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Over the last two years, we’ve been diving into some fascinating philosophy and well-being topics here on the page, ranging from theories about how we see the world, to ones about exploring nature, some about spending time with others and a whole load more! I cannot wait to carry on exploring new ones with you all throughout this year!
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Can the pursuit of the greatest good truly guide our ethical choices? Join the exploration as we unravel the moral dilemma of consequentialism, determining if maximising happiness is the ultimate equation for a better society.
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In Philosophy, ‘Egoism’ is the ethical theory that one’s self is, or should be, the motivation and the ultimate goal of one’s own actions in life. We’re going to be exploring this a little further in today’s blog, breaking down the different versions of egoism and the impact that each one creates on how you make decisions.
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I’ve been loving taking a trip down memory lane lately, looking back on some of the different topics that I have written about over the years. Ethics and philosophy are two areas that have really captured my interest over the last 3-4 years, and it’s been fantastic to talk about them with you all here on the page.
As I haven’t covered any new ethics or philosophical concepts for a while, I thought that it would be good to jump back into what we mean by the term “ethics”, so that I can do a bit more in-depth exploring over the next couple of months. Be sure to check out the blog if you’re interested and I’d love to hear your thoughts!
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We use words like ‘fair’ and ‘fairness’ almost daily in our conversations, but do we really know what they mean? Is there a way to determine what is more or less fair than something else? Well, in today’s blog, we will be looking at British Philosopher John Broome’s theory of fairness, which made a significant contribution to, and is one of the most engaged theories in the fairness space!
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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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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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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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