Universalism

3.3 CHARACTERISTICS OF VALUES When we think of our values, we contemplate of what is vital to us in our lifetimes (e.g. protection, autonomy, wisdom, accomplishment, kindness, pleasure). Every single of us holds countless values alongside varying degrees of importance. We can summarize the main features of the conception of basic values inherent in the writings of countless theorists and researchers as follows: • Values are beliefs. But they are beliefs tied inextricably to emotion, not…

This is an investigation of the role Leninism and Stalinism played in tensions between the Soviet Union and the United States prior to 1947. This investigation will attempt to answer the question: To what extent did Leninism and Stalinism contribute to pre-Cold War tensions between the Soviet Union and the United States? V. I. Lenin ‘Left-Wing’ Communism - An infantile disorder This primary source was written by Lenin in 1920 and was originally published in booklet form in Russian before…

1. Psychiatric diagnoses can also be seen as universalistic phenomenon spread worldwide, with major disorders present in most cultures (Escobar & Vega, 2006). Hmmm…. Correct me if I’m misunderstand what the Escobar is arguing in regards to the universalism of major diagnostic disorders and the clinical approach should be taken in the evaluation and assessment of cultural diverse population (cultural ethnic minority, women, LBGT, teens). The Escobar article argues that major psychiatric…

“For I reckon that the sufferings of this present time are not worthy to be compared with the glory which shall be revealed in us (blueletterbible.org).” The apostle Paul wrote these words in Romans 8:18 (KJV), words that apply to the present state of the Black Church. African-American’s, as a people in America, have suffered, bleed, and died over the course of history fighting for freedom, and equality. However, as stated in the aforementioned scripture, the suffering endured by…

Utilitarianism V. Pragmatism Over many centuries, ethics helped build the foundation of the laws we abide by today. Ethics are moral principles that control a person’s behavior/actions. Ethics is also known as moral philosophy, which is a branch of philosophy that rises up questions about morality. For instances, questions like is it good or bad, right or wrong, justice or crime. There are many types of ethics, one well-known type of ethic is normative ethics. Normative ethics is a type of…

Secularity in France targets the public sphere, the treatment of religious symbolism in French law raises issues of how the maintenance of secularity should go about in a nation, forcibly removing ‘visible religion’ from the public sphere, implies a lack of pluralism in a nation, laïcité then could be considered relatively undemocratic. What exactly was meant by ‘ostentatious’ is a matter of much debate, to what extent must a symbol of religious affiliation be ‘ostentatious’. This year, a 15…

Nowadays the world is facing the globalization. The word “Globalization” is origin from two different phrases, “global” that means worldwide and “lization” that means process. In general, the definition of Globalization is a comprehensive or worldwide process where everyone is not attached with the boundaries. In other words, each individual is allow to being connected and exchange each other’s information no matter wherever and whenever they are. The connection or relation might be through…

topics: Deontology and Utilitarianism. Utilitarianism is when actions which produce happiness have instrumental value, which is valuable for what it is not what is does. Deontology is when you can’t do something unless you would do it to everyone; universalism. We have been going over these acts morality for the past few weeks, and while doing so it has made me think of what category I would fall under; which I think is more toward Utilitarianism than Deontology. The second case study we went…

I will focus mainly on in Lynn Hunt’s Inventing Human Rights: A History is the seemingly implausible claim of how epistolary novels became the sole factor that helped ignite the spark of the human rights movement during the Enlightenment era. Although empathy is needed for one to support the cause of the human rights movement, it is highly doubtful that it rooted solely from the epistolary novels. Hunt’s point is easy to be refuted, as she claims something that is so tedious — how is it possible…

very well rounded sailor. He contracted a double hernia which always had him in eye range of his mother and his five older sisters. His grandfather William Greenleaf Eliot was known as the protégé of the dean of American Unitarianism “Unitarian Universalism is a liberal…