emily_beachinThinking & Action for Ethical BeingStirring the melting pot“Either I want to find out for myself or I want to advise you: think what you like. If you’re right, I’ll do what you do. If you’re wrong…Dec 3, 2015Dec 3, 2015
emily_beachinThinking & Action for Ethical BeingWalk the lineWalking the line between absolutism and relativism is where Appiah finds cosmopolitanism in his writing Cosmopolitanism and The Art of…Nov 12, 2015Nov 12, 2015
emily_beachinThinking & Action for Ethical BeingAmerica’s melting potWhat: The United States has been described as a mixing pot since the nation’s birth. People from all walks of life travel miles to be…Nov 5, 2015Nov 5, 2015
emily_beachinThinking & Action for Ethical BeingWar on a NounIn Judith Butler’s Precarious Life: The Powers of Mourning and Violence, the author alludes to the lack of moral attention to war and…Oct 29, 2015Oct 29, 2015
emily_beachinThinking & Action for Ethical BeingKill them with kindness“Kill them with kindness” — a phrase my mother frequently recited to me whenever adversity ever came my way. Being kind was something I…Oct 22, 2015Oct 22, 2015
emily_beachinThinking & Action for Ethical BeingCritical ReflectionIn Hannah Arendt’s Responsibility and Judgement, the author discusses the moral and political standards of collective guilt, collective…Oct 14, 2015Oct 14, 2015
emily_beachinThinking & Action for Ethical BeingMy brain made me do itWhat In this reading, the brain is seen as an examined tool, both logical and emotional. The author demonstrates the decision making…Oct 7, 2015Oct 7, 2015
emily_beachinThinking & Action for Ethical BeingLove thy neighborBenjamin Disraeli once said, “Christianity teaches us to love our neighbor; modern society acknowledges no neighbor.”Oct 2, 2015Oct 2, 2015
emily_beachinThinking & Action for Ethical BeingCritical reflection: No longer speechlessWhich points and concepts relate to aspects of your community experience, the mission of your partner, and/or the experience of people you…Sep 23, 2015Sep 23, 2015
emily_beachinThinking & Action for Ethical BeingSowing the seeds of justice: the work of a FarmerWhat and So What? In a country torn by political and social violence, Haiti is a home to residents who do not only suffer financially but…Sep 16, 2015Sep 16, 2015
