Moral treatment

The stories told by Berganza in Cervantes’s The Dogs Colloquy are not intrinsically misanthropic, but rather employ a theme of self-reflection. The constant shunning of “backbiting” as well as the stories themselves encourage a lesson on self-reflection rather than a simple hatred towards humanity. The way Scipio repeatedly reminds Berganza to avoid “backbiting” is one such indication that their views of humanity are not strictly negative. Throughout the tale Scipio reminds Berganza not to…

Theresa Galamez October 28, 2016 COMS 356- Sat 11am Essay 3- Cultural Relativist I am definitely a cultural relativist because I respect beliefs, values and practices of a culture from the viewpoint of that culture itself. I believe that all cultures are worthy in their own right and are of equal value. Being right or wrong are culture-specific and what is considered immoral in one society may be considered immoral in another, and, since no universal standard of morality exists, no one has…

ingrained that to even think about violating it creates strong feelings of disgust, horror, or revulsion. In other words a taboo norm is the highest type of norm. For anyone to violate a taboo norm is unthinkable. Mores are norms that carry great moral significance.…

Minority Report Questions 1. What makes and action moral or immoral? It depends on the initial actions though. If you are going to commit a crime that either hurts someone else or in that circumstance then it is immoral. To make an action moral would of course be the opposite of committing a crime and causes no hurt to another person. Just like with the pre-cogs predicting the future of people committing crimes before they happen. That makes moral people immoral before they understand…

Peter Singer, author of Famine, Affluence, and Morality, is an Australian moral philosopher. He is a professor of bioethics at Princeton University and a Laureate Professor at the University of Melbourne. Singer’s main focus is applied ethics and ethical issues which he looks at from two different views. He looks at these ethical issues from a secular and utilitarian view. Singer is a utilitarian. He favors the majority. SInger thinks that actions are right if they benefit the majority. In…

characters and forms much of the conversation in the story. The book gives a clear picture of the moral standards during the 1600s in Austria seen through the narration. In a way, the world has different, people falling in diverse groups. Much of what happens in the world…

invisible element of culture. Values guide people on moral and ethical behavior like what should be done. Values are feelings including both positive and negative side. The core value of Mayo Clinic is that the patient interests are the most critical and preferable affair. They believe that best interest of patient is the only interest to be considered for any circumstances. Therefore, their professional on this field is used for providing better treatments and solutions to the patients. The…

right and wrong. Some people believe that morality can be enforced with stringent laws, while other people do not. There are different stories to both sides of this argument. Morality is different from person to person. Everyone has a different set of morals that are unique and different from others. Morality can’t be enforced by law. It should be up to the individual what is right and wrong. People will do what they want to do, no matter if their government enforces laws against their desired…

or culture, but may be morally wrong in another. I believe that an ethical relativist would conclude that this practice is completely moral. Because this practice is considered the “norm” and it is completely normal for young girls to be set up for marriage from a young age, this act is moral in the eyes of an ethical…

The objectivity of moral values has been questioned greatly through out time. So, do objective morals and values really exist? Or are we so enamored with the idea that there is a standard universal code to follow for guidance. In his piece “The Subjectivity of Values” J.L Mackie states that, “There are no objective values.”(Landau175) The moral subjectivists uphold the idea that moral claims are only true, if they are objectively true. But what makes these true? Consequently what establishes…