Articles related to "Morality"
Medical Research and Morality
There are several sites for reference to medical research and addiction and an enlightening article on how to incorporate morality with the disease concept.
• alcoholism • alcoholism • morality • morality • disease concept
There are several sites for reference to medical research and addiction and an enlightening article on how to incorporate morality with the disease concept.
• alcoholism • alcoholism • morality • morality • disease concept
Does Morality Require Religion?
Does God's command make something pious or does rather the fact that something is pious make God command us to do it?
• euthyphro atheism • god • classic texts • morality • ethics
Does God's command make something pious or does rather the fact that something is pious make God command us to do it?
• euthyphro atheism • god • classic texts • morality • ethics
Ethics and Morality
There has come to be a difference in how the terms "Ethics" and "Morality" are used. There is also a difference between what makes for right conduct according to two basic sorts of morality.
• deontology • utilitarianism • ethics • morality • greatest happiness
There has come to be a difference in how the terms "Ethics" and "Morality" are used. There is also a difference between what makes for right conduct according to two basic sorts of morality.
• deontology • utilitarianism • ethics • morality • greatest happiness
Teaching Morality
Classroom techniques to teach middle schoolers how to "do the right thing" in their everyday lives.
• teaching morality • what would you do • ccd • religion class techniques • classroom techniques
Classroom techniques to teach middle schoolers how to "do the right thing" in their everyday lives.
• teaching morality • what would you do • ccd • religion class techniques • classroom techniques
15. The New Morality
A Lutheran view of morality in light of our salvation. Morality is neither relative nor an option, but as redeemed Children of God, we strive to live as God wants us to live. This includes recognizing sin and repenting (literally "turning away from") that sin.
• lutheran • morality • morals • church • christianity
A Lutheran view of morality in light of our salvation. Morality is neither relative nor an option, but as redeemed Children of God, we strive to live as God wants us to live. This includes recognizing sin and repenting (literally "turning away from") that sin.
• lutheran • morality • morals • church • christianity
7TH HEAVEN's Identity Crises: Morality vs. Reality
A review of the WB/CTV series 7th Heaven and how an obsession with portraying morality on the small screen can often lead to bad writing.
• 7th heaven • the wb • morality • family • review
A review of the WB/CTV series 7th Heaven and how an obsession with portraying morality on the small screen can often lead to bad writing.
• 7th heaven • the wb • morality • family • review
Debatable Morality-Cloning The Tasmanian Tiger
discussion behind cloning the Tasmanian Tiger
• cloning • morality • tasmanian tiger • extinct • dna
discussion behind cloning the Tasmanian Tiger
• cloning • morality • tasmanian tiger • extinct • dna
Foundation series : Enlightened morality (I)
In this first part, I discuss what morality means in a rational context, and examine two spiritual issues.
• morality • value • values • virtue • virtues
In this first part, I discuss what morality means in a rational context, and examine two spiritual issues.
• morality • value • values • virtue • virtues
Foundation series : Enlightened morality (II)
In the second half of this article on the fundamentals of morality, I examine two complex spiritual issues.
• individualism • individual • self • time • temporal
In the second half of this article on the fundamentals of morality, I examine two complex spiritual issues.
• individualism • individual • self • time • temporal
Goodness Versus Morality and the Bible
The Bible contains the seeds for spiritual growth toward choosing the right things for the right reasons; for seeking the highest good of all concerned.
• bible • literal thinking • orthodoxg • morality • moralizing
The Bible contains the seeds for spiritual growth toward choosing the right things for the right reasons; for seeking the highest good of all concerned.
• bible • literal thinking • orthodoxg • morality • moralizing
The Arthurian saga: fairy tale, folktale, mystery, morality play
King Arthur tale appeals to many people because it has elements of a fairy tale, a folktale, a historical mystery, and a morality play--all in one sweeping saga.
• king arthur • arthur • historical mystery • morality play • fairy tale
King Arthur tale appeals to many people because it has elements of a fairy tale, a folktale, a historical mystery, and a morality play--all in one sweeping saga.
• king arthur • arthur • historical mystery • morality play • fairy tale
Gay Gene: Implications and Dilemma
The largely unexplored problem of finding a genetic cause of homosexuality and how it could be exploited to carry out human rights violations by terminating gay foetuses
• homosexuality • gay gene • abortion • law • dna
The largely unexplored problem of finding a genetic cause of homosexuality and how it could be exploited to carry out human rights violations by terminating gay foetuses
• homosexuality • gay gene • abortion • law • dna
Karma and Ethics
Without a practical definition of scientific ethics and pragmatic application of philosophy science and technology are becoming increasingly dangerous.
• medical ethics • scientific ethics • karma • stem cell • naturalism
Without a practical definition of scientific ethics and pragmatic application of philosophy science and technology are becoming increasingly dangerous.
• medical ethics • scientific ethics • karma • stem cell • naturalism
Moral Failure
The morality we've striven for since the 1960's has failed us.
• morality • the other • perspectives • cultures • leniency
The morality we've striven for since the 1960's has failed us.
• morality • the other • perspectives • cultures • leniency
The Savage Garden
The Savage Garden is the new novel by Mark Mills, winner of the John Creasey Award for The Whaleboat House, and screenwriter of The Reckoning and Morality Play
• mark mills • the savage garden • john creasey award • the whaleboat house • the reckoning
The Savage Garden is the new novel by Mark Mills, winner of the John Creasey Award for The Whaleboat House, and screenwriter of The Reckoning and Morality Play
• mark mills • the savage garden • john creasey award • the whaleboat house • the reckoning
What is Truth?
Perhaps the most controversial aspect to Christianity is its claim to exclusive Truth. It is a claim that dates back to Jesus, but is it warranted?
• truth • christ • pilate • jesus • christianity
Perhaps the most controversial aspect to Christianity is its claim to exclusive Truth. It is a claim that dates back to Jesus, but is it warranted?
• truth • christ • pilate • jesus • christianity
Who should he kill?
A folktale about a boy who has to make a choice about who his father is. Do genetics trump kindness?
• african folktales • reader decides stories • father folktales • arabs • african fables
A folktale about a boy who has to make a choice about who his father is. Do genetics trump kindness?
• african folktales • reader decides stories • father folktales • arabs • african fables
Wordsworth’s ‘Michael’
William Wordsworth's "Michael" is a narrative, pastoral poem with 484 unrimed lines. The speaker's purpose is to praise the rural life, lived close to nature.
• wordsworth’s ‘michael’ • nature and morality • pastoral • grasmere • town-end
William Wordsworth's "Michael" is a narrative, pastoral poem with 484 unrimed lines. The speaker's purpose is to praise the rural life, lived close to nature.
• wordsworth’s ‘michael’ • nature and morality • pastoral • grasmere • town-end
A Few Tough Birds
Bossy, opinionated, of a certain age, and usually mezzo -- some operatic ladies can really cause their leading characters misery! Gather up ye protective armor, and see how.
• opera • operetta • britten • weill • offenbach
Bossy, opinionated, of a certain age, and usually mezzo -- some operatic ladies can really cause their leading characters misery! Gather up ye protective armor, and see how.
• opera • operetta • britten • weill • offenbach
Baseball Dreams
We all have struggled to be accepted by our friends. Joey just needs someone to listen to him...
• baseball • story • tale • practice • acceptance
We all have struggled to be accepted by our friends. Joey just needs someone to listen to him...
• baseball • story • tale • practice • acceptance
Columnist's Collection Comforting
Reviews of newspaper columnist's collected work and a philosophical discussion of race.
• columnist • collection • race • philosophy • way home
Reviews of newspaper columnist's collected work and a philosophical discussion of race.
• columnist • collection • race • philosophy • way home
Diversity in the Marketplace Means Challenges for Parents
Austin Powers has sold big at the box office, and apparently at Toys R Us. Who's to blame when kids find provocative toys in environments believed to be kid-friendly?
• austin powers • toys r us • children • toy store • morality
Austin Powers has sold big at the box office, and apparently at Toys R Us. Who's to blame when kids find provocative toys in environments believed to be kid-friendly?
• austin powers • toys r us • children • toy store • morality
Does the mainstream media need a morality watch?
Just 'say no' to any efforts to legislate morality outside the home. It's failed before and it'll fail again!
• media issues • media morality • hollywood • jesse jackson • gary north
Just 'say no' to any efforts to legislate morality outside the home. It's failed before and it'll fail again!
• media issues • media morality • hollywood • jesse jackson • gary north
Going Solo: More on Masturbation
Offers information on masturbation in a positive, affirmative way.
• masturbation • masturbate • female masturbation • clitoral stimulation • morality of masturbation
Offers information on masturbation in a positive, affirmative way.
• masturbation • masturbate • female masturbation • clitoral stimulation • morality of masturbation
If Kindergarten Teachers Ruled the World
This provides a satirical what might happen if kindergarten teachers ran the world instead of politicians.
• politics • education • morality • international politics • war
This provides a satirical what might happen if kindergarten teachers ran the world instead of politicians.
• politics • education • morality • international politics • war
Let Them Eat Their Moral Cake
Are nations to be held to the same moral standards that we apply to individuals?
• politics • morality • ethics • nations • nation states
Are nations to be held to the same moral standards that we apply to individuals?
• politics • morality • ethics • nations • nation states
Our Machiavellian Rights, and The Liberties They Betray
As we are all aware Machiavellianism is a political art, most construed in a repose, and deceit like mannerism. We as a society have allowed this kind dishonesty to teach us selfishness is a Right, and Liberties are overabundantly worth giving up. I’m here to say that Liberties are all we have! And that ‘rights,’ don’t even exist!
• liberty • right • law • preventive • republic
As we are all aware Machiavellianism is a political art, most construed in a repose, and deceit like mannerism. We as a society have allowed this kind dishonesty to teach us selfishness is a Right, and Liberties are overabundantly worth giving up. I’m here to say that Liberties are all we have! And that ‘rights,’ don’t even exist!
• liberty • right • law • preventive • republic
Religion and Politics
Liberal Christians and liberal politicians have an imperative to find harmony during this election year
• liberal • conservative • democrat • republican • politics
Liberal Christians and liberal politicians have an imperative to find harmony during this election year
• liberal • conservative • democrat • republican • politics
Satan as a tool of evasion
Belief in Satan is an excuse for ignoring the complex reality of evil.
• satan • belief • evil • morality • moral
Belief in Satan is an excuse for ignoring the complex reality of evil.
• satan • belief • evil • morality • moral
The Moral Ape
Are humans really all that different from other animals? This article examines some of the evidence.
• morality • apes • primates • evolution • differences
Are humans really all that different from other animals? This article examines some of the evidence.
• morality • apes • primates • evolution • differences
The Picture of Dorian Gray: Self Portraits and Lost Souls
An overview of <i>The Picture of Dorian Gray</i> and an argument that Dorian's soul is not the only one captured on canvas.
• oscar wilde • dorian gray • bosie • lord alfred douglas • homosexuality
An overview of <i>The Picture of Dorian Gray</i> and an argument that Dorian's soul is not the only one captured on canvas.
• oscar wilde • dorian gray • bosie • lord alfred douglas • homosexuality
Waterlily: the practice of pleasure
A reading by Annie Dillard stirs musings on religion, pleasure, the poetry of Rumi, and the beauty of a waterlily.
• annie dillard • rumi • poetry • poems • waterlily
A reading by Annie Dillard stirs musings on religion, pleasure, the poetry of Rumi, and the beauty of a waterlily.
• annie dillard • rumi • poetry • poems • waterlily
Why does the devil have all the good tunes?
This is a summary of the history of the English music hall.
• music hall • george laybourne • marie lloyd • morality music halls • variety
This is a summary of the history of the English music hall.
• music hall • george laybourne • marie lloyd • morality music halls • variety
Batman and Ethics
The most recent Batman movie deals with questions about ethics, morality, and the utilitarian principle.
• ethics and morality of batman dark knight • utilitarian principle in the movies • making morally sound decisions • the felicific calculus maximizing happiness • decision-making based on common good
The most recent Batman movie deals with questions about ethics, morality, and the utilitarian principle.
• ethics and morality of batman dark knight • utilitarian principle in the movies • making morally sound decisions • the felicific calculus maximizing happiness • decision-making based on common good
Kant's Categorical Imperative
The question of choosing one's moral path in life is never an easy one. Within the philosophy of Immanuel Kant, however, is one method of doing just that.
• immanuel kant • categorical imperative • theories about morality • kant's philosophy • moral philosophy
The question of choosing one's moral path in life is never an easy one. Within the philosophy of Immanuel Kant, however, is one method of doing just that.
• immanuel kant • categorical imperative • theories about morality • kant's philosophy • moral philosophy
Rome's Fall From Power
Rome, a power in ancient times, lasted for nearly 1000 years. The reasons for its fall are numerous and some main contributors to its downfall will be discussed.
• fall • roman empire • rome • ostragoths • demise
Rome, a power in ancient times, lasted for nearly 1000 years. The reasons for its fall are numerous and some main contributors to its downfall will be discussed.
• fall • roman empire • rome • ostragoths • demise
The Most Important List You Will Ever Make,The Most Important List You Will Ever Make
A look at a list that every person probably has in their heads, but which is so crucial that it should be written down on paper and monitored and changed throughout life.,A look at a list that every person probably has in their heads, but which is so crucial that it should be written down on paper and monitored and changed throughout life.
• life • teen • priorities • morality • success
A look at a list that every person probably has in their heads, but which is so crucial that it should be written down on paper and monitored and changed throughout life.,A look at a list that every person probably has in their heads, but which is so crucial that it should be written down on paper and monitored and changed throughout life.
• life • teen • priorities • morality • success
Anthony Comstock, Moral Crusader
Anthony Comstock's early life experiences fueled his fight against immorality in the 19th century, and his efforts can still be seen today.
• anthony comstock • white sex slave trade • sexual purity in the gilded age • gilded age new york • prostitution in the gilded age
Anthony Comstock's early life experiences fueled his fight against immorality in the 19th century, and his efforts can still be seen today.
• anthony comstock • white sex slave trade • sexual purity in the gilded age • gilded age new york • prostitution in the gilded age
Bolivian Indigenous Revolution
In Bolivia, there is a neo-conservative backlash against Andean aboriginal peoples who are seeking to build a pluralist state in which native peoples have autonomy.
• aboriginal autonomy • aboriginal sovereignty • bolivian indigenous • andean culture • western modernity
In Bolivia, there is a neo-conservative backlash against Andean aboriginal peoples who are seeking to build a pluralist state in which native peoples have autonomy.
• aboriginal autonomy • aboriginal sovereignty • bolivian indigenous • andean culture • western modernity
Child Molestation
Politicans take the high road when orating on the horrors of child sex crimes but their attempts to balance victims rights and those of the accused sometimes defy reason.
• child molestation • sex crime • child sex crime • victim's rights • sexual predators
Politicans take the high road when orating on the horrors of child sex crimes but their attempts to balance victims rights and those of the accused sometimes defy reason.
• child molestation • sex crime • child sex crime • victim's rights • sexual predators
Gone Baby Gone, But Not Forgotten
"Gone Baby Gone," Ben Affleck's directorial debut, showcases strong performances and contains enough plot twists to induce vertigo, yet it still falls short of greatness.
• gone baby gone • ben affleck • casey affleck • boston • the assassination of jesse james by the coward rob
"Gone Baby Gone," Ben Affleck's directorial debut, showcases strong performances and contains enough plot twists to induce vertigo, yet it still falls short of greatness.
• gone baby gone • ben affleck • casey affleck • boston • the assassination of jesse james by the coward rob
In Bruges 2008: Review
Ray (Colin Farrell) and Ken (Brendan Gleeson) try not to drive each other crazy while hiding out in Bruges, Belgium.
• martin mc donagh and morality tale • murder of a child • hitmen and action films • brendan gleeson ralph fiennes and colin farrell mo • drug use and dwarfism
Ray (Colin Farrell) and Ken (Brendan Gleeson) try not to drive each other crazy while hiding out in Bruges, Belgium.
• martin mc donagh and morality tale • murder of a child • hitmen and action films • brendan gleeson ralph fiennes and colin farrell mo • drug use and dwarfism
The Anatomy of Ethics
Does it matter? Must we delve so deep into the principles that keep our heads above water? Maybe the easiest route is the easiest route; why leave the shallow?
• philosophy • ethics • morals • choices • self
Does it matter? Must we delve so deep into the principles that keep our heads above water? Maybe the easiest route is the easiest route; why leave the shallow?
• philosophy • ethics • morals • choices • self
The Moral in Edgar Allan Poe
While Poe claimed that he wrote only for effect, his writing, especially his short stories provide a mirror for the dark heart of mankind.
• edgar allen poe • the philosophy of composition • the raven • moral ambiguity in poe • poe on human depravity
While Poe claimed that he wrote only for effect, his writing, especially his short stories provide a mirror for the dark heart of mankind.
• edgar allen poe • the philosophy of composition • the raven • moral ambiguity in poe • poe on human depravity
"Hit and Run" OCD on 20/20
"Hit 'n Run" OCD will be featured on ABC's 20/20 November 11, 1999. The OCD expert will be Bruce M. Hyman, Ph.D., coauthor of The OCD Workbook. <br> <B>NOTE:</B> The 20/20 segment was postponed and aired on December 2
• ocd • obsessive-compulsive disorder • 20/20 • hyman • ocd workbook
"Hit 'n Run" OCD will be featured on ABC's 20/20 November 11, 1999. The OCD expert will be Bruce M. Hyman, Ph.D., coauthor of The OCD Workbook. <br> <B>NOTE:</B> The 20/20 segment was postponed and aired on December 2
• ocd • obsessive-compulsive disorder • 20/20 • hyman • ocd workbook
Coping With Media: What Will You Allow?
Media influences can be dangerous. You know you need to set standards, but how will you help your teen understand why you are doing it?
• media • morality • parenting • parenting teens • how does media influence teens
Media influences can be dangerous. You know you need to set standards, but how will you help your teen understand why you are doing it?
• media • morality • parenting • parenting teens • how does media influence teens
DAUGHTER OF SUNSHINE
Some claim that animal brains are too simple for thoughts and choices, but occasionally, something happens that forces us to rethink how we feel about animal intelligence and morality.
• animal intelligence • brookfield zoo • western lowlands gorilla • gorilla • binti jua
Some claim that animal brains are too simple for thoughts and choices, but occasionally, something happens that forces us to rethink how we feel about animal intelligence and morality.
• animal intelligence • brookfield zoo • western lowlands gorilla • gorilla • binti jua
Dealing with Loss
This article is dedicated to the memory of my grandmother who passed on March 7th 2001.
• my family slowly growing old • death is a natural part of life • family • passing • death
This article is dedicated to the memory of my grandmother who passed on March 7th 2001.
• my family slowly growing old • death is a natural part of life • family • passing • death
Discussing atheism with religious people (I)
How can we make atheism attractive to the religious, who find solace in belief ? The first part discusses the necessity of talking down to the person's level.
• conversion • converting • preaching • debate • debating
How can we make atheism attractive to the religious, who find solace in belief ? The first part discusses the necessity of talking down to the person's level.
• conversion • converting • preaching • debate • debating