For example, some believe that our economic system brings fourth " competitiveness" and that some people are born criminals, and that women are more emotional than men (Wilken Lanoil, 1996). ... Watson argued that no human beings are any less evolved than another. ... Watson ten decided that learning-nurture was more credible to human behavior than biology-nature (Infancy and the child 1997, p.105). ... When one reaches the conventional level of this step ladder for moral development is the " what is right vs. what is wrong" stage in which one tries to distinguish between the two th...

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Therefore, it is more permissible to allow one person to die, rather than five. ... If you examine this case the same way as the previous, then it would seem to suggest that the doctor would be right in killing one patient in order to save five. ... Foot argues that this distinction between positive and negative duties supports why different situations of saving one person vs. saving five result in different perspectives of moral permissibility. ... In cases where both positive and negative duties are weighed against each other, there is more of an obligation to act in the interest of fulf...

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Huck Finn The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn: Social Class vs. ... Instead, Huck stays true to his friendship and holds true to morals rather than what society dictates as right. ... He tortures Jim by forcing him tame snakes and rats and by making him wait for his freedom, and then he almost costs him his freedom. ... Tom is from a well-off family is of a higher social class and also much less moral than those of the lower classes such as Huck and Jim. ... Even though Miss Watson seems to feel guilty and reluctant about selling Jim, the main point is that she does because money, in the u...

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The Tao Te Ching would teach to "Express yourself completely, then keep quiet." ... "Shallow understanding from people of good will is more frustrating than absolute misunderstanding from people of ill will. Lukewarm acceptance is much more bewildering than outright rejection." ... Throughout the letter he cites numerous Biblical references and through these he not only appeals to the Christian nature of the ministers which would be his audience, but also to compare the good vs. evil mentality to modern social convention. ... The Tao would teach non-action is actually better than taking mat...

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For example if a large and powerful country that was in need badly of food and millions of people were to starve, then it would be considered ok to take over a country which had only about a thousand people and take their food, which leaves them starving and dying. ... Also, placing intentions rather than outcomes at the center of his moral theory makes for more negativity than he intended. Kant says that a good act without a moral intent has no value, but then why would anyone want to be on the receiving end of a moral intention that's going to end up an unjust action. ...

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King believed that if you wanted unity and peace among the races then you could not take the path of violence to achieve that. ... King, thinks that the "ends" are more important than the way you achieve your goal. ... King shows that his own conscience is more important than acquiring your goals. ...

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