Wiccan morality

Aristotle and Kant have one major similarity. They both feel that the reasons behind an action are important in determining the moral worth of that action. I will demonstrate the differences between a person of Aristotelian virtue and a person who has Kantian moral worth in the following pages of this paper. I will also argue why Aristotle’s view is correct. The major differences between Aristotle and Kant are how they deem the reasons behind an action to have moral worth. Aristotle feels that…

William Shakespeare’s The Tempest is a story that brings up the issue of “man versus monster.” The “monster” of the story, Caliban, is the only native to the island on which the story takes place. Since he is lone native, he is not accustomed to interacting with humans, and therefore, his behavior appears to be animal-like; this is why the manner in which a person conducts him/herself is based off of learned behavior, rather than a natural sense of what is considered morally right and what is…

Analogy is greatly related to legal reasoning on many levels. The first being "The more relevant the similarities between primary and secondary analogues, the stronger the argument." (pg 527) As with legal reasoning, cases are based upon similarities. Let 's say Pole, a non-organic strawberry company, is being sued for claiming their product is "just as healthy as organic strawberries." Pole 's defense is that their strawberries look the same, smell the same and most importantly are the same…

Pro-Choice: Abortion For the past few years abortion has been one of the prominent controversial topics in America. Women are thought to be one of the most graceful individual; who are raised to countless standards, set to make little to no mistakes and always be nurturing. It has been and still believed that making the choice of contraception is merely just a decision of the woman, however in modern civilization some people argue that our rights to make that decision should be restricted or…

Almost all of the experiences we have in life teach us lessons. Although we may not realize it at the time, our actions impact us in a negative or positive way somewhere down the line. The choices we make will always stick with us and will shape us into who we are meant to be. Throughout my life, I have never followed one true moral philosophy. The people I’ve met, the places I’ve been and the experiences I’ve had have caused me to change me mind about many aspects of my life throughout the last…

Things are not always as they appear. In the second book of Gulliver’s Travels Jonathan Swift introduces “The Voyage to Brobdingnag.” Upon arriving at the island of the Brobdingnags, Gulliver meets and experiences a truly unconventional society of giant people. Gulliver is immediately captured and forced to navigate through their bizarre judicial system. Gulliver soon learns of their unorthodox ways. Throughout “The Voyage to Brobdingnag,” Jonathan Swift ridicules the Brobdingnag legal…

The Two Faces of a Political Coin A society depends greatly on the person who is leading it. If a leader is just and morally sound, his/her society prospers and flourishes. However, if a leader is corrupt and abuses his/her power, the society inevitably falls into turmoil and disaster. Suzanne Collins represents this through Katniss Everdeen, as she demonstrates through Katniss’s inner thoughts why President Alma Coin is eliminated and not given the chance to become leader of Panem. In…

Utilitarianism is making decisions that will bring out the most delight in the majority of people. Consequentialist and utility are the two fundamental principles that utilitarianism is based on. The consequentialist principle is what decides what is correct or incorrect based on the consequences. The utility principle is decided on which consequence is the best decided by the amount of satisfied or unsatisfied people. These principles introduce two formulations: act- and rule-utilitarianism.…

raise an objection to his argument and state his refutation of that objection. The objection raised is that charity and duty are separated by a line in our society which conflicts with Peter Singer’s argument. In the essay “Famine, Affluence, and Morality” Peter Singer addresses the idea that people…

Code of Ethics Code of ethics in business was first introduced back in the 1960’s as there were concerns in moral behavior of those entering their organization (DeSensi, 2010). A code of ethics are the suggested course of behavior or conduct that businesses, institutions in government and education, sporting teams, athletic organizations, religious groups, physicians, those that practice law and many other professional organizations, follow to ensure the integrity of the organization (DeSensi,…