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Over the last couple of years, I have loved learning about philosophy, a range of different philosophical theories and the ways in which they help us to understand ourselves, other people and the wider world around us. In today’s blog, we are going to be taking a look at the Japanese philosophical term “Kaizen”, so let’s get into it!
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In life, we make millions upon millions of decisions and actions every single day – some of which have consequences that are planned and intentional, others, not so much. In today’s blog, we are going to be delving into what is meant by “the law of unintended consequences”, let’s get cracking!
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Over the last couple of months, we’ve started to explore the world of Philosophy, and the role that ethics plays in our lives. We’ve touched on Utilitarianism & Consequentialism already, but now it’s time to venture into one of my favourite ethical theories – Virtue Ethics!
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Over the last few weeks, we’ve started to take a look at Philosophy & Ethics here on Sweeney’s Blogs, and I feel like we’ve finally got to a place where we can start looking at some of the different ethical theories that exist in the world, beginning with Utilitarianism today!
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Wu Wei is a key concept of Taoism that can be translated as “do not act” or “do not intervene”. However, it is not a passive attitude. It’s letting go to allow the action to flow effortlessly and in harmony with the “original cosmic order”, without attempting to modify it. The result will be merging…
Wu Wei, the Art of Non-acting — Wise & Shine
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Today’s blog is going to take a look at the philosophical term ‘Consequentialism’ – what it is, and how it affects the way in which certain people make decisions in life.
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The paradigms, world views and ideas which we inhabit shape how we perceive and interact with the world. They impact our ideals, relationships, and values. That is, who we are and who we aspire to be. 783 more words
East Versus West: A Look at Two Minds — Wise & Shine
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Philosophy is an area of study that I have loved delving into over the last year or so, and as I mentioned in my “Let’s talk about Ethical Perspectives” post, is something that I would love to start talking about here on Sweeney’s Blogs. We have already covered what we mean by the term ‘Ethical Perspectives”, so I think that the perfect place to go next would be to take a look at what we mean by ‘ethics’ 🙂
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Your Ethical Perspective/Standpoint plays a key role in how you see the world around you – in today’s blog, we are going to be taking a look at Ethical Perspectives, what they mean, and how they can influence your life.
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