EPTTry to be very plain. Try not to use "according to law", "according to conscience" etc.
What is "right deed"?
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Rus_Brain
Russian Federation1890 Posts
Try to be very plain. Try not to use "according to law", "according to conscience" etc. | ||
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samachking
Bahrain4949 Posts
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Tensai176
Canada2061 Posts
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ieatkids5
United States4628 Posts
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jodogohoo
Canada2533 Posts
exp. you have sex with girl, you tell her you will call her tomorrow, you never call her again. Or leave a note that reads Dear _____ <--- fill in girls name, and if you don't put resident The time we spent together, however long it was, meant the world to me. I would like to see you again but unfortunately i can not. You see. I am a ghost. I can only materialize once every decade. On the anniversary of my death. I chose to spend my one day among the living with you sweet _____ "girls name" Perhaps we will meet again in another decade. Provided you keep your figure. Until then, all my love from the beyond, "Your name goes here" | ||
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Kentor
United States5784 Posts
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jodogohoo
Canada2533 Posts
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BanZu
United States3329 Posts
On January 23 2009 16:20 jodogohoo wrote: the right deed is something that is done for the greater good. exp. you have sex with girl, you tell her you will call her tomorrow, you never call her again. Or leave a note that reads Dear _____ <--- fill in girls name, and if you don't put resident The time we spent together, however long it was, meant the world to me. I would like to see you again but unfortunately i can not. You see. I am a ghost. I can only materialize once every decade. On the anniversary of my death. I chose to spend my one day among the living with you sweet _____ "girls name" Perhaps we will meet again in another decade. Provided you keep your figure. Until then, all my love from the beyond, "Your name goes here" LOL good stuff Ok I really tried, but I can't think of any definition of "right deed" without using conscience. | ||
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BottleAbuser
Korea (South)1888 Posts
I'm stuck on trying to explain it with words. Anyone want to give it a try? | ||
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meegrean
Thailand7699 Posts
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BottleAbuser
Korea (South)1888 Posts
"Rightness." Few people will argue that it is a property that can be attributed to actions. As in, we can meaningfully ask "is doing X right?" So we're trying to figure out "What actions have this property of rightness?" If we can find the answer to "Given some deed X, is X right?" and apply that answer to every deed, then we will have answered our initial question. Well, after this point, you'll have to make some more assumptions about what "right" is, because you can ask N different ethicists and receive N! answers. | ||
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MasterReY
Germany2708 Posts
On January 23 2009 16:20 jodogohoo wrote: the right deed is something that is done for the greater good. exp. you have sex with girl, you tell her you will call her tomorrow, you never call her again. Or leave a note that reads Dear _____ <--- fill in girls name, and if you don't put resident The time we spent together, however long it was, meant the world to me. I would like to see you again but unfortunately i can not. You see. I am a ghost. I can only materialize once every decade. On the anniversary of my death. I chose to spend my one day among the living with you sweet _____ "girls name" Perhaps we will meet again in another decade. Provided you keep your figure. Until then, all my love from the beyond, "Your name goes here" erm, sorry what should i do if i don't know the girl's name? | ||
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Frits
11782 Posts
Also some personalities are more driven by conscientiousness than others, which makes it a complex subject due to the fact that it's harder for some to act on principles than others. Is someone who usually does the right thing more admireable thing even if it's natural to him? Or is it more admireable for a man who has to enforce strict discipline to live by good principles and sometimes fails in doing the right thing? There's some stuff for you to think about. Also reading up on Hobbes' philosophy of society might give you some interesting stuff to write about. Hobbes thought that society was driven by people who only do what attracts (what gives pleasure) and avoid all negative things (pain), thus the pleasure and pain ethics of Hobbes. He thought that to enforce good principles in society there needed to be a social contract that should be enforced by the King. His philosophy was mostly based on western individualistic society though, so talking about more collectivistic societies like India might be interesting to consider as well. | ||
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ManBearPig
Belgium207 Posts
Kantian Ethics: The right deed is done in accordance with duty. In assessing your deed, you consider the maxim under which you are acting. If you would accept this maxim as a universal law, you deed may be considered right. Virtue Ethics: Doesn't use deontological terms (right/wrong), but rather aretaic terms (good/bad). Good deeds are set in accordance with the virtues. Virtuous behaviour is exhibited by the virtuous person, who is basically good by nature. These are the 3 current 'mainstream' normative ethical theories. I prefer utilitarianism, for a lot of reasons. | ||
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Duke
United States1106 Posts
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