Deontological vs. Teleological Ethical Systems Deontological ethical systems are concerned with the nature of an action that is being judged. If the action is considered to be inherently good, even if the action has bad consequences than it can be defined as good. Deontological ethical systems include ethical formalism, religion, and natural law (Pollock, 2004). ...
Though Emile Durkheim and Robert K. Merton are two of the most influential theorists in the Functionalist school of sociological theory and they had similar views on concepts such as socialization and empirical analysis of sociological theory, they had differing views on the concept of anomie and they developed different typologies related to their individual ...
Egoism is the theory that ones self is, or should be, the motivation of ones actions. There are two main forms of egoism, ethical egoism and psychological egoism. Each approach has been argued amongst philosophers. Their studies describe what each theory is and apply them to real world situations. Psychological egoism is the belief that ...
The Galactic Alignment: Will the end of the world come on December 12, 2012? Some people fear this date because “the Mayan calendar ends” on this date. Ever wonder why the Mayan calendar ends in 2012? And how does the galactic alignment tie into 2012? To get to the bottom of this 2012 phenomenon and ...