Difference Between Humanistic and Religious Approaches to Ethics.

The religious approach to ethics derives ethical conduct from religious traditions. For example, ethics in Buddhism are based on the enlightened perspective of the Buddha; Christian ethical principles are based on the teachings within the Bible; Ethics in Hinduism is ..

Apart from being a commercial organization; Indian Railways is required to engage in so called Social Service Obligations. What are they and what is their importance to India? Examine.

Indian Railways carries out several transport activities that are essentially uneconomic and have a larger interest in the economically disadvantaged sections of the society.  Losses incurred on this account fall under the Social Service Obligation of Indian Railways. Elements The ..

While keeping in foci the religious and national differences, discuss the challenge of developing a global ethical perspective.

The challenge of developing a global ethical perspective involves the fact that each country in the world has its own culture, traditions and religious or national perspectives that shape people’s views on a particular action. For example, the people of ..

An athlete participates in Olympics for personal triumph and nation’s glory; victors are showered with cash incentives by various agencies, on their return. Discuss the merit of state sponsored talent hunt and its cultivation as against the rationale of a reward mechanism as encouragement.

Rewarding athletes who were successful in the Olympics and sponsoring a talent hunt are both means of encouraging talented athletes to continue playing their choice of sport. Though the goals of both programs are the same, they each operate in ..

While we flaunt India’s demographic dividend, we ignore the dropping rates of employability. What are we missing while doing so? Where will the jobs that India desperately needs come from? Explain.

India’s working age population, i.e. aged between 15-64 years,  amounts to 63.4% of the total population. One of India’s advantages that must be exploited is its demographic dividend. However, this can be done only if the available workforce is skilled. ..

"From a biological being to a societal being is a long journey". What are the factors that contribute towards this successful journey?

The young baby born is a biological being without the shuoor, or the conscientiousness of society -right and wrong. The baby gradually grows in the family learning the names of things and develops understanding of society, the morality and ethics on ..

The very demand for a Universal Civil Code (UCC) for a composite country such as India is deeply misguided. Comment critically.

Uniform Civil Code is a bill that has been proposed to replace in the place of the personal laws of citizens. The UCC is based on a set of common code of laws which apply on all citizens equally irrespective ..

Explain Dr. B R Ambedkar's notions of civil liberty. What do you infer about Ambedkar's attitude from these notions? Discuss.

As per Dr. Ambedkar, there are two categories of liberty viz. Civil Liberty and Political Liberty.  Civil liberty includes Liberty of movement, Liberty of speech (including writing) and Liberty of action. Political liberty consists in right to share in the ..

Discuss the importance of confidentiality in professional life. What are the reasons that confidentiality is violated too often?

Confidentiality in professional life is not only a good and necessary practice, it is also mandatory in some cases. Some professionals like lawyers, psychologists, therapist etc have a privileged relationship with their clients. Their clients trust them with sensitive information, ..

To what extent consistency between one's emotions, values and behavior is important in personal and professional life? Discuss.

Values from the bedrock of an individual that determines their behavior, outlook towards life and other attitudes. Since emotion is an instinctive or intuitive feeling rather than a well-reasoned response, the underlying values of an individual are also manifested in ..