Marxist philosophy

In ancient Asia, there were two great philosophers with opposite arguments. Confucius argued that human nature is fundamentally good; but Xun Kuang opposed the Good Nature Principle and supported the Evil Nature Principle. However, what they both agreed is that person’s behavior develops through the power of the situation rather than individual personality or conscience. But it was not until recently that modern scientific researchers did experiment regarding the topic. Two scientific…

overarching ideals of the desensitized majorities. Adorno also does not give any direct guide to fulfilling the requirements necessary to reach that point in time, even as he argues that it indeed needs to happen at some point. The numerous other philosophies, while important for the close and immediate problems faced by humans blessed/cursed with reasoning and thus the…

The Brave and the Bold Nietzsche was a philosopher that liked to question all that people held onto. He rebelled against Christianity, the Germans, the Jewish; he just did not really like anyone. This type of philosopher is one that really wants us to question the things that we believe. This point is proven in his “Even the bravest” argument. His idea is that, “Even the bravest of us only have the bravery for what we actually know”. This is just basic Nietzsche, questioning and doubting…

MacIntyre in his book Ethics in the Conflict of Modernity. I will use the other philosophers as the occasion arises as I provide support for my own account of moral choice-making by expressivist and aristotelian views that dominate contemporary moral philosophy. In this essay I will like to examine the views of Expressivism and Aristotelianism and determine if it is possible or not to align these two autonomous views and confirm their abilities to act in accordance of one another. I shall…

Requirement I. Lesson 1, Point III. The Acceptance of Personal Responsibility - Jude 16-25 The reason I chose this point is because of the truth in it. Before a person is saved, he/she must, by the truth of the Word and the conviction of the Holy Spirit, realize and admit and take personal responsibility for their sin. This same personal responsibility continues throughout the Christian's life. We must take responsibility for our actions. In the same way, If we are to develop a walk with God…

The Article reviewed is James Harold On the Ancient Idea that Music Shapes Character arguing the importance of music in human development and if music has effects on our moral and ethical character. James provides well-supported evidence on how ancient Chinese and Greek philosophers distinguished what “good” and “bad” music is by how it affects our emotions, attitudes, values, morals and shapes our character. James argues Chinese and Greek Philosophers ideas on why and why not music is an…

Does the moral worth of an action come from the consequence or the thought behind that action? In Grounding for the Metaphysics of Morals, Immanuel Kant states that “the moral worth of an action does not lie in the effect expected from it” but that it is motivated out of respect for the moral law (Kant 401). However, in Utilitarianism, Mill supports the claim that what makes actions good is the outcome, not the action’s initial moral worth, “the motive has nothing to do with the morality of the…

Levels of Kohlberg's stages of Moral Development The first level is the moral/ preconvention. The moral values in this stage are inherent in the quasi-physical and external events. Here, people are supposed to adhere to the rules and assess the labels and regard them regarding the unpleasant or pleasant actions (Shaffer,2004). This level has three stages. The stages include obedience and orientation of punishment, naively egoistic adjustment and current stage. These steps can be incorporated…

Utilitarianism is an ethical theory that determines right from wrong by focusing on the end outcomes (O’Brien). Greek philosophers defined what is ethical as that which creates the greatest balance of pleasure over pain, in other words the greatest good for the greatest number. In business, utilitarianism is usually the most frequent approach to moral reasoning because of the way it considers for cost. Utilitarianism only considers the consequences of an action and in this case utilitarianism…

In this paper, I will argue that people who should be considered to be altruistic are those who act magnanimously to those outside of their family or general social group. I will use examples such as kin selection, animal altruism, and arguments against psychological egoism to assist in proving my thesis to be true. I will also address a counter argument made by some psychological egoists who believe that due to most people feeling pleasure while doing good things for others, that there are no…