idea of morals are perceived from different viewpoints - whether through the senses, personal experiences, or otherwise – but are reflected in one’s lifestyle. The epistemological threads that are seen in philosophy, theology, and science are not just understandings of the how one knows things but are demonstrated in the lives of those who believe. Because truth influences how one lives and thinks, the major aspects integrated in one’s life such as…

Asian thinkers? I think we are discussing ancient Greek philosophers in this course because we live in America, and therefore we are most associated with Western philosophy rather than Asian thinkers who practice Eastern philosophies. Also with regards to education I think our educational system enforces more of a Western education philosophy then Eastern, where the classrooms are typically student focused. By this I mean teachers are seeking ways to get students actively involved in their…

Lackey immediately establishes ethos for her article when she describes her past in philosophy. The first four paragraphs serve as an introduction to the topic and to provide background information on Lackey’s career as a philosophy professor and her current venture of teaching philosophy to life sentence inmates at Statesville maximum security prison in Chicago. She explains how her students can get in to heated philosophical debates…

History books state the first story written was the “Epic of Gilgamesh” and the first book printed was the Gutenberg Bible. An interesting fact, one came before Christ and the other after, but both have roots in religion and contain stories about death and dying. So it is not surprising that literary works are filled with the same. While some works allude to it others bring it to the forefront. Emily Dickinson, in her poem “479”, boldly states, “Because I could not stop for Death” (1206) but…