Philosophy Essays

1. Psychological Egoism After reviewing Chapter 1 in your textbook and watching “Virtue Ethics,” find a contemporary article showing how the theory of psychological egoism in a corporation resulted in an ethical dilemma. Is there a way that the decision-making process within a large corporation can overcome this fact of …

1. In order to help you mentally organize what you have learned in this class presume that you are having a discussion with a friend who passionately asserts that humans are not really capable of moral reasoning, or if they don’t practice it very often. Instead your friend claims that …

1. Introduction Desai’s work is known for its rich and colorfullanguage, and detailed presentations ofsetting and character. Hullabaloo in theGuava Orchard presents a fictitious smalltown called Shahkot in North India. The townhas a mixed culture of traditional Indian socialnorms and of modern life, wherein therunaway Sampath Chawla, who just wants …

Measures of central tendency are also called measures of central location because they are single values that tends to describe a given set of data by identifying their central locations.In his book introduction to statistical methods and data analysis, R. Ott Longnecker argues that measures of central tendency seek to …

It overcomes the problems of acting on inclination and whether this does or doesn’t lead to moral behaviour. Inclination and emotions are too changeable and inconsistent to base morality on such feelings The Categorical Imperative is a powerful set of principles that prohibit acts that would commonly be considered wrong, …

Which of Kohlberg’s six stages of moral development would you say that Cynthia cooper had reached? Explain. She has reached the universal ethical orientation in which the meaning of right is explained by the decision of conscience in accord with self-chosen ethical principles appealing the logical comprehensiveness and universality. This …

1. From a Christian perspective, why did Marxist communism fail? From a Christian point of view, Marxism failed because of its atheistic qualities. Marx forbade and dismissed the practice of religion. Instead of allowing common religious beliefs to be incorporated or flow freely into Marxism, governments chose to censor religious …

What are the four types of essay organization discussed in the course readings? What characteristics make these essays expository? The four types of essay organization discussed in the course readings were topic, time order, space order, and informative process. The characteristics that make these essays expository are topic which is …

Philosophy originates with the Greek word philosophia, which translates as “the love of wisdom”. Philosophers are engaged in inquiry concerning the search for truth, the nature of universe and the meaning of human experience. Welch& Polifroni(1999). The aim of this paper is to compare and contrast the philosophical paradigms of …

Today people strive to leave an imprint on the world around them. Towards the beginning of adulthood people choose a path that allows them to take part in one of the integral roles of society. For those of us who choose the role of a nurse, we are expected to …