Monotheistic is the adjective for the word monotheism. Monotheism is the belief in one god in a religion. Both religions have a lot in common, but both religions also have differences. Christianity and Islam have other similarities also. A similarity between Christianity and Islam is that Abraham is an important leader in both of their religion.
Americans like to think of themselves as individuals that rely solely on themselves instead of others. Whereas in the Chinese economic system they acknowledge that human interactions are all transactions and we rely on something or someone with every move that we make. The essence of Confucius’ teachings is to make the ordinary things in our life extraordinary by nurturing and working at our relationships. The Chinese workplace is very different compared to the American workplace because in the Chinese culture, ones place of work is a big family and they all have familial like relationships based on trust and working as hard as one can in order to benefit their family. Whereas in the American workplace it is not based upon respect and competition is valued to highly.
In our western world, there are no parallels, with regards to religion for Monotheism. In all its forms, especially the three Abrahamic religions: Judaism, Christianity, and Islam, this branch of faith dominates above all. A typical follower of these religions may assume that the belief of monotheism, or worshipping a single God, is traced to their religion of practice. While going through the assigned readings, one can realize how monotheism is actually influenced by many African religions as well. This is contrast to the Western belief that Africa is a violent, intolerant place abundant in polytheism and witchcraft.
Duty is a work ethic, it meant that you had to work hard to fulfill the duties and the affairs of society will prosper as a whole. In order to maintain humanity you must be compassionate and have empathy towards others. They believed in Filial Piety, which was the belief that every family member had his or her place, meaning they had to have respect for each other. According to Confucians, the “Golden Rule” was “What you do not like when done unto you, do not do unto others!” In simpler terms it means: treat others the way you want to be treated. Confucians believed in Civil Service.
When Singer states, "again, the formula is simple: whatever money you're spending on luxuries, not necessities, should be given away" (Singer) it’s like he believes Americans actually care. Americans work hard for their money, they pay taxes for the right to live in this country and therefore have the right to do whatever they want with their money. As Americans why should we give away our hard earned money when our taxes are being used for it anyway? With this economy the way it is most people don’t have the luxury of writing a check of $20,000 to give to the poor, their hoping for the luxury of being able to pay their
Their basic altitudes towards the democracy and nonviolence conflict with each other. King’s own account of his philosophy of nonviolence indicated the extent to which he was influenced by Thoreau’s theoretical framework for thinking about civil disobedience and political obligation. Thoreau has confidence in democracy and the belief of unifying individuals of the society to realize it. However, Nietzsche overtly objected to democratic politics, with thinking that love, freedom and democracy are all the results of recognizing the right. Although democratic practices were on the way in the capitalist countries, he asserted that democratic politics possessed no advancement.
Lao Tzu was another great philosopher around the time of Confucius who had a different take on life. Although he is attributed with the writing of Tao-Te Ching, he rarely wrote his ideas down because he wanted his philosophy to be passed on in a natural way, to live life with goodness, serenity, and respect, and feared that if it were to be written down it would become an official doctrine of which people followed, rather than a natural occurrence. He had no code on which one should behave, because he believed that good should be governed by instinct and conscience. Both Confucius and Lao Tzu strived to spread good and virtue to the people, but each had different ideas and methods on how to do so. Confucius preached to act with virtue, while Lao Tzu wanted people to have virtue without necessarily presenting it.
Because of this and the lack of financial stability, I now work full time in order to pay tuition. If I was not able to get a job due to the economy, I would not be able to attend college, graduate and then have a well-paying job. Because of the cost of education, parents who live in poverty are not able to provide their children with a quality education and when these children grow up and choose not to work and strive for a better education or a better way of living, they will likely remain in poverty. Functionalist theory What purpose does poverty serve from functionalist perspective? Emile Durkheim stated, “The purpose of education is not the same across all societies, but that its purpose in any given society will instead be whatever it needs to be in order to maintain that society.” Even though we do not like
These ceremonies cover the birth of children, naming of children, coming of age ceremonies, and the funeral rites. The Igbo have embraced many teaching of Christianity and have blended many of its elements with its traditional religions to make it Christianity with an African Flavor (Molloy, 2010, p. 51). The Igbo is an example of how society can help shape and change religious traditions. What Religious Traditions Does
A religion can be seen as a unified system of beliefs and practices which are relative to sacred things and beliefs (Giddens 1972, p.224). It can shape ones thoughts and feelings and gives people a sense of hope and something to believe in. Sociologist writers such as Karl Marx and Emile Durkheim offer different perspectives on religion and how important it is to society. Some of the theorists chose to have a positive view whilst others argue the unimportance of religion. Emile Durkheim and Karl Marx offer a wide array of thoughts and ideas regarding to religion.