Zeno is noted for saying, in response to a slave who said "I was fated to steal " in objection to being flogged, "and to be flogged " (Long & Sedley, p. 389). ... And if our actions, or impulses, were caused by externals, then it would also mean that assent would be from external causes, since the Stoics believe that impulses must come from asset (Long & Sedley, p. 317). ... The Lazy Argument runs that if I become sick, and it is my fate to be healed, then I do not need to go to the doctor since it is my fate to be healed. Or if my fate were to not be healed, then going to the doctor would hav...

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Enron Lapses in Ethical Decision Making Enron Lapses in Ethical Decision Making In today's current day society, when the word "Enron" is mentioned, the first thought that comes out of people's minds is un-ethical, lack of leadership, and financially corrupt. These are the three reasons...

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For example, if (while in a drunken rage) I had promised to kill someone, that would probably not be a good promise to keep. ... I think people are already looking to find happiness in some way, shape or form. I think it's a bit odd that Mill uses this as a basis for a moral. I feel that it should be understood already that people will do whatever necessary to attain happiness but why would it automatically become a moral to abide by. ... Mill deals with the objection to the baseness of his theory in the following way: "To suppose that life has (as [detractors] express it) no higher en...

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