Basic Skills II

2020 ◽  
pp. 53-70
Author(s):  
Larry R. Churchill
Keyword(s):  
Basic Skills ◽  
Competing Values ◽  
Life Trajectories ◽  
Complex Events ◽  
Narrative Skill

The four skills for ethics described in this chapter are imaginative skill, the ability to expand the reach of our empathy to include a wider range of people; assertive skill, the need to finally choose from among the competing values the ones we will embrace and live by; connective skill, that is, linking goodness with happiness—the kind of personal flourishing not available through fame and fortune; and narrative skill, which is our ability to tell true stories about ourselves and others. One key ingredient in narrative capacity is the ability to see that people intersect at different points at their life trajectories and with different moral concerns. The ethics of narration is the effort to tell truthful stories about these complex events.

Ethics for Everyone

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Larry R. Churchill
Keyword(s):  
Basic Skills ◽  
Moral Authority ◽  
Ethical Life ◽  
Ethical Problems ◽  
Life Trajectories ◽  
Moral Problems ◽  
Ethical Thinking ◽  
Moral Certainty ◽  
Definition Of

This book argues that an ethical life is more about mastering basic skills than applying theories. It describes the basic skills as follows: interrogating our moral prehistories; taming moral vanity and recognizing others; giving up the comforts of moral certainty; learning from our feelings; thinking slowly; expanding the reach of our empathy; claiming our own moral authority; linking goodness with happiness; and story-making at intersecting life trajectories. Nineteen exercises for better understanding and using these skills are provided. Five common pitfalls of ethical thinking are defined and explored. These are the trap of either/or thinking; expecting too much from moral theory; the desire for a unifying definition of ethics; restricting what experiences have more weight; and treating mysteries as moral problems. Concepts fundamental to ethics are emphasized in terms of their practical use. Among these are some that are typically neglected in ethics texts, such as forgiveness, love, spirituality, hope, and death. The use of the skills and concepts is illustrated for matters that extend beyond-the-lifespan, notably for the ethical problems of global warming. In the final chapter, 12 cases are provided, along with a section describing how to critically interrogate cases for bias. Throughout the book there is an emphasis on the way changes over the lifespan require rethinking ethical values.

ADMINISTRATION MODELS IN THE SYSTEM OF FORENSIC EXAMINATION INSTITUTIONS FROM THE POSITION OF SCIENTIFIC MANAGEMENT

2016 ◽  
Vol 16 ◽  
pp. 179-184
Author(s):  
S. V. Kudryashova
Keyword(s):  
Scientific Management ◽  
Competing Values ◽  
State Institutions ◽  
Advantages And Disadvantages ◽  
Forensic Examination ◽  
Forensic Institutions ◽  
The Individual

The individual forensic activity in comparison with the activity of forensic experts of specialized state institutions is considered, the main advantages and disadvantages are determined. The directions of development of specialized state and non-state forensic institutions are presented in accordance with R. Quinn's competing values model.

The Gold Medal

2017 ◽  
Vol 6 (2) ◽  
pp. 90-91
Author(s):  
Camilo Perez
Keyword(s):  
Home Country ◽  
Gold Medal ◽  
Life Trajectories ◽  
Material Things ◽  
Past Experiences ◽  
Normalization Of Violence

Objects are not just material things but containers of memories. They occupy a particular place in our life trajectories, and as we re-encounter them in the act of remembering, as we assort them in new assemblages through the act of storytelling, new layers of meaning, affect, and emotion may emerge. In this performance script, the intersection of three objects—“a gold medal,” a “gun,” and “a steak”—become an avenue to explore my past experiences and re-visit, re-think the issue of the normalization of violence in my home country, Colombia.

Emotive Trending And Tracking of Tweets

2017 ◽  
Vol 7 (11) ◽  
pp. 25
Author(s):  
Sanjay Chhataru Gupta
Keyword(s):  
Social Networks ◽  
Social Media ◽  
Social Network ◽  
The Social ◽  
The World ◽  
Complex Events

Popularity of the social media and the amount of importance given by an individual to social media has significantly increased in last few years. As more and more people become part of the social networks like Twitter, Facebook, information which flows through the social network, can potentially give us good understanding about what is happening around in our locality, state, nation or even in the world. The conceptual motive behind the project is to develop a system which analyses about a topic searched on Twitter. It is designed to assist Information Analysts in understanding and exploring complex events as they unfold in the world. The system tracks changes in emotions over events, signalling possible flashpoints or abatement. For each trending topic, the system also shows a sentiment graph showing how positive and negative sentiments are trending as the topic is getting trended.

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