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World Thinkers
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"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
"Moral actions belong to the jurisdiction of the outward and inward court, both civil and domestic governor; I mean both the magistrate and conscience." - Locke
10 marks · 150 words · Answered by 9 toppers · CSE 2023–2025
Dimensions of EthicsSources of Ethical Guidance
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
"The end of law is not to abolish or restrain, but to preserve and enlarge freedom." - John Locke
10 marks · 150 words · Answered by 8 toppers · CSE 2023–2024
Law and MoralityWorld Thinkers
“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
What do each of the following quotations mean to you? "The wise man does not lay up his own treasures. The more he gives to others, the more he has for his own." - Lao Tzu
10 marks · 150 words · Answered by 8 toppers · CSE 2023–2024
Human ValuesWorld Thinkers
"The ultimate measure of a person is not where they stand in moments of comfort and convenience, but where they stand at times of challenge and controversy."- Martin Luther King Jr.
10 marks · 150 words · Answered by 7 toppers · CSE 2024
Human ValuesDimensions of Ethics
What does each of the following quotations convey to you in present context? a) "'Reason is, and ought only to be the slave of the passions, and can never pretend to any other office than to serve and obey them."- David Hume
10 marks · 150 words · Answered by 7 toppers · CSE 2024
World ThinkersDimensions of Ethics
“May you live your life as if the maxim of your actions were to become universal law.”
10 marks · 150 words · Answered by 7 toppers · CSE 2024–2025
World ThinkersEthical Theories
“Men must have corrupted nature a little, for they were not born wolves, and they have become wolves.”
10 marks · 150 words · Answered by 6 toppers · CSE 2023–2025
Dimensions of EthicsHuman Values
"Ideas are the cornerstone of a strong public service framework globally." In the context of this statement, discuss the ideas of a philosopher whose ideas you believe are most pertinent to the civil services in India.
10 marks · 150 words · Answered by 5 toppers · CSE 2024–2025
Indian ThinkersCivil Service Values
“A sense of duty is useful in work, but offensive in personal relations.” Russell
10 marks · 150 words · Answered by 5 toppers · CSE 2024–2025
Ethics in Private and Public LifeDimensions of Ethics
“Good people do not need laws to tell them to act responsibly, while bad people will find a way around the laws.” Plato
10 marks · 150 words · Answered by 5 toppers · CSE 2024–2025
World ThinkersDimensions of Ethics
"Happiness is that state of consciousness which proceeds from the achievement of one's values." - Ayn Rand.
10 marks · 150 words · Answered by 5 toppers · CSE 2020–2024
Human ValuesWorld Thinkers
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
The senses deceive from time to time, and it is prudent never to trust wholly those who have deceived us even once.
10 marks · 150 words · Answered by 3 toppers · CSE 2024–2025
Dimensions of EthicsWorld Thinkers
Explain the meaning of the following quotations and discuss their contemporary relevance.
10 marks · 150 words · Answered by 3 toppers · CSE 2023–2024
Ethics in International RelationsHuman Values
Discuss the relevance of the following quotes to the present times. "Moral actions belong to the jurisdiction of the outward and inward court, both civil and domestic governor; I mean both the magistrate and conscience." Locke
10 marks · 150 words · Answered by 3 toppers · CSE 2024–2025
Sources of Ethical GuidanceDimensions of Ethics
Plato's Republic divided the study of justice in two, as a virtue of people and of institutions. Comment.
10 marks · 150 words · Answered by 2 toppers · CSE 2024
World ThinkersDimensions of Ethics
To see what is right and not do it is the want of courage- Confucius
10 marks · 150 words · Answered by 2 toppers · CSE 2024–2025
World ThinkersDimensions of Ethics
"To see what is right and not do it is a lack of courage." - Confucius
10 marks · 150 words · Answered by 2 toppers · CSE 2024–2025
Human ValuesDimensions of Ethics
Discuss what the following quotes mean to you. "It is not because men's desires are strong that they act ill; it is because their consciences are weak." - J.S. Mill
10 marks · 150 words · Answered by 1 topper · CSE 2024
World ThinkersDimensions of Ethics