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Given below are quotations of moral thinkers/philosophers. Bring out what they mean to you in the present context: (a) A nation should not be judged by how it treats its highest citizens, but its lowest ones. Nelson Mandela.
10 marks · 150 words · Answered by 12 toppers · CSE 2019–2022
Empathy and CompassionHuman Values
"Man cannot do right in one department of life whilst he is occupied in doing wrong in any other department." Gandhi. Do you think an individual's personal ethics impacts professional life or they both can be compartmentalized? Explain your position with relevant examples.
10 marks · 150 words · Answered by 11 toppers · CSE 2021–2025
Ethics in Private and Public LifeIndian Thinkers
"Periods of peace are the empty pages in the history books"
10 marks · 150 words · Answered by 10 toppers · CSE 2022–2025
Dimensions of EthicsWorld Thinkers
Goodness is the result of internal imperatives to do what is right, not sanctions from moral rules or rewards from expected consequences. Do you agree? Discuss.
10 marks · 150 words · Answered by 9 toppers · CSE 2022–2025
Dimensions of EthicsEthical Theories
“Change does not roll in on the wheels of inevitability, but comes through continuous struggle.” Martin Luther King Jr
10 marks · 150 words · Answered by 8 toppers · CSE 2022–2025
Human ValuesWorld Thinkers
"Virtue lies in our power, and similarly so does vice; because where it is in our power to act, it is also in our power not to act." - Aristotle
10 marks · 150 words · Answered by 5 toppers · CSE 2021–2022
World ThinkersDimensions of Ethics
"True peace is not merely the absence of tension; it is the presence of justice." Martin Luther King Jr
10 marks · 150 words · Answered by 4 toppers · CSE 2022–2023
Dimensions of EthicsWorld Thinkers
What do each of the following quotations mean to you? (a) "Enlightenment is man's emergence from his self-incurred immaturity."
10 marks · 150 words · Answered by 4 toppers · CSE 2021–2022
World ThinkersDimensions of Ethics
What do each of the following quotations mean to you? (a) "The happiness of your life depends upon the quality of your thoughts."- Marcus Aurelius
10 marks · 150 words · Answered by 4 toppers · CSE 2022–2024
Dimensions of EthicsHuman Values
Max Weber's concept of bureaucracy was developed in the early 20th century, but it still influences administrative structures today. In what ways do you see Weberian bureaucracy as relevant in today's rapidly changing world?
10 marks · 150 words · Answered by 3 toppers · CSE 2022–2024
Civil Service ValuesImpartiality and Objectivity
Justice without force is futile, force without justice is tyrannical.
10 marks · 150 words · Answered by 3 toppers · CSE 2022
Dimensions of EthicsEthical Dilemmas in Government
"It may be expedient but it is not just that some should have less in order that others may prosper." — John Rawls
10 marks · 150 words · Answered by 3 toppers · CSE 2021–2022
World ThinkersDimensions of Ethics
What do you understand by the terms Ethics and Morality? Why should one be moral in their life?
10 marks · 150 words · Answered by 2 toppers · CSE 2022
Dimensions of EthicsHuman Values
Moral quality of an action should be judged by its consequences on human happiness. Discuss.
10 marks · 150 words · Answered by 2 toppers · CSE 2022–2025
Ethical TheoriesWorld Thinkers
"If a good teacher becomes a soldier, the society will lose a good teacher and get a bad soldier" - Aristotle.
10 marks · 150 words · Answered by 2 toppers · CSE 2022
Human ValuesWorld Thinkers
'People know what they do; frequently they know why they do what they do; but what they don't know is what what they do does.' Michel Foucault
10 marks · 150 words · Answered by 2 toppers · CSE 2022
Dimensions of EthicsEmotional Intelligence
What do each of the following quotations mean to you? (a) "All persons ought to endeavour to follow what is right, and not what is established." — Aristotle
10 marks · 150 words · Answered by 2 toppers · CSE 2022
World ThinkersIntegrity
What is Kant's categorical imperative? How does it compare with the doctrine of Nishkama Karma?
10 marks · 150 words · Answered by 1 topper · CSE 2022
Indian ThinkersWorld Thinkers
Success may not lead you to happiness, but happiness is definitely the key to success. Discuss this statement based on your understanding of happiness and success.
10 marks · 150 words · Answered by 1 topper · CSE 2022
Dimensions of EthicsHuman Values
“The morality of the individual and the morality of the state are one and the same.” Plato
10 marks · 150 words · Answered by 1 topper · CSE 2022
World ThinkersDimensions of Ethics