Virtues of Ultima

“There is no passion to be found playing small - in settling for a life that is less than the one you are capable of living,” as stated by Nelson Mandela meaning that nothing should stop anyone from being living a good life and ultimately the life they want to live. To start living the best life possible is to be generous in everything from one’s time to money, to just simple words of encouragement. Similarly, it is important to always appreciate everything and to never take what one has for…

Smoking before the game One of the ethical dilemma I faced, involved sports. I dated this girl for a while, and I go to the football games at her school, she was in band. But what I started noticing was the team never seemed to win, and I leaned that one reason was most would go out smoking weed before the game. Most of the main players in Dixies Greyhounds team hung around each other, and also smoked together which impacted the whole team. Also most of the band would meet up and hang out with…

B.R. Ambedkar once said, ”Unlike a drop of water which loses its identity when it joins the ocean, man does not lose his being in the society in which he lives. Man's life is independent. He is born not for the development of the society alone, but for the development of his self,” (Demakis, 415). This quote is contrasting a drop of water to a man, saying that despite the fact that water loses its form when it joins the ocean, man itself is individual and joins but does not conform to society.…

A “Catcher in the Rye” is characterized as a person who tries to protect other people’s innocence. This means keeping a person shielded from all the horrors and hardships of the modern world. Holden Caulfield strives to be a “Catcher in the Rye”, his only problem is his desires don’t always point him in this direction. Inside Holden’s unpredictable conscience lies two “Holden’s”. The Carnal Holden who wants to procreate and maybe even start a relationship, Also the more collected “Holden” who…

Plato’s Republic is widely regarded as one of the most important philosophical works of all time, which contemplates some of humanities most challenging questions. What is justice? And what type of life should one lead? These ideas are set out by Glaucon and Adeimantus in The Republic and attempt to determine whether a just life is more valuable than an unjust life. Socrates responds to this challenge by concluding that the just life is worth more than the unjust, however not even Socrates’s…

A Separation is a 2011 Iranian drama, set in present-day Iran, directed by Asghar Farhadi. The movie revolves around religiosity, ethics and love. The movie is a roller-coaster of different emotions and events. It deals with different relationships in an Iranian context. The movie starts with a couple, Simin and Nader, in front of a magistrate having a divorce hearing. Simin sees divorces as the only option to be able to move abroad to have a better life for her daughter, since Nader doesn’t…

In Plato’s, Five Dialogues, inklings of the Hobbesian notion of the social contract begin to assemble within the dialogue of Crito as the theory of tacit consent is explored. At the start of the dialogue, Crito proposes that Socrates should escape from Athenian prison with his assistance, however, Socrates is adamant against an attempted escape, arguing [from the polis’ perspective] that, “Whoever of you remains…has in fact come to an agreement with us [the polis] to obey our [the polis’]…

The Significance of Ethics Ideals are immensely influential to a person’s behavior -- whether it be in a positive or negative manner. When people have strong core beliefs and values about any subject in particular, they account it into their everyday lives. Ideals, including religion, have specific morals and values which people choose to follow. These values shape who they are because of the beliefs within the religion that are being taught. The influence of people’s ideals shapes their…

In the “Letter to Menoeceus”, Epicurus argues that pleasure is the only essential good that people seek. He argues that pleasure is the only thing that people should pursue for its own sake. In this paper, I will make that the argument that pleasure or pain’s absence are not the only things worth pursuing for their own sake. Epicurus—a psychological hedonist—argues that “the end of all our actions is to be free of pain and fear” (Epicurus, par. 6). To summarize his argument, he states that…

There are many very different, yet important themes in Frasier’s “The Good Son”. One of these important themes is sacrifice. Sacrifice is important to this episode because it appears in several characters. It is shown in both the main characters, Frasier and Martin, as well as the minor character, Niles. Sacrifice shows up in the main character, Frasier, many different times. Firstly, in the scene where Martin moves in, Frasier is sacrificing the amount of space to himself in his apartment. He…