Are Human-Environment Systems Practicable?

HUMAN-ENVIRONMENT SYSTEMS is an approach that categorically affirms the significant relation between humans and their natural environment and the broad implications of this connection. This method is comprehensively employed in ‘integrated geography’ …

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Are morals instinctive? Or is moral law real?

Is there an absolute moral truth? C.S. Lewis proves that there is a universal objective moral standard. Let us prove that moral law is real.

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Globalization and Pluralism: New Challenges to Ethics

In thisarticle, we will deal with the ethical challenges and problems brought about by globalization. And in addition to various theories in Ethics discussed in this book, we will discuss in this lecture another ideology, called Pluralism, which has arisen in the age of globalization.

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Globalization Gravely Transforms Us: Here Is How

Globalization reforms relations between women and men, adults and children, people of different cultures, and those with varying levels of technological competence. Those who view globalization as a beneficial social system state …

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Ang Katolisismo at ang Same-sex Marriage

Ang mga obispong Katoliko ay nagpahayag ng pag-aalala tungkol sa iminungkahing legalisasyon upang payagan ang kasal sa parehong kasarian sa Pilipinas. “Hindi ibig sabihin na dahil lang sa ang ibang mga bansa ay mayroong same-sex marriage, ay dapat na rin tayong sumunod,” sabi ni Arsobispo Ramon Arguelles ng Lipa.

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Paghahanap ng Trabaho sa Pilipinas: Ilang Paraan

Marami pa rin namang paraan at payo na makatutulong sa iyo sa paghahanap ng trabaho. Kabilang rito ang mga sumusunod …

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Excision, Female Circumcision, And Clitoridectomy: Are They Moral?

What is deviant in one culture may even be celebrated in another. For instance, in some parts of Indonesia, Malaysia, and Muslim Africa, women are traditionally circumcised. Known as “excision” or “clitoridectomy,” the process involves cutting off the clitoris and sewing shut the labia, typically without any anesthesia.

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Divorce Bill in the Philippines: Are you in favor or not?

There are bills that propose the legalization of divorce in the Philippines. The question is: Is divorce reasonable and practicable in the Philippine setting?

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Reason and Impartiality on Same-Sex Marriage

To answer the question concerning whether same-sex marriage is good or bad for our society, one needs to apply reason and impartiality—two factors that compose the “minimum conception” of morality or, as some put it, the minimum requirement for morality …

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Filipino Moral Character: Pros and Cons

Filipino cultural morality, especially that which concerns social ethics, centers on ideally having a “smooth interpersonal relationship” (SIR) with others. The definition of “smooth interpersonal relationship” in Philippine culture is principally supported by and anchored on at least six basic Filipino values: the concepts of (1) ‘pakikisama,’ (2) ‘hiya,’ (3) ‘amor propio,’ (4) ‘utang na loob,’ (5) Filipino hospitality, and (6) respect for elders.

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