Essay on The Parable of the Sadhu by Bowen H. McCoy

The social contract is that, “The individual member alienates himself totally to the whole community together with all his rights.” The benefits come from being within a community. An individual becomes equal with everyone in the society. The contract allows for individual rights within a society while each individual participates

According to the Kantianism approach the right or wrong action is not taken as a concern of consequence because you cannot control them. It is whether you can fulfill your duty. Whatever you are about to do, and why you are going to do it, is your maxim. Kant explains that the only thing that has intrinsic value would be the goodwill, and he believes that the goodwill is the only good without limits. Moral decisions are the structure of the person by good reasons, features, and the appreciation of the law. A person would do an action not because of what that action produces, in the sense of past experiences, but that they understand by reasoning that the action is the right thing to do. The standard that Kant uses to explain efficient motives and is exercised by everyone is called categorical imperative. It gives us a way to analyze moral actions and make moral reasoning’s. It is used to decide if an action is morally important and is the basics to fulfill universality and rationality. Kant using the Principle of Universalizability to determine whether we are fair and consistent. Below I will demonstrate how it connects to my

One historically important tradition in social and political philosophy is called "Social Contract Theory." It gives a way of thinking about what it means to be human, raising fundamental questions such as: what is human nature, in itself, apart from society? Are people fundamentally

The social contract is an agreement between the ruler and the subject. It states that the subjects give up a portion of their rights in order to be ruled providing that the person in charge does not abuse his power. The benefit to the social contract is that violence is not the main conclusion to if the people are not happy. However, as a ruler from the 18th century the most obvious downside is that the power gained from social contract is not as large compared to Divine Right of Kings or Mandate of

The Parable of the Sadhu is a story of men climbing the Himalayas that run into a moral dilemma. These are not just any men. These are groups of men from many different cultural backgrounds. As they are climbing the mountain they run into a nearly naked Indian holy man that is near death. The moral dilemma comes into play when they are forced to make the decision to backtrack down the mountain to save the man and probably never reach their ultimate goal, or ignore the needs of the desperate man in order to fulfill their personal desires. By looking at the situation and what the men did it is clear that they acted through the ethical thought process of egoism and social contract. They acted

out if the sadhu lived or died. I can attest, though, that the sadhu lives on in his story. He lives in

Satan walked in cooly, commanding attention without so much as a word, lucifer nodded respectfully to him and took his seat, trying to forget his embarrassment. "Now, Samael, do you wish to inform me as to why you were not at breakfast today?"

To be subjective, this falls under the categorical imperative, which is how a maxim is tested. It emphasizes how the governing of rational beings within duty is on a universal level, in which exceptions cannot be made on an individual basis. However, there is a distinct difference between this Kantian theory and rule utilitarianism. The first provides a basis for judging moral value within the boundaries of duty, and the latter states “we ought to act according to a set of rules that would lead to optimal consequences…if accepted by majority of people in

The social contract alone though cannot adequately guarantee a good game. The wants and desires of the players can oftentimes conflict and players cannot always have fun, so how should a dungeon master build a good game and wield his or her authority. The same way a government should, by fostering a ‘working relationship’. With the analogy aside the working relationship must be managed from the perspective of both balancing the needs and desires of each citizen against each other and by seeking a balance of authority between the government and the citizenry.

7. Kant’s ethics gives us firm standards that do not depend on results; it injects a humanistic element into moral decision making and stresses the importance of acting on principle and from a sense of duty. Critics, however, worry that (a) Kant’s view of moral worth is too restrictive, (b) the categorical imperative is not a sufficient test of right and wrong, and (c) distinguishing between treating people as means and respecting them as ends in themselves may be difficult in practice.

The story that spoke to me most was in Two Tales (n.d). In the tale, a mullah stops to assist three men with their dilemma. From the beginning, the mullah demonstrated active listening and compassion. He was willing to help and, without hesitation, gave of himself to bring peace to these three men. By offering his camel, he simplified the conflict and made the solution more evident. Sometimes when we are too close to the conflict, our perspective is narrowed and we are unable to find resolution. The mullah, a third party to the conflict, could see the answer himself. Instead of providing the answer to them, he helped them work the problem so they could realize the solution themselves and grow from the experience. The mullah’s management of

Everyone makes decisions every day that can change or affect someone’s life. These decisions can be as small as choosing what to eat for dinner to who to fire in your company. Sometimes when we make these decisions we do not think about the effect that it can cause. It is very important that we do think about of decisions before making it, especially in the business world. In the business world, one must make ethical decisions in order to protect the benefits of the company and the public welfare. One problem is that who makes the ethical decision? Should it be the manager or team leader? Everyone should be able to make the ethical decisions to the situations, but with the lack of leadership or group decisions, it is hard for one to make the

"Otouto! No, no this isn't your fault at all!" Samael was surprised by his words, why did his brother think that?! How could he possibly reach that self deprecating conclusion?

Nevertheless, we need to recognize the importance of social contract because it provides a conceptual basis for the development of a democratic and just society. In addition, social contract, through its constant

These tradeoffs hint at a deeper truth. The world remains divided within a Kantian moral system in between the moral nature of an action to the obligation of one to act in a satisfactory moral fashion. We should all expect our leaders to do the