Category: Moral

In this essay we will explore the contention that the guiding principle for income distribution of work should be the principle of desert, whereby the desert is the contribution to the social product – drawing upon the work of David Miller. Miller argues for income distribution to be desert-based, where monetary rewards are provided as…

Is it within human nature to distract ourselves from uncomfortable or challenging realities, events or thoughts? This idea has been explored by philosophers such as John Stuart Mill, Immanuel Kant and Jean-Paul Sartre. However, at this point in time, can distractions become overbearing and are they possibly stunting the progress of humanity. This shift in…

Throughout this assignment I will aim to show how and to what extent moral discussion in the form of moral philosophy has informed actual politics, providing examples and an in depth understanding of the philosophy and its implications. The piece will then aim to come to a conclusion on the extent to which moral discussion…

The history of mankind has revolved around conflict, especially after the first societies sprung up. The innumerous conflicts that have occurred throughout history are analyzed and transmitted through generations, which has led to the constant advancement of society. This advancement is due to humans being able to recall and recognize our ancestors’ failures, which leads…

The Second World War was a global armed conflict that started the 1st of September of 1939 after the invasion of Poland by the German troops. Immediately, on September 2nd, Great Britain and France declared war on Germany. After this declaration, two military alliances emerged. The Allied powers were formed by France, Great Britain, United…

First coined by criminologist Jock Young, moral panic can be defined simply as the task of creatingnwidespread concern within a society through the use of media and by people who hold a high status of power such as politicians.According to Critcher (2008), there are three dimensions of moral panic: identifiable process of definition, marking of…

Media is an inseparable part of our life. The connection between media and crime has been theme of many sociological research. Media can lead to create moral panics and folk devils. As Cohen (2015, p.1) defined, moral panics are A condition, episode, person or group of persons emerges to become defined as a threat to…

The late 16th-century drama Hamlet by William Shakespeares falls in history as one of the authors greatest and most popular works. A driving factor to the dramas world-wide success attributes to the plays use of human emotion, values, and morals. Specifically, the play makes use of the protagonist, Hamlet, to convey and express what it…

All video games are designed to give the player a choice. To a certain extent, it is an essential characteristic to facilitate a greater sense of immersion for the player. Either by creating a rich mental model of the games environment by highlighting unique set pieces to invoke imagery of its desired tone or hint…

It could be argued that the relationship between law and moral values is a very debatable and hot topic. This is because moral rules and legal rights have numerous similarities but are surely not the same. Firstly, I can tell you that the difference between the law and moral values is that laws are a…