Essays on Rationality

Joseph L Badaracco’s article “The Discipline of Building Character” discusses three cases in the workplace setting when the manager’s are called upon to take difficult decisions. The decisions that they take involves something beyond the moral dilemmas which makes the decision making difficult. They are faced with two right courses of actions out of which they must decide on one. In making these decisions, they are called upon to minimize or eliminate conflicts with their values or character, with the organization and with the society. In other words, the moments of the decision making are identified as ‘ ...

Typography refers to the appearance and style present in printed matter. It also relates to the skill of arranging to ensure that published sources appeal to the readers. Neil Postman uses his book, ‘Amusing Ourselves to Death,' to analyze different ideologies like how the television acts as ‘the way of knowing’ and how it uncompromisingly acts hostile to the typography techniques. The media objects’ ‘Knowing’ process entails how they obtain information, the means they use, and how they present it to the public and therefore, the television’s mentioned procedure is more identifiable with the public compared to ...

Christian Worldview

A worldview seeks to understand God and the composition of the world and the way man relates to God and the world. In Theistic religions, the common belief is in one separately real God who overlooks the functioning of the universe. Personally, I am a Christian who believes that the Scriptures have the authority of God and should guide each Christian's everyday living. A Christian worldview replies to questions that arise from a reflection of a Christian life.

What is prime reality?

In the Christian worldview, the prime reality comprises of the personal God as revealed in the scriptures. He is triune, immanent, ...

The Meaning of Consumption Activities in Daily Life

The theory of consumption is one of the fundamental disciplines of microeconomics. It explores the economic decisions, especially in the area of consumption by private economic agents. The behavior of the consumer (buyer) in the market economy is based on the theory of demand (consumer behavior theory), which is based on how and how our needs are converted into a certain amount of demand; how from a variety of benefits we choose what suits us. Consumer behavior is the process of formation of the market demand of buyers offering a choice of benefits taking into account the existing price. ...

A thought-provoking and original film, “The Fog of War” is highly controversial. The critical reception of the film reflected both some historical disagreements over the Vietnam and Cold Wars and appraisal of its ability to speak to universal and contemporary questions. The director, Errol Morris, was accused of presenting a historically inaccurate and self-serving narrative and being too lenient on the major figure of his film. On the other hand, “The Fog of War” won an Academy Award for being the best documentary. In general, the film tells the audience about grueling problems in ethics, politics, and contemporary history. ...

CRITICAL REVIEW OF THE ROLE OF CRISIS IN INDUCING POLICY CHANGE

Introduction Most nations make policies after they enter serious crisis. There is a general notion that a critical problem requires a critical solution. Thus, nations that came under Nazi or Japanese attack in the eve of the Second World War declared a state of emergency and made sweeping changes to their national policies. These changes had far-reaching impacts on the functioning of the arms of governments and the entire nation had to suspend various activities to implement the policies in response to the crises. However, after World War II, significant events have been considered as turning points in national ...

The death penalty is defined by Alesina & La Ferrara, (2014) as the kind of punishment given to individuals who have committed capital crimes. When trying to justify punishment, one can adopt either a consequentialist or retributive justification. Pojman arguments in favor of the court’s decision is a combination of consequentialist and retributive reasons. Consequentialist justification views that harming those who have committed wrongdoing serves as an example to those who may want to do the same in future. Retributivists on the other hand claim that physically harming those who have committed criminal offenses is an intrinsic good. According ...

When analyzing and comparing two works of art, there are many aspects that one must take into account, especially if they belong to different mediums. Even though there may be many differences, one can still find similarities between two masterpieces. This is more significant if they belong to the same historical and ideological context, as in the case of Sandro Botticelli’s painting “The Birth of Venus” and Agnolo Poliziano's poem “Stanze per la Giostra”. They were both important exponents of the Renaissance’s humanist movement, which sought to recall the importance of man, including the rationality and mythology ...

Essay

Immanuel Kant: Reason and Freedom Immanuel Kant argues that being purely objective or purely rational and being independently free are two peas in a pod. As Kant argued in his widely known book Groundwork of the Metaphysic of Morals, all human beings possess what he refers to as 'the idea of freedom' (Pasternack, 2002, 12). He builds his concept of categorical imperatives-- in the absence of which responsibility and morality would cease to exist-- upon the speculated idea that freedom is an omnipresent concept. Kant claims that it is clearly not possible for people to envision themselves as 'un-free' ( ...

Throughout history, there have been many great thinkers. They have sprawled among many disciplines, from philosophy to physics. Nevertheless, some of these have made important contributions to many fields at the same time. One of these cases is that of Blaise Pascal, who was deeply influential in mathematics, philosophy and theology. In a sense, one could say that these three disciplines were intertwined in his work. By studying the loftier aspects of the human experience, Pascal was able to bring together probability theory and his worries about the existence of God. As such, his notorious wager was a turning ...

Traits of effective leadership

Leaders are responsible for the management, organization, and control of their subjects. Besides, leaders are capable of influencing others towards achieving a common goal. Effective leadership requires traits such as transparency and honesty. It is characterized by doing things correctly without hiding anything from fellow workmates. Transparency is linked closely to integrity (Leithwood et. al, 2008). It implies that leaders have to trust their teams with their ideas, identify their strengths, capitalize on them and share tasks between various departments in the organization. Communication skills are essential to ensure that leaders communicate efficiently with their teams. It can be ...

Application of Decision-Making Models in Ethical Dilemma

Application of Decision-Making Models in Ethical Dilemma An ethical dilemma is normally a complicated situation when a person is fixed to choose what to do between tow equally important things, thereby engaging in a mental conflict that forces him to obey one and going against the other (Corley et al., 2005). In this case, a 6-yrs old child has been rushed to the hospital, only to be diagnosed with meningitis. The illness requires an immediate treatment, but according to the professional code of ethics, a doctor cannot initiate a treatment without consulting either the patient or the parents. Given ...

There are many ways of understanding the reasons for one’s motivations. Throughout the centuries, philosophers have attempted to explain this through different ways. Even though through reflection one can attempt to reach some degree of freedom by using one’s pre-frontal cortex, these internal impulses are still there. Two of the most important of these theories are the will and Sigmund Freud’s drives. I have seen the importance of self-regulation throughout my life, and how important rationality may be in stopping the influence of that which one takes for granted as motivation.

Key Points in Bandura's Article

Albert Bandura was one of ...

A. Select a leader who you feel has exhibited exemplary ethical conduct and do the following:

1. Discuss at least two ethical traits that the leader demonstrated. A good example of an individual that exhibited ethical leadership is Sallie Krawcheck. Krawcheck is the current CEO and Co-Founder of Ellevest, and Chair of the Ellevate Network. Her previous employment include head of Bank of America’s investment banking division, CEO of Merrill Lynch’s wealth management division, and CEO of the Wall Street research company Sanford C. Bernstein & Co.. In an industry wherein fraud and dishonesty are rampant, Sallie Krawcheck’s ethical leadership was exemplary. As observed by Fortune Magazine columnists, the quest for an honest ...

The moral point of view refers to people’s perspective on an issue based on whether the issue is deemed morally applaudable or morally right or wrong. So it involves the resolutions or laws created based on a larger perspective about what is right or wrong, one that affects or impacts more than merely one person, and therefore doesn’t take a person’s self-interest into account. The point of view can be identified by two characteristics: a best practice of deferring to reason; in other words, the resolutions should be the outcome of thoughtful sound reasoning, rather than ...

Ideology in Allen Ginsberg’s “America” and “Sunflower Sutra”

Ideology is a very important topic as it relates to literature. Literature is one of the primary methods in which people that perhaps are not within the mainstream of culture, politics and society employ to question hegemonic power structures. Dominant power structures are often posed primarily as the synthesis of modernity, objective reality, logocentrism, patriarchy, white supremacy and capitalism, which are often cited in shorthand as “imperialism.” The United States, after the Second World War the period in which Allen Ginsberg and the other beat generation writers were most active was arguably the point in world history in which ...

The five dominant principles of the process of McDonaldization are predictability, efficiency, increased control, the irrationality of rationality, and calculability. The author Ritzer George uses various elements of Max Weber’s work to evaluate and discuss the process of McDonaldization in contemporary societies (Ritzer 14). Efficiency: Efficiency is a principle that deals with the process of achieving a specific goal in a rapid manner and with the least effort or cost. The notion of efficiency is specific to the interests of businesses; however, it is also beneficial to the customer. Examples of efficient processes include self-service gasoline, salad bars, ...

American Public University

The Moral Critique The moral critique views that political scientist's, as well as economists, became less principle experts who betrayed their original vision and goal of political economy. Greater than any other social sciences economists separated themselves from these controversial concerns in last half of the century and have since developed a personal contained professional discourse. The newly created discourse is that of positive science that excludes the evaluative claims earlier stipulated. Myrdal Gunnar never wanted to see these economist returning to the political and moral commitment and advocated for a clear distinction between the advocate and scientists roles ...

Philosophy Questions

Robert Solomon postulated that love is a matter of choice, opposing the normal view that love is a natural feeling that is elicited by our spontaneous attraction to each other. He argues that love is a conscious decision that brings together two people searching for self-identity. In explaining the idea of self-identity, Robert raises the issue of inseparability, whereby, by falling in love, we are looking for that person who makes us comfortable by getting inculcated in our lives to form mosaic kind of a figure, made by an amalgamation of two figures. The fact that we choose our ...

Research is essential for the advancement of any field of study. Nevertheless, this becomes complicated when the object of the investigation is a human, as there is an accepted guideline that one should not do harm onto a person. In order to assure proper treatment of humans, ethical committees have arisen in many parts of the world, limiting the research that may be done. However, this comes into tension when one also takes into account the notion of liberty, as the two could contradict each other. In this sense, some would argue that ethics committees should not interfere in ...

12 Angry Men is a film about a jury consisted of twelve men all of whom have their own system of beliefs which is hard to change. They are members of the community and are supposed to reach a verdict because they are jurymen. The legal system has flaws which is why the jurors need to decide about the guilt of the defendant. The defendant is an eighteen-year-old boy who allegedly stabbed and killed his father although there is reasonable doubt that he did not commit this crime. The juror Number Three is the man who looks for answers ...

In any conflict, argument or even debate it is standard practice to call for rational thinking and presentation of points. Irrationality is perceived as a negative attribute in a good negotiator. However, Robert Benjamin in his paper series, “Irrationality of Being Rational” argues that human beings are inherently irrational perhaps because of evolution, and therefore the expectation rationality is actually irrational. The purpose of this paper is to analyze and analyze the articles by Robert Benjamin where he explains his concept of the irrationality of being too rational. It is common knowledge that human beings are never truly rational ...

Psychology of Religion

Psychology of Religion Almost all religions in existence believe in exclusive answers with regards to absolute truth. However, from a psychological perspective, in essence, all religions are equal thus resulting to various research on whether religion is universally present amongst all people. Though religion searches for the sacred, it also associates with certain non-sacred goals such as belongingness and identity, therefore, making religion constitute socially constructed beliefs as well as rituals. Religion is an objective fact of the existence of humans. Various scholars have had different meanings of religion with each having an explanation to why they believed religion ...

Instruction:

David Colander presents a journal known as eastern economic journal in 2016. A set of rules are important to organize the teaching of introductory economics. These rules offer an advantageous instructions and suggestions, which provide a platform for further discussions to unify. If a teacher follows all these efficient rules, then they make grading easier and students can remember all material related to the course. Many Economists argue that our way of teaching is not well and we are teaching the wrong directions as well. Every teacher should keep in mind that every principle is a tool not a ...

Visualize a particular time when you needed to acquire a new mobile phone. The processes of deciding on a particular model are usually complicated and thus as a prospective buyer, you may have opted to acquire one of the most popular brand. Another method of simplifying that decision would have been going for the brand that worked well for you in the past and opt for the newer improved version of the same. In other cases, a recommendation from a friend or just copying what your peers are using may have influenced your decision to go for a particular ...

Faith and the belief systems play a vital role in driving the human experience. In their articles, Street (2010), Keane (2008), and Lewis (2002) make interesting discussions about the concept of belief in the universal world. This essay utilizes their influence to argue that belief is not in opposition to doubt. Also, however, there appears to be a clear universal distinction between irrational and rational beliefs. The following is a further discussion on this issue. Belief systems, however, have different ways of explaining forces that operate within the contemporary world. Christianity, for instance, as suggested by Alice Street (2010) ...

Rational Choice Theory

Rational choice theory forms the basis for understanding and modeling the reasons why people make decisions or perform actions that lead to specific results and for prediction of their decisions and actions under specific circumstances. The roots of rational choice theory lie in political and classical economic theories. Its sociological use is innovative as allows to explain how social interactions influence people’s decisions and shape social order. However, rational choice theory is criticized for several reasons including over-rationalization of human thoughts, modernism, and ignoring of the social determinants. This critic seems well argued, as social behavior does not ...

There’s No Such Thing as Society

Everything around us from our devices and gadgets we cannot live without to factories and corporations is our society. Peoples’ behavior, interactions, and choices form, or construct, the society. At the same time, the society through the social structure with norms and regulations has its own significant effect on people. It means that society forms the way people think, determine their role in society, the way people imagine themselves and the way they are perceived and understood by others. Actually, people don't usually ask how works society and do not question their behavior and choices they made every day, ...

The issue of moral community is a hotly debated topic by philosophers, especially in the field of ethics. It is paramount to realize that moral community refers to the beings that are held in high regard by an individual as opposed to a community or grouping of the people who act in a moral way. The “beings” in this context refers to the issues that a person has to consider their rightness before acting in a way that could affect them. For example, a person about to hit a wall may not be concerned whether it is right to ...

Through discussion of the philosophical themes from the course that arise in the movie a better understanding of the relationship between film and philosophy and the various elements that are utilized in the movie to present the implications of these ideas. There are a variety of philosophical themes present in Blade Runner. Questions related to humanity, morality consciousness, and life and death are all explored. These ideas can be understood in relation to philosophers such as Aristotle, Sartre, Heidegger, and Kant, whose positions regarding these aspects of truth can help to provide insight in this regard. Exploration of the ...

International Business Strategies: Case Study of Netcare

Introduction In a sector such as the medical industry where the aspect of acquisition and development of knowledge is an essential part of growth and maintained profitability, the health industry is hugely impacted by national political and legal restrictions. Organizations in this industry have to leverage the numerous obstacles to attain competitive advantage and survive in the foreign markets. Recently a renowned medical care company Netcare experienced a changing dynamics in its primary market in South Africa. This compelled the review of its internationalization process. Internationalization process is the activity of increasing involvement in international markets by local enterprises. ...

Abstract

Economics is the science of studying behavioral aspects of the consumer market. Trends in the consumer market directly influence the production, distribution and consumption of goods and services. Micro economic specifically explores the aspects of rationalization that affects the decision making of the consumer market. Research in these areas is key to the basis of institutional theory: which can be used to make future productions of the consumer market for instance. The theory of bounded rationality holds, that the decision making process is usually influenced by limitations such as time, available information and cognitive functions. The consumer therefore is ...

Personal Leadership Development Plan

STEP 1: MY GOALS I am an accounting major at college level. My pursuit of the course is due to my passion for numbers as I seek professional qualifications in accounting. Ultimately, after the completion of my degree, I would want to operate at the most senior positions of financial organizations as I seek to impart my knowledge into the business and help in managing people. However before I attain the ultimate goal, there one major hurdle that I would like to go over- Internship at a big four firm. I believe that training at the highest level will ...

Introduction

In his writing of Nicomachean Ethics, Aristotle discusses the issue of pleasure and pain. Scholars have not come into agreement the reason why Aristotle used the word Nicomachean Ethics; however, most of them believe that Aristotle’s son and his father were both called Nicomachean. Aristotle’s son must have edited the book after the death of his father hence renaming the book to show that this was his edition. According to Aristotle, happiness is the greatest good, and it is the only reason why we undertake various activities. For example, when a person decides to go for grocery ...

15-years old Christopher Boone flings himself into the investigation of the neighbors’ dog murder. It comes at a high price because communication with people is not Christopher’s cup of tea at all. Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time is a brilliant attempt of British writer Mark Haddon to show the inner world of an autist and how it feels like to live with an entirely different perception of reality and approach to life.

Christopher John Francis Boone is 15 years old teenager with behavioral problems, attending a special school for children with learning difficulties and special ...

Question One

System An estimate of between 200 to 1000 migrants and homeless people has set camp “along the railroads tracks west of Quincy, FL, and South of US 90.” The camp in question sits on a ground that is susceptible to tornadoes. Specifically, the ground is marshy coupled with the fact that it has been “in the path of several tornadoes” in the past. The underlying problem is that the evacuation plan and other emergency response mechanisms might not be effective in the event of an emergency. This potential failure is attributable to the fact that the camp residents might ...

Symbolic interaction emphasizes the constructed and negotiated aspect of self and social life. As a result it draws attention away from analyses of the structural and institutional features of society. How can some of the key concept (there are at least 10, work with 5) in this framework be used to explore stratification systems and relations of domination and the subordination they sustain. Stratification is based upon the arrangement of groups in social hierarchy which can remain over generations due to the presence of inequality. It includes division of groups according to the caste system, on the basis of ...

Part 1

1.True 2.True. 3.True 4 True 5 False. 6. False 7. True. 8. True 9. False 10. True. 11. True 12. True 13. True 14. True 15. True

Part 2

This was a value which was sourced from Jesus teaching. Soul Force was used to transform and bring peace to Indian people movement society by Gandhi. Today, it is used to change lives of women, men, and children who stay in violent households. The argument of soul force claims that ends and means are inseparable and close. Gandhi rejected the idea that injustice should not be tolerated by all means. Violent, unjust ...

The question of ethics has always been a complex one. For every answer that theories and theorists from various disciples have provided, an even more complex real life scenario has put to the test and, more often than not, thrown up new questions that require answers. It is for this reason that philosophers and theorists have constantly used analogies to illustrate their ideas. Alastair Norcross’s paper ‘Puppies, Pigs, and People’ highlights this technique perfectly. The core question being asked is whether or not it is ethical to pursue a certain pleasurable experience even if the pursuer if fully ...

Of Marx/ Engels, Durkheim, and Weber

Of Marx/ Engels, Durkheim, and Weber I. Marx There are many ways by which Marx’ methodology can be viewed, and reading through his works leads to the realization of his socialism concept. In Marx’ Capitalist, he expressed how production is initiated, not because man is under the control of political power, but because he is a social being that needs to participate in the production of goods that will benefit the whole society. This was expressed in his work when he wrote, “socialized man, the associated producers, regulate their interchange with nature rationally,” (Marx, 1869, pp. 944), thus allowing ...

The question of morality has been discussed throughout the history of philosophy. These questions cannot be solved through simple logic due to the philosophic difficulty that they present. This is important because in the modern world there are still major issues that challenge the capacity for rational decision making. This is especially true in regards to medical ethics, in which these decisions can often result in the difference between life and death. Should doctors be given the right to end patients lives in cases in which they are going through extreme suffering and are given consent? This brings up ...

Brown’s work is a clarion call to democratic action. Advanced democracies today have always tried to think rationally about the neoliberal government. The article seeks to explore the nature of transformation for both an individual and state in neoliberalism into self-standing entrepreneurial units which may be compelled to contend for investment in other such units. Therefore, this is defined as the eclipse of homo politicus by the all-encompassing political figure of homo economicus. The primary aim of the book as the title indicates is to explain that neoliberalism has continued to render the democratic and independent political agency ...

I. INTRODUCTION Each day, a person reveals his worldview simply in the way he speaks, decides, and acts. Philip Graham Ryken observed that “wherever we bump into the world, our worldview comes spilling out”. The conflict between creationists and evolutionists is such a bumping of worldviews. Can the universe be known? According to John Henry Newman, the universe must be knowable if religious truth is “a condition of general knowledge” instead of a portion thereof. Moreover, if a part of reality is phenomenal (called imminent reality), then that reality it can be known because the human mind contains the ...

Part A: Annotated Bibliography

Edberg, S. C. (2015). Microbial Health Risks of Regulated Drinking Waters in the United States—A Comparative Microbial Safety Assessment of Public Water Supplies and Bottled Water. This article examines the differences between tap water and bottled water in the United States of America, especially in regards to safety, regulation, and source. Essentially, the authors underline that there is a significant difference in the quality of tap water and bottled water. Tap water is likely to cause infections when consumed whereas bottled water rarely causes infections. Infections resulting from the ingestion of bottled water are unheard of, and related ...

Values are important and lasting ideals or beliefs that a person shares with the rest of the community on what is bad or good, or what is right or wrong. These attitudes usually have strong influences on a person’s behaviors and attitudes, as they will serve as his or her guidelines in all situations. Debates on whether science has been value-free and therefore subjective, or objective have been around for a while. Feminist philosophers such as Longino have argued that social or human values are usually part of human science contexts. They are these social or human values ...

Bounded Rationality is essentially the term for rational behavior under some constraints upon an individual’s rationality regarding access to information, lack of capacity or special nature of utility functions. The original proposed approach of Bounded Rationality involved “satisficing”, by a search for additional information until an outcome was reached that satisfied the minimum needed utility for the individual (Selten, 1999). At this stage, the individual would stop searching, even though full rationality (with perfect information) was not reached. Bounded Rationality has since become an important part of economics, especially Behavioral economics, and aims to improve on the classical ...

Introduction

Crimes are generally created by the interactions of a potential target and a potential offender, in a setting were committing a crime is relatively safe, profitable and easy. Anyone is capable of committing a crime. However, environmental factors can influence an individual’s desire to commit a crime. For example, if the cost of committing a crime is zero and the benefit is substantial, an individual may be more inclined to commit a crime. The following assess different environmental theories in regards to criminology and how they impact the crime prevention.

Discussion

The branch of criminology is often referred to ...

Negotiation is unavoidable and integral part of our day-to day life. While other people believe that some people were born negotiators, Lewiki (2010) does believe that negotiation is a practice that anybody can master. Negotiation involves learning to analyse situations and to communicating effectively. With effective planning and target setting, most negotiators can achieve their objectives; without them, results occur more by chance than by negotiator effort. According to Lewicki (2010) there are Ten negotiation strategies that when employed properly by a negotiator, then the outcome to the negotiation to will be favourable. Most importantly a negotiator should be ...

Cheung Yan’s firm’s dominance did not really start from nothing. It emerged from his idea of turning waste paper into high quality packaging materials. She knew that most, if not all, businesses that have a sales component in it have to rely on a stable supply of packaging materials in order to release the orders of their customers and that those firms have to look for cheaper packaging material alternatives in order to promote business profitability and sustainability. She capitalized on that idea. It can then be argued that her strategic management strategy is one that is ...

Explain Aristotle’s theory that virtue is a mean between two extremes give an example

Virtue according to Aristotle virtue is a disposition to behave in a certain manner that is responsive to comparable situations i.e. behaving in specified manner. Virtue therefore is as a cause of constantly repeated actions that is an aggregate of the behavior. Example include courage which may be a mean of the result of cowardice and impulsiveness.

Explain Anselm’s Ontological Argument

Anselm’s ontological Argument supports the theory of God’s existence by providing proof on the same. Anselm is specific in that he nullifies the theory of experience on justification of God’s existence through logic. His logical standpoints to refute the ‘ ...

Europe developed what is in many respects a hard separation between the temporal and the spiritual, or the rational and the spiritual, thanks in large part to what boils down to centuries of incessant religious feuding and civil war. This led to a compartmentalization of rationality and spirituality in European thought, just as government and religion were uneasily regulated to the public and private spheres. Given this is is natural that Europeans and Euro-Americans would assume the same held true in other cultures, or that if such a division did not exist then that culture must be in some ...

Research Paper

Abstract Max Weber has greatly influenced both private and public organizations through his conception of bureaucracy, which he describes as the most efficient, productive structure for any formal organization. He developed the six-point ideal type model as a pattern for formal organizations wanting to streamline and rationalize their systems. However, Weber also recognizes some of the disadvantages of bureaucracy, such as its negative impact on employee morale and customer satisfaction and organizational productivity. Trained incapacity is one of the concepts that explain how bureaucratic practices make formal organizations too rigid or inflexible. This paper critically evaluates and discusses Weber's ...

Effective product promotional campaigns have a positive impact on the consumers’ preferences for the product. In our example when a celebrity is promoting the grill products of a particular brand the marginal utility will increase resulting in an upward shift of the marginal utility curve. The news clip on beef prices suggests that the beef prices are sky-rocketing due to a number of factors. Let us discuss the implications of this increased price on the relevant sectors of the economy.

Income and Substitution Effect

As the price of beef increases the purchasing power of the consumers decrease as their money income remains the ...

In a way, online dating has become a McDonaldized form of dating especially for the young people in the society. It has presented a manner in which the young can effectively hangout and possibly "hookup" without the hustles and tussles often involved in searching for a mate. This means that the concept of dating has been highly streamlined with the internet. Thanks to the online dating sites such as match.com, hundreds of couples have been brought together. The first component of online dating as a McDonaldization is efficiency. Here, within just a single click of a computer button, an ...

PHI 208 Ethics and Moral Reasoning

End of Life Choices Introduction The definition of unbearable suffering has always been open to interpretation. In Netherlands, the Supreme Court defined suffering as both physical and psychological. In Belgium, the legislation pointed out that if a patient is seeking euthanasia, they must be in a hopeless medical condition and they are now suffering physically and psychologically. Most of the time, the people who want to die also suffer from extreme depression. This is one of the flaws when legislation will allow non-terminal patients the right to die rather than to be treated, because people who suffer from depression ...

(Student’s Full Name)

In Julien-David Le Roy’s The Ruins of the Most Beautiful Monuments in Greece, shows that he was a proponent of creating architecture that had a “pleasing effect on the eyes” (165). Therefore, he was more appreciative of the manner in which the Greeks created their edifices. He noted that the Greeks used their surroundings to influence how they created a building. For instance, he explains how Calimachus, a Greek architect, was inspired to build the “Corinthian capital” after seeing some “Acanthus leaves,” which were in a basket that was “covered with a tile,” growing ...

Philosophy Questions

Philosophy Questions

Compare and contrast the views of John Searle and Rene Descartes on dualism.

For Rene Descartes’ dualism is Spiritual; for John Searle, it’s Physical. Descartes believes the mind has consciousness and with that power we can say that the ‘seat-of-intelligence’ belongs to the brain. He also believes that through this we acquire self awareness, but for Searle, consciousness is not only because of the brain. Though brains cause consciousness, he points out that the brain is not the only thing that can produce consciousness. He even states that if ever we built an artificial machine that has consciousness. it further proves the point. He also says that the relationship ...

Discussion of how Weber’s Idea of Formal & Substantive Rationality Fit into Scientific Management and Human Relations Theory.

Introduction Society and the world of economics has experienced tremendous changes over the years. In past decades, no instant access existed for communications, and management was often limited to directly dealing with those in his or her own country. In other words, it was a rare occurrence for most businesses to have the good fortune and capital to travel globally, expanding their commerce worldwide. Of course, today in the digital era, electronic communications abound enabling people in the UK to dialogue with someone as far away as China or Australia, in real-time. Despite these number of changes in the ...

Max Weber identified distinctive differences between formal and substantive rationality. Weber believed that substantive rationality was built around the various belief systems people held such as religion or work, and the rationale each person used to judge events or people were based on those personal beliefs (Karlberg 1980). According to Weber, everyone employed substantive rationality, but everyone’s substantive rationale was different based on their particular beliefs. The reality people experienced was unique to individuals as it was interpreted by the values against which their reality experiences were weighed. Essentially, individuals interpreted their experiences of events and people in ...

Max Weber sees present days and the future ones greatly influenced by pessimistic diagnosis. The concept of the "iron cage", which was developed by Weber, is the result of the rationalization of the business activity, which has led to a surprising economic growth. However, it has created the "iron cage" of capitalism. The negativity of this "iron cage" of capitalism is that it establishes a framework of human lives. Capitalism in its cultural and historical integrity is the main subject of Weber's research. This paper analyzes, whether social capitalism has an alternative or it is an inevitable level of ...