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Euthyphro Dilemma, 2005.
An examination of the arguments between Christianity and atheism based on Plato's "The Euthyphro".
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This paper compares and contrasts views over the 'Euthyphro Dilemma,' which stem from Plato's writing "The Euthyphro". This paper points out flaws to each side of the dilemma through comparison and contrast.
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"The Euthyphro Dilemma has became a very popular stage for debate among many philosophers, professors, and religious groups. The Euthyphro Dilemma stems from Plato's writing The Euthyphro in which the philosopher Socrates proposes a timeless question concerning religion and God. Socrates essentially asks is something good because God recognizes it as good or because God commands it? This question brings much debate into many religions and has been used as artillery by some against others. Atheist have taken this concept and used it as a direct argument to the concept of believing in God and the idea of the Divine Command Theory. Christians and Atheist both have very differing views on this topic and its relevance, the religious groups clash at many times on this questioning of God and have taken opposing sides."
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A Christian Approach to Euthyphro's Dilemma, 2002.
An analysis of Plato's "Euthyphro" from a Christian theologist point of view.
1,938 words (approx. 7.8 pages), 4 sources, MLA, $ 61.95
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The paper shows that an analysis of Plato?s "Euthyphro" provides an excellent opportunity for Christians to examine the nature of existence and to offer an ultimate foundation for ethics. This paper provides a philosophical analysis of Euthyphro's dilemma - the question of "what makes the holy holy" and looks at this question from a Christian perspective.
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"Since eidos is universal, examples will never suffice to define. This is where Euthyphro?s first attempt at definition falls short. As pointed out by Allen, the Hippias Major presents the same demand for a universal standard in that if two things are beautiful, they must have some identical property which makes them beautiful, and for any and all other things to be beautiful, they must have this common form (31). In agreeing that because beautiful things are beautiful by Beauty, Hippias agrees that there is such a thing as Beauty, to which Socrates inquires, ?What is it?? If Beauty makes beautiful things exist, Beauty is not solely an idea or word but actually exists."
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Euthyphro: Reading Between the Platonic Lines, 2002.
An analysis of Plato's "Euthyphro".
1,130 words (approx. 4.5 pages), 2 sources, $ 39.95
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An in-depth look at Plato's "Euthyphro" and the type of communication that exists.The author reveals the ideas about piety and argues that many lessons are taught in a way that is not necessarily dialectic and are rather left for the reader to conclude.
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"Plato, in Euthyphro, both understood and utilized this concept in crafting dialogue. In Euthyphro, Euthyphro, a theologian, explicitly defines piety four times. Socrates disproves him each time and adjures him to provide a superior definition. Yet Euthyphro eventually tires of discourse and exits still proud of his knowledge even after retreating from every definitional position. With a cursory read, the reader is left to conclude that Euthyphro is ignorant of piety. However, Plato?s pedagogical intent was not to indict a historical figure. Rather, Socrates, though refuting Euthyphro?s statements, leaves other potential responses untouched. In turning to this unassailed domain of ideas, a clear theme emerges: Plato intentionally leaves thoughts implicit for the student?s benefit."
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A Personal and Professional Dilemma, 2007.
This paper is written from a personal point of view and concerns a personal and professional dilemma.
800 words (approx. 3.2 pages), 3 sources, MLA, $ 28.95
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In this article, the writer relates that, while registered at the University of Phoenix as a student, she was also pushing her business more aggressively by advertising as a grant writer. She further explains that, as a single parent with an enormous amount of responsibilities, she needed to look for extra resources to maintain stability. The writer then notes that when focusing on research for each client, her studies were pushed aside, as well as her family responsibilities, and her grades began to slip. The writer also relates that, within this dilemma, she realized that she would have to organize her life better before she lost everything, including her health and her children's respect and trust. The writer then describes the way she organized her life so that she could fulfill both her professional and personal responsibilities.
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"Each day I would check for emails from potential clients but would not be interested in writing for them due to the subject matter or the markets involved. One day I received a telephone call from a former client that expanded her business and needed my services again. The client informed me that other companies have been expanding and needed my services. Conference calls were set up for introduction and discussions into sending proposals to various foundations. I mailed out several contracts totaling 45 and began to receive early portions of monetary retentions."
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Ethical Dilemma at Stroud-Lawrence Funeral Home, 2006.
This paper describes an ethical dilemma that occured within the confines of the Stroud-Lawrence Funeral Home and discusses how the dilemma was managed.
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This paper discusses an ethical dilemma at the Stroud-Lawrence Funeral Home, a small, family owned enterprise. A specific ethical dilemma that was faced by the author is recounted relevant to the parties involved and their positions of authority and power. The outcome is reported as being equitable although more could have been done to make ethical training and counseling mandatory.
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"The ethical dilemma occurred within the confines of Stroud-Lawrence Funeral Home. Stroud-Lawrence is a small family owned and operated enterprise with less than 10 employees. The ethical dilemma that recently arose dealt with insurance paybacks for certain funeral related services that were not fully performed by certain staff members. While not necessarily intentional, this oversight resulted in the billing for services performed that were not, in fact performed and the ethical issues arising from the fact that employees, myself as well as management, were aware of this oversight and yet, the process was overlooked. The Ethical Issue. The specific issue involved billing for funeral clothing on a deceased individual who was scheduled for cremation following the viewing."
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Inclusion and the Dilemmas Facing Schools, 2007.
This paper discusses inclusion and looks at the dilemmas facing schools in identifying and implementing inclusion policies in practice.
2,357 words (approx. 9.4 pages), 8 sources, APA, $ 72.95
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In this article, the writer discusses that inclusion presents dilemmas in principle because the real human right, that all pupils receive a good education, is easily confused with something else, that all pupils receive the same education. The writer maintains that inclusion also creates dilemmas in principle because it represents an intensification, and not a resolution, of a dilemma that has always been inherent within mainstream education - how to impart a single education to children who are different from one another. Finally, the writer notes that inclusion also presents dilemmas in practice for a host of reasons to do with implementation at school governance and individual classroom level for which high-sounding statements about 'community', 'infinite potential', 'inclusion' etc. offer no guidance. The writer concludes that in this context, the religious education (RE) teacher has a duty to use the unique capacity of RE to capture the unique potentials of pupils whose particular challenges can only be appreciated over the long-term by a vigilant and caring class teacher.
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"As well as presenting dilemmas - and conflicts of interest - in principle, there is a vast range of practical dilemmas arising from inclusion of which the following represents the tip of the iceberg. Where pupils present severe behavioural problems, for example, schools are faced with the dilemma of using resources for in-class support or using them to support intensive withdrawal work. Eventually, some schools face the dilemma of struggling to control pupils with extreme behavioural difficulties or excluding them altogether. Schools face a dilemma of diverting resources from mainstream education only to plough them into projects designed to cope with behavioural difficulties that could perhaps be treated more cost-effectively - without the diseconomy of small scale - beyond the individual school.
"A further dilemma that arises from the attempts to implement inclusion within school is that of developing systems, structures and procedures of enabling inclusion to occur. In the schools studied by Clarke and colleagues, the most common form of technology was in-class support."
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Security Dilemma, 2002.
An explanation of the concept of a security dilemma using examples from World War One.
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This paper presents the concept known as the security dilemma whereby an increase in one state's security produces a decrease in the security of other states. An example of this is seen in the situation which developed in the lead up to the first world war. The writer uses Robert Jervis and his work "Offense, Defense, and the Security Dilemma" as a reference point for many of the issues raised here. The writer also makes use of James Joll's "The Origins of the First World War" when referencing World War One as an example of the security dilemma.
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"The reason for the effect of the security dilemma is easily seen--when one state increases its security to a certain point, its neighbors feel less secure if they perceive the protective forces of the first state to be capable of attacking them. A more secure state is perceived to be a potentially more aggressive state, whether this is the case or not. The Cold War arms race was based in part on the security dilemma. Each side kept increasing its armaments because the other side was doing so, and any increase in the security of the other side meant a decrease in our own security."
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Plato's "Euthyphro", 2008.
Looks at the concept of piety in Plato's dialogue "Euthyphro".
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This paper begins by describing, from Plato's "Euthyphro", the scene of Socrates and Euthyphro meeting in front of the court house, where Euthyphro is about is prosecuting his own father in a murder case. The author points out that this situation brings about a dialogue about piety. The paper then presents definitions of piety based on this conversation. The author concludes that this dialogue proves to the readers that, in order to form some type of understanding about divine and philosophical issues, patience and effort needs to be donated to gain insight. The paper includes quotations and a diagram.
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"Another meaning of piety is given declaring that it is "knowledge of how to sacrifice and pray." Socrates becomes dissatisfied with this answer since "sacrifice" and "prayer" need to be further defined. Prayer is understood by both men as needed to ask the gods for wisdom. Sacrifice, on the other hand, is not necessary since the gods do not benefit from it, claims Socrates. Hence, prayer is needed but sacrifice is not. The goal of the gods is to "accomplish the good." This statement made by Socrates opens up a new question of what exactly "good" is."
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Plato?s "Euthyphro", 2003.
An Analysis of Plato?s views on religion and ethics as expressed in "Euthyphro".
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This paper analyzes Plato's "Euthyphro", one of the first works devoted to the relationship between ethics and religion. In this work, Plato?s search for what is ethical assumed the form of a debate between Socrates and Euthyphro, who discuss the nature of piety and what it is that all of the gods truly love. The paper reviews "Euthyphro" in order to identify the relationship between religion and ethics.
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"Plato believed that true knowledge did not consist in knowing particular things but rather in knowing something general that is common to all the particular cases and framed many of his allegories in a literary form called the dialogue, which is simply a conversation between two or more people. The characters in Plato?s dialogues discuss a variety of philosophical problems and frequently argue the opposing sides of an issue. In his dialogue, ?Euthyphro? Plato stages the debate immediately before the trial of Socrates with a view to elaborating and expanding on the meaning and the virtue of ?piety,? or the proper attitude that men should take toward the gods. Here, Socrates and Euthyphro first discuss the nature of piety and what it is that all of the gods are supposed to truly love based on some examples provided by Euthyphro."
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Is Cooperation Achievable In Social Dilemmas, 2005.
An overview of social and philosophical aspects of social dilemmas.
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A paper on the subject of social dilemmas. The paper looks at how the individual is influenced to act differently depending on different social dilemmas, and discusses the important role that cooperation plays by bringing about decisions and solutions. The paper further notes that cooperation is only achievable if the person is willing to cooperate with others.
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"When it comes to social dilemmas, why do people make the decisions they do? What part does accountability play in social dilemmas? These are important questions when looking at the social and philosophical aspects of social dilemmas. Individuals are influenced to act differently depending on what the issues in the social dilemmas are. Cooperation is achievable if the person is willing to cooperate with others and to listen openly what solutions are available. Cooperation plays an important role in social dilemmas bringing about decisions and solutions that can only happen when individuals are willing to cooperate."
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Two Ethical Dilemmas, 2004.
Answers questions on 2 ethical dilemmas related to corporate activity.
690 words (approx. 2.8 pages), 1 source, APA, $ 23.95
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The paper presents a discussion of two ethical dilemmas related to corporate activity. One involves finding a competitor's confidential new product announcement. The second dilemma involves use of a new product. Issues of intellectual property and obligation to stakeholders are discussed.
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"Faced with the opportunity to salvage her own research budget due to the unexpected gift of a competitor's new product announcement found on an airplane, an auto industry market intelligence manager must make an important ..."
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A Moral Dilemma, 2002.
A personal account of a young persons moral dilemma regarding cocaine use.
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This paper discusses the moral dilemma I once faced in experimenting with cocaine. The paper discusses what the utilitarian, categorical imperative, and virtue ethics positions would have instructed me to do. The utilitarian position would give me a green light, since it values individual freedom. The imperative would say no, since there are higher moral laws. The virtue ethics position would also say no, since doing the virtuous thing is the priority. 9 pgs. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
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The Cartesian Mind-Body Dilemma, 2008.
An analysis of Rene Descartes' "Meditations on First Philosophy" in relation to the Cartesian mind-body dilemma.
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This paper discusses the Cartesian mind-body dilemma by analyzing Descartes' "Meditations on First Philosophy". The paper explains that Cartesian dualism intended to moderate between the established religious paradigm of the time and the emerging natural sciences and by positing mind and body as complete substances which refer to nothing but themselves. The paper also looks at how Descartes' theory of mind preserves the religious conception of man as an immortal soul in possession of free will by placing such outside the realm of the physical sciences. The paper points out that Descartes' "Meditations on First Philosophy" seeks to establish two distinct classes of substances in mind and extension, but fails to adequately address the manner in which these two incommensurable substances interact to generate our experience of the world. The writer suggests that Descartes conceives of the body as a 'kingdom within a kingdom' of mind, and is left with the problem of how these kingdoms are able to carry out diplomatic relations with one another.
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"The cogito, 'I think therefore I am', delimits mind as the substance of thought, the primary existential of being. This is arrived at by proposing that there could be a malicious demon of some sort that may be propagating a vast illusion of experience, generating even our thoughts. Even in this radical scepticism, however, Descartes concludes that there must be something that this hoax is played upon, and no matter what this demon may be able to do, he can never convince something that it is nothing; "...I must finally conclude that this proposition, I am, I exist, is necessarily true whenever it is put forward by me or conceived in my mind" . The cogito, therefore, shows mind to be a substance that is necessarily true without reference to any other substance. It is the essence to which all the modes of thought refer."
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Ethical Dilemmas in Business, 2005.
A discussion on the ethical dilemmas facing FET due to distribution of a faulty product.
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This paper discusses the potential ethical dilemma of a company that is distributing a product that it has subsequently discovered to be flawed. The paper specifically discusses FET, which has been distributing its micro system product. The paper concludes that to continue distribution would be detrimental to the company, its shareholders, and the customer upon whom the company relies.
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"Ethical Dilemma 1. Is there an ethical problem? If so, what is it? On the surface there is not yet an ethical dilemma. While the executive compensation is tied to the success of FET's micro system in the open marketplace, the simple fact of the matter is that the system is flawed. If an organization is ethically sound as well as operationally sound it would never consider distributing a product with known and pre-existing flaws. Such an act, while perhaps bolstering its short-term finances and padding the salary of the executives whose salaries are dependent upon the product's success, would have a long-term devastating effect on the reputation and brand of the company. Additionally, once the flaw became widely recognized the company would be faced with warranty obligations which would quickly mitigate any financial gains to the company."
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Conceptual Dilemmas and the Law, 2008.
This paper discuses the concept of coneptual dilemmas and applies this to Canadian legal cases involving feminist equality arguments.
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This paper explains that, when feminist legal theorists and advocates expose the assumptions underlying dilemmas, which are inherent in the concepts of equality and discrimination, it is possible to reconsider and reinterpret relationships and patterns of power that impact on the consequences of difference. The paper then outlines these assumptions along with the counter-assumptions that have been formulated by feminist legal theorists. The paper stresses that all of the assumptions are present in the "Little Sisters" case in which it was decided that gay and lesbian pornography poses a threat to sex equality.
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"Equality rights under the Charter have caused dilemmas additional problems beyond the issues that were to be resolved. While the Charter in combination with legislation is designed to protect women and children from sexual violence and victimization, the defendant is actually the individual who receives protection. Once again, the male norm becomes predominant so that, as feminists point out, the state participates in the male control of female sexuality. To overcome the equality problem and the issue of intrinsic differences, feminists fought for legislation using new terms such as 'gender neutral assault'."
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