Entries by Daphne Hanson

How is idealistic evil similar to instrumental evil?

How is idealistic evil similar to instrumental evil? How are they different? Give real-life examples of idealistic evil and instrumental evil that highlight the differences between the two. I recently impulse-bought A Philosophy of Evil by Lars Svendsen, a Norwegian philosopher I’d never heard of. The book called out to me from the bookstore shelf, the title […]

How does it relate to the study of evil and harm?

Self-esteem is often a topic of interest in psychology courses. How does it relate to the study of evil and harm? Are harmdoers more likely to be high in self-esteem or low in self-esteem? With regard to self-esteem, what is a potent recipe for violence? Could current trends in self-esteem building be dangerous? With all […]

Ethical decision-making is based on core character values like trustworthiness, respect, responsibility, fairness, caring, and good citizenship

Ethical decision-making is based on core character values like trustworthiness, respect, responsibility, fairness, caring, and good citizenship. Ethical decisions generate ethical behaviors and provide a foundation for good business practices History and research suggests that people are quite reluctant to harm other people. What are some immediate events or situational circumstances that assist in getting people […]

With electronic addiction taking up so much of a person’s life, they will need to determine ways to fill that time. Describe ways that this can be accomplished.

With electronic addiction taking up so much of a person’s life, they will need to determine ways to fill that time. Describe ways that this can be accomplished. Imagine you’ve just completed a program to end your electronic addiction. When you think about electronics now, what do you see? What are the effects? Positive? Negative? […]

What is opponent process theory, and how might it relate to evil? Describe a real-life example (with detail) of evil that may be explained using opponent process theory

What is opponent process theory, and how might it relate to evil? Describe a real-life example (with detail) of evil that may be explained using opponent process theory. Solomon’s (1980) opponent-process theory of acquired motivation has been used to explain many phenomena in which affective or hedonic contrasts appear to exist, but has not been applied to the […]

Write about the nature/nurture debate in terms of gender and explain it using the gender schema theory and social learning theory

Write about the nature/nurture debate in terms of gender and explain it using the gender schema theory and social learning theory If a person displays masculine, feminine or androgynous behavior, then what determines this? The two main arguments are either gender is innate or it has been learnt. These two different perspectives represent a famous […]

Write about the nature/nurture debate in terms of gender and explain it using the gender schema theory and social learning theory

Write about the nature/nurture debate in terms of gender and explain it using the gender schema theory and social learning theory If a person displays masculine, feminine or androgynous behavior, then what determines this? The two main arguments are either gender is innate or it has been learnt. These two different perspectives represent a famous […]