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    Ethics and morality may initially seem to be interchangeable words used to describe a code of conduct that society should follow in order to make informed decisions. However, they are in fact two separate entities that exist as individual codes of conduct, yet share a symbiotic relationship in decision making. Ethics can be described as the rules of behavior and demeanor as established by society, a certain sociological group of people, or a religion. Consequently, due to the nature of ethics, they

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    Freedom and morality, once we act a form of freedom we should always consider morality. Morality plays a big role in our actions and freedom, why? Because once we acknowledge our freedom or free will as a human person the morality sinks in and it identifies if our freedom must be acknowledged as the real freedom. Morality causes the world’s internal and external peace. Being a human person who always considers the real morality and identify correctly what is good and what is bad, or sometimes what

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    proposition that there are only two basic types of morality: slave morality and master morality. These types of morality Nietzsche proposes were initially formed when society was not actually made up of masters and slaves. In a society where masters were completely free and slaves simply had to do whatever their masters said. Based on their respective situations Nietzsche argues these two groups of people came up with two very different types of morality. Now of course there are no longer literal master

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    Samuel Pufendorf argues that morality is the product of God 's will primarily, and human will secondly, and is directed at the peaceful organization of humanity. “Moral entitities” are metaphysically superadded to physical entitites, so they are dependent on intelligent beings. Moral obligation, then, is grounded in the command of a superior (human or divine), and commands are morally compelling due to the dual factors of fear and respect for the “just” reasons behind them. Gottfried Leibniz, in

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    Cullen Lemieux Period 2 World literature Mr. Neely Ram’s Morality Many people struggle or debate over the topic of morality, and many people are mistaken as to who really judges what is moral or immoral. The only person who can decide whether an act is morally right or wrong is God. Within Slumdog Millionaire, there are many actions and ideas that can be considered morally good or morally bad according to the Christian views of morality. Ram Muhammad Thomas is debated over when it comes to the topic

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    coping with the perception of their sins, on a private and a public level. The outcome of dealing with their sin is extremely different. The theme of morality affects Hester and Dimmesdale as well. They have varying levels of morality and this changes during the course of the novel. In terms of the book, The Scarlet Letter, the theme of morality plays a large role in the sequence of events. The question is, who has stronger morals, Hester or Dimmesdale? Hester was the one to reveal the sin, even

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    Is morality relative? While some might believe there are absolute or unchangeable ethical truths, in Margaret Atwood’s novel, Oryx and Crake, moral standards are dependent on the social, historical, and economical context of the society. Through genetic modifications, deceitful capitalistic pursuits, and an inflated ego in humans, Atwood creates a society that depends on science and capitalism for moral guidance. Essentially, through the character of Crake, Atwood illustrates the dangers that extremist

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    Morality is a fascinating topic that has no concrete rules. It is a game created by man, where the rules exist only within the human psyche. When humans do not play the game, we end up with situations like Meursault’s who is sentenced to having his “head cut off in a public square in the name of the French people” (107) after being found guilty of killing an Arab man. However, the murder is not what earns him the death sentence, but instead his controversial outlook on life that defies the norm

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    Freedom and morality is connected to each other. We have freedom to do things and to decide things for ourselves. But morality teaches us to choose from the right and the wrong behavior. Morality is concerned about the values, conducts, and principles of a certain person while freedom is being able to make your own decisions and getting it done. These two have a big relationship with each other because they must be given importance in our lives. What is the deeper relationship between freedom and

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    Religion and Morality

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    RELIGION AND MORALITY (i)Examine the views of scholars concerning the idea that religion and morality are linked. In this essay I am going to be looking at all the different view points on why some people may think religion and morality are linked. I will talk about a few things that link them such as conscience, divine command ethics, Kant 's view and Aquinas ' view. Many people believe that morality is based upon religion and the rules written in the Bible and other holy books, although some

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