Essays on Philosophical Theories

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A Detailed Review of The Natural Law Theory

4 pages / 1941 words

Natural law theory holds that the concept which we have come to understand as law is significantly reflective of the moral judgments and standards that are exercised in society. Law, according to natural law theory, is simply a mirrored reflection of a societal “natural moral...

Natural Law

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Understanding The Pacifism Ideology and Belief

5 pages / 2163 words

The belief of pacifism has been followed by some of the most sagacious leaders in the world. We must ask ourselves, is there a reason for this? Pacifism is defined as “the belief that any violence, including war, is unjustifiable under any circumstances, and that...

Pacifism

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The Cons of Pacifism

1 page / 671 words

Naverson starts his critique of pacifism by claiming the term is not well-defined, and there can be many variations of it; he believes people use the term differently because several different doctrines have labeled themselves as pacifism. His refutation focuses on the view that it...

Pacifism

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How Perfectionism Affects Pacifism

3 pages / 1155 words

Introduction Many thinkers have always believed that pacifism is a worldview that isn’t realistic or achievable due to its stringent requirements. Although many find this unrealistic, people still tend to embrace this ideology. This essay will provide a firm explanation of the values, beliefs, and...

Pacifism

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Understanding Moral Relativism and Utilitarianism

2 pages / 758 words

Moral Relativism & Utalitarianism Moral values surely differ from society to society. This is the charm that makes up our world and allows us to evaluate and consider different methodologies and opinions. Typically, different cultural factors of one society’s environment such as weather, religion, population...

Relativism

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Evaluation of The Weaknesses of Relativism Theory

3 pages / 1245 words

The belief that all people and cultures have different values, or relativism, is not a controversial topic. Philosophers and ordinary people alike understand that groups as well as individuals disagree on morally charged subjects to an extent. Many times, ethnically different groups express the same...

Relativism

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Analysis of Plato's Idea of Education

1 page / 477 words

The whole range of the educational system would be in part physical, in part intellectual, and in part moral. If a man cannot withstand moral temptation, then he might sacrifice the interest of the society in order to satisfy his own interests. The process of...

Knowledge Philosophy of Education Plato

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The Mission of a School

1 page / 650 words

The mission of a school is based upon what the school intends to achieve in a more physical and academic way as set out by the head teacher. For example “ To create a happy, secure and stimulating learning environment in which all members of...

Philosophy of Education

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Features of The Banking Concept of Education

1 page / 419 words

Reveals its fundamentally narrative character. This relationship involves a narrating Subject (the teacher) and patient, listening objects (the students). The contents, whether values or empirical dimensions of reality, tend in the process of being narrated to become lifeless and petrified. Education is suffering from narration...

Philosophy of Education

219

Developing Effective Communication in Health and Social Care

4 pages / 1927 words

In this assignment I will explain the principal psychological perspectives and assessing the different psychological approaches to study. The main psychological perspective An approach is a perspective that involves specific norms of the human behaviour, the way they function, which aspects of them are worthy...

Effective Communication Humanism Social Care

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"Environmental and Social Justice Movement" in The Book Blessed Unrest by Paul Hawken

2 pages / 728 words

The first two chapters of the book Blessed Unrest by Paul Hawken, introduces the environmental movement he explores in the book. The book is about the many non-profit groups and community organizations, dedicated to many different causes, which Hawken calls the “environmental and social justice...

Environmentalism Social Justice

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The Book Blessed Unrest by Paul Hawken

1 page / 557 words

Blessed Unrest by Paul Hawken, introduces the reader to the environmental movement explored by him. The book gives information to the reader about the many non-profit groups and organizations working on many different environmental causes, which Hawken calls the “environmental and social justice movement.” It...

Environmentalism

222

The Central Theme of Moral (cultural) Relativism

3 pages / 1375 words

This paper covers the central theme of Moral (Cultural) Relativism. It is essentially the idea that morally acceptable conduct is determined and set by culture. The key factor is that the moral codes of a certain culture are usually different when compared to another. This...

Cultural Relativism Relativism

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The Tabula Rasa Theory, Its Key Points and an Argument in Its Favor

2 pages / 805 words

The term Tabula Rasa suggests that we are born as a “blank slate”, implying that we are born without any form of conscious knowledge whatsoever, and that we gain our information through sense experience of the world. In this essay, I will be arguing in...

Tabula Rasa Theory

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Critical Review of Tabula Rasa Theory and The Issues It Concerns

2 pages / 759 words

The seventeenth and eighteenth centuries represented a period in which radical changes took place in society. John Locke’s theory of tabula rasa described how the “mind was like a blank sheet of paper upon which ideas are imprinted”  . In short, his theory rationalized that...

Tabula Rasa Theory

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John Rawl's Perspective on Moral Responsibility and Ignorance

2 pages / 729 words

What kind of world would you formulate if you were conscious before you were born, but you didn’t know the circumstances you would be born into? Philosopher John Rawls uses this thought experiment to argue for the moral responsibility of creating a just world. He...

Ignorance Just Society

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Political Philosophy of Anarchism

1 page / 483 words

Anarchy is the condition of a society, entity, group of people, or a single person that rejects hierarchy. The word originally meant leaderlessness, but in 1840 Pierre-Joseph Proudhon adopted the term in his treatise “What Is Property?” to refer to a new political philosophy: anarchism,...

Just Society Political Philosophy

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Are Utilities The Base of Morality: Literary Analysis of Mill's Argumentation

1 page / 498 words

Mill describes how utilities are the basis for morality. He describes this as the greatest happiness principle, saying that “actions are right in proportion as they tend to promote happiness, wrong in proportion as they tend to produce the reverse of happiness” (Mill 5). By...

Euthyphro Dilemma John Stuart Mill

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The Dualistic Relationship Between Religion and Ethics and Their Main Points

5 pages / 2242 words

The link between religion and ethics is, and historically has been, of utmost importance, not only for theologians and philosophers, but also for human society as a whole, as it leads us to consider to role of religion in our society (Austin, 2006:2). The above...

Euthyphro Dilemma