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Perception and Deviance

In five pages the notion that deviance is based upon perceptions and therefore established by those in powerful positions that col...

The Ethical Issues Raised in the Film Wall Street

character: Gekko cannot perceive of any moral way of doing things and instead relates his job, his life, and his pursuits to his ...

Medical Ethics Issues and Catholic Hospitals

In eight pages the moral dilemmas several Catholic hospitals struggle with in terms of such medical issues as euthanasia and abort...

Scientific Psychology and Negative Consequences of the Dualism Between Mind and Body as Theorized by René Descartes

In two pages this paper examines that despite positive moral and religious consequences regarding Rene Descartes' dualism theory o...

Morality 'Seeming' and 'Being' in The Republic by Plato

of the perceptions of others. It is only the question of whether or not seeming and being are one in the same or whether there is...

Police Work Ethics and Moral Philosophy

In ten pages this paper examines law enforcement work in an assessment of ethics and moral philosophy with the Amadou Diallo case ...

Theories Regarding Power and Knowledge

In nine pages this paper examines several theoretical perspectives regarding power and knowledge including 'Discipline and Punish'...

Actions 'from' or 'in Duty Differences Defined by Immanuel Kant

moral philosophy. It is important to understand that Kant makes a clear distinction between perceiving and thinking, which he cre...

Moral Reasoning and Utilitarianism

This 8 page paper responds to the question of whether a utilitarian approach to moral reasoning is adequate. The writer first desc...

'The Stranger' by Albert Camus and the Character of Meursault and 'Siddhartha' by Hermann Hesse

In six pages these characters are philosophically analyzed from Stoic, Sophist, Cynic, Epicurean, and Cyreniac perspectives and ex...

Business and Moral Issues

In ten pages this research paper examines Shaw and Barry's business behavior case studies entitled Moral Issues in Business and an...

Friedrich Nietzsche on Morality

In five pages this paper examines a good and evil quote from the beginning of Friedrich Nietzsche's essay 'On the Genealogy of Mor...

Modern Life Issues and Theories of Morality

In ten pages this report discusses how moral theories address contemporary life issues with such ethical concepts as virtue, care,...

Film Philadelphia and Its Moral Dilemmas

In five pages this paper examines the film in terms of the moral dilemmas presented within and offers a condition alternative and ...

Development of Middle Childhood Ages Seven to Twelve

In eight pages this stage of child development is examines in a consideration of moral, psychosocial, mental or cognitive, and phy...

A Moral View of 'Thin Red Line'

In 8 pages, this paper evaluates the film by applying such moral theories as Kantianism and utilitarianism. There are 6 sources i...

Morality and Ethics

consider the fact that when one stretches his ethical judgment and attempts to justify an immoral act, it can be argued that there...

Product Safety Management and the Infamous Ford Pinto Case

7. Ford brought the Pinto to market in September 1970, in time for the 1971 models, as directed (Davidson, 1984). The development ...

Human Development and Its Major Theories

social psychology are one and the same; that organizations are the result of "repressed desires and ambivalent memories of ancient...

Global Moral Panic After the Attacks of September 11, 2001

The role of the media in shaping the publics perception that some societal groups present a threat is indeed powerful. In his cla...

Making Moral Decisions and Emotional Processing

benefits that can be derived from this kind of research, including a greater understanding of the role that emotions play in socia...

Piaget, Kohlberg, Erikson, Freud

The four psychologists discussed in this essay considered and emphasized different aspects of child development. Piaget offered st...

Defining and Using Ethics

refer to certain actions and ethics is the reasoning or rationale behind the actions. Morals may or may not have been subjected to...

Law Enforcement, Morality, and Ethics

in order for the public to have trust in law enforcement officers. This is particularly true as there is evidence that trust in la...

'Born to be Good?' by Celia Kitzinger Summarized and Discussed

1976). This concept is an extension of the Gala hypothesis explained by Dawkins (1976) in which "the global living world can be lo...

Morality Theory of Immanuel Kant

physical body to be sold, for the enjoyment of others, is tantamount to transforming the human body into a physical object. Kant...

Addiction and Kohlberg and Adler

and their attempts to fulfill their desires (Boeree, 1997). This leads to a lack of social interest or concern (Boeree, 1997). On...

Moral Education and Personal Philosophy

being more or less universally accepted, teachers tend to be reluctant to discuss character education and moral development (Richm...

Moral Conduct and the Philosophy of Immanuel Kant

nature of human thought. Kants stance is extremely rational. However, some of his maxims prove to be unworkable in regards to ce...

Moral and Ethical Decisions in Business

(Himma, 2003). Throughout their lifetime, individuals are presented with moral dilemmas and situations in which they must make a ...