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Ethics & MoralityEthics: DARE YOU IGNORE IT?
17 Posts • 6066 Views Philosophy Forum |
Ethics are plural and yet apply to everyone? The law is fail safe? Such an assertion scotches precisely what the issue is here: which is, to wit, that moral injunctions, if they are mere laws, command... |
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How should we live our lives?
7 Posts • 3170 Views Philosophy Forum |
I understand totally. Its basically you wanting to be you and do what you believe.
I think you should have a look at some moral philosophers and ethics. To see what you agree with and what you dont!... |
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GodWhy Question God's Existence
45 Posts • 12380 Views Philosophy Forum |
To the detractors... pointing out shortcomings and crytical analysis are not as difficult as coming up with a method of communicating the concepts behind moral codes that hold our society together.... |
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is this considered philosophy/izing?
13 Posts • 3754 Views Philosophy Forum |
Everything is philosophy:
- philosophy of metaphysics
- philosophy of epistemology
- philosophy of ethics
- philosophy of logic
- philosophy of mind
- philosophy of math
- philosophy of religio... |
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Human Nature & EmotionArtificial Intelligence
15 Posts • 4581 Views Philosophy Forum |
How will you make a computer dream? Are you sure you can do that. AI is a fun topic. There was a movie I remeber watching where they made a boy robot with human emotions, it was the first of its kind.... |
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IslamWhat's Wrong With Islams Leaders?
85 Posts • 22876 Views Religion Forum |
Once there was a thing called a Bar Association. To be a lawyer, you had to belong to it. There was a strict code of ethics, if you didn't abide by this code, you would be unbarred and could not... |
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God in ReligionThe Problem of Evil
202 Posts • 41501 Views Religion Forum |
I have never read the bible and only heard rumours about it. God sounds so vengeful from what I've heard. YOU WILL BE JUDGED. YOU WILL PAY FOR YOUR SINS. Jeez that's intimidation. Is life all a test w... |
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Socrates vs. Marx- In Soccer
1 Posts • 1907 Views Photos, Videos & Music Forum |
Greek vs Germans in Philosophy Soccer. It may seem dull at first, but stick to the end. Just seeing them in their clothes is hilarious enough,
When there's a goal:
"Hegel is arguing tha... |
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Ethics & MoralityWhy didn't traditional Marxist theory focus on ethical values?
5 Posts • 3229 Views Philosophy Forum |
Why didn't traditional Marxist theory focus on ethical values?
I have been reading this book and the author states that Marx did not care about ethical values, but the author does not really e... |
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Ethics & MoralityIs Morality an Open and Closed Matter?
3 Posts • 2957 Views Philosophy Forum |
Captain Dave will under no circumstance torture a prisoner (open morality). Captain Jim will torture a prisoner when he considers such action will save the lives of his platoon (closed morality).
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Emotional effect of overcrowding.
2 Posts • 2048 Views Talk Talk |
That sounds like an interesting social experiment, not sure what the ethics commitees would make of it today though?
I would say it has something to do with power struggles and who has the dominant p... |
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Gender PsychologyIf women ruled the world...
61 Posts • 16679 Views Psychology Forum |
If women ruled the world there would be fewer wars and less poltical corruption. There would be gender equality. Economies would change. Laws would change. Ethics would change. Religions would change.... |
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War & TerrorismExcerp: Rape-Slaying in Iraq by US Soldiers
0 Posts • 1892 Views Politics & Current Events Forum |
No matter how pure principles are; living through our times whilst attemting to have principles or ethics will always endure an amount of hippocracy. Every time I start my car I'm doing harm from... |
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Famous PhilosophersFriendship Philosopher
4 Posts • 3262 Views Philosophy Forum |
I haven't looked into contemporary philosophers who discuss friendship - do you need to be in touch with a current philosopher for the information you're seeking?
If not, then as Hypatia... |
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Christianitycommandments
68 Posts • 15067 Views Religion Forum |
I was asked the same moral connundrum (sp?) in my Ethics class. In my opinion, there's only one way out of this: JUMP THE GUY!! Beat him up or get the gun out of his hands and somehow constrain h... |
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Religion & HumanityReligious beliefs
48 Posts • 15480 Views Religion Forum |
An increase in population is a problem, but worse, our knowledge of science. In history as far back as you can go, the terrible things we have done? Today, we still do these terrible things, but what... |
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EconomySix Principles of Global Manipulation
16 Posts • 6357 Views Politics & Current Events Forum |
Hi, I was hoping you would continue your argument. *devil*
Now what do Eisenhower, Reagan and Bush and Bush have in common? What is the resource upon which all industrial economies depend? What was... |
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Alternative BeliefsGod = The Universe
72 Posts • 21765 Views Religion Forum |
pickup: “Yeah but science is aside from reason by reason I mean common sense the soft sciences like philosophy particularly ethics and psychology of the human mind as well as literature, religio... |
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GodWhere do the ideas in religion come from?
42 Posts • 12177 Views Philosophy Forum |
i guess that god is important in every person's life no matter wut religion that person believes in but a being tends to feel an emoitional support of any kind from a greater source of intellegen... |
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Vegetarianism
30 Posts • 9478 Views Talk Talk |
Hey heyjme1,
Once again, I like and respect your answers and stance on my issues. I have to admit to being a little confused of the meaning of your first paragraph. I think I disagree with you? (if... |
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ChristianityA wrong reason to go to church?
15 Posts • 10453 Views Religion Forum |
The church just tries to control people by saying it is wrong for people to go to church for social reasons. I believe church is a waste of time just sitting in the pew listening to one man speak his... |
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A Universal Morality that Works??
1 Posts • 2159 Views Talk Talk |
A review of "Universally Preferable Behavior: A Rational Proof of Secular Ethics", by Stefan Molyneux
(Sold here: http://www.lulu.com/content/12 70751)
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Moral philosophers conside... |
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Religion & HumanityIntelligence and value
6 Posts • 2948 Views Religion Forum |
if i understand what your saying, i agree with you. ethical values do not need a religous standpoint to come from. most ethical values are just the logical basic rules needed for humaqns to peacefully... |
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Habits & BehaviorCharacter
3 Posts • 2486 Views Psychology Forum |
Your character is the result of a number of influences. Firstly, you've got your unique birth chart, and all the different planets and their positions give the starting blocks for your individual... |
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God in ReligionQuestioning his Behaviour
284 Posts • 49559 Views Religion Forum |
The behavior of Atheists is subject to the same rules of sociology, psychology, and neurophysiology that govern the behavior of all members of our species.
Exaclty why Atheists also are subject to... |
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