Albert Einstein, a famous German Theoretical-Physicist, said that “Morality is of the highest-importance, but for us, not for God .” Issues regarding morality have been debated upon for centuries, with many coming forth to input their thoughts on what morality entails. For Einstein, morality exists purely for mankind, while others such as John Locke believes God played a part in devising the set of moral rules. Although the origin of moral rules is still unclear, there is a more fundamental question:
psychological, personality, and identity researches. Before this, all researches mainly focused on traditional gender types present in society, the heterosexual individuals. This is reflected on how little the research on this culture is, most probably because participants are reluctant to disclose information about their gender orientation. Until now, some still regard homosexuality and bisexuality as “stigmatized identities”. (Nicholas, 2004). However, it is safe to say that there is an increasing rate of
important part of the society and Indian women are not an exception. Women have been writing in India since 1000 B.C. Women during the early Vedic period enjoyed equal status with men in all aspects of life. In approximately 500 B.C., the status of women began to decline. The practice of child marriage is believed to have started around the sixth century. Indian women’s positon in society further deteriorate during the medieval period when child marriages and a
And again, And [mention] Lot, when he said to his people, "Indeed, you commit such immorality as no one has preceded you with from among the worlds. Materialism is another issue which is given very less importance by us. We live in a society that promotes materialism and we are promoting it to our youth by instilling bad habits into our children. We teach our children that the measure of success and happiness in life is how much stuff you have. Kids naturally want things
For information, Indonesia is the land which holds the longest established LGBT organizations in Asia. Indonesia has remained a great example of the importance of the separation of religion and state, even they are having the largest Muslim population. The countries who are nearby to Indonesia, have the laws that considered to be a gay as crime, Malaysia and Singapore used to be colonized by the British
the sexual habits and desires of a person. Some are born with the gift of manhood but choose to look the other way. Some are born with the gift of womanhood but choose to look the other way as well. These people have always been misunderstood by society yet there are those who have grown a wise heart to create such a movement that clarifies their rights as human beings in this world. This is what is known as the LGBT rights. Schools can be difficult environments for
Hippies belief that love, peace and personal freedom are the core of a society. It is a cultural movement that rejected the mainstream life of then America. Hippies also used drugs as a method to heighten their experience physically. The hippie movement was also started as an alternative method to oppose the US involvement
Today’s distracted world loses many important lessons that a reader rediscovers by reading historical fiction. A Single Shard, set in twelfth-century Korea, reminds the reader of the importance of respect. Although orphaned and poverty-stricken, the young protagonist never fails to honor his master and mistress with both his words and his actions (Park 30, 40). Americans everywhere would greatly benefit from this character’s example. Moreover
for thirst and hunger and the drive for sex. They were mainly interested in “mastering” or taming these drives. Moreover, for Greeks, the gender of the sexual partner is of little importance when evaluating the morality of an action in comparison to the partner’s social status. The ongoing controversy whether homosexuality is permissible would then be of no relevance to the Greeks, but will definitely have a bearing on twentieth-century westerners due to the substantial emphasis placed on the gender
“equality of opportunity” approach, and the extent to which these theoretical frameworks explain income gaps in society. Measurement of income, by itself, does not provide sufficient information regarding free choices available to people, such as lifestyle choices or leisure time available. Nonetheless, income gaps can be a good proxy to understand issues of equitable distribution in societies. In this essay, I explore the content of both “capabilities” and “equal opportunities” from a philosophical