Value theory

Those individuals’ claims arise from that one can achieve a good life through moral values and considerations rather than monetary donations to the various organizations in society. That the “state of mind” significantly affects an individual’s ulterior actions, motives and “attitudes towards life.” Philosopher, Bertrand Russell’s reflection…

Aside from that it had no other value and only served as a means to an end. Gertie, however, has intrinsic value and “an action that does not acknowledge this intrinsic value is regarded as an immoral affront to human dignity.” (Smith 104). By not providing the drug for Gertie, the druggist did not acknowledge her intrinsic value, which is immoral and wrong. The “principle of utility states that actions or behaviors are right in…

there were two core types of morality, “Master morality” and “Slave morality.” He claims masters are creators of morality whilst slaves respond to masters because the masters are typically noble or brave. Slave morality values things like sympathy and kindness, while master morality values strength, pride, and power. Master morality weigh actions on a scale of good or bad consequences, unlike slave morality which measure actions on a scale of good or evil intentions. He also addresses slave…

1. Singer’s initial principle is as follows, “if it is in our power to prevent something bad from happening, without thereby sacrificing anything of comparable moral importance, we ought, morally, to do it” (866) According to Singer this is means that it one must prevent something bad or avoid cause any more damage events from happening but are not required to promote something good in return. (866) He goes on to explain that this principle only applies when we do not have to sacrifice anything…

with delayed effect, which will cause in the future at least catastrophic eco-phenomena at regional scale”. This type of altering of the earth is unethical, humans are crossing boundaries in regard to the respect the earth deserves for its intrinsic value. It is true that in modern day essential resources are needed for everyday life to be sustained, but we are not entitled to destroy the earth. Also, fracking increases the compromise between whether or not water found in certain time zones is…

Both Hobbes’ and Locke have very different descriptions of what morality in the state of nature would be like. People could argue that in Hobbes’ description of the state of nature morality is not necessarily a concern. People do not do things based on right and wrong, they do what pleases them. While Locke argues that everyone is give, at birth, a set of natural rights and obligations. All though in some instances there state of nature could be described as the same, how people’s morality plays…

Blake and Dahl, the Bad Boys People are born both innately good and bad. Throughout history, there are figures that one can look up to as symbols of innocence as well as symbols of evil. Literature has attempted to explain the differentiation between the two, often in a religious sense. “Genesis and Catastrophe” by Roald Dahl was written in 1962 and evaluates the birth of the infamous Adolf Hitler. In William Blake’s “The Tyger,” the author ponders the difference between good and evil in god’s…

Many wonder what is the root of all evil and most conclude that people are simply innately evil or have a darkness in them that is waiting to show itself. The topic of evil and where it really comes from has caused a debate among many people who take a variety of stances. One such person, William Golding, writes a novel called Lord of the Flies to display his position on the topic of evil. Through his character’s in Lord of the Flies, Golding conveys his opinion that humans are born with natural…

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The acronym TANSTAAFL stands for "There Aint No Such Thing As A Free Lunch." When we hear the word free, there needs to be a red flag go up because as the saying goes there ain't nothing free, as there are resource costs somewhere in the mix (Sexton, 2012). With scarcity, we have unlimited wants, and limited resources and competition can make it difficult for allocating resources and efficiency makes the economic pie as large as possible (Sexton, 2012). For firms to compete, they have to…