What Is Morality

question 42

Essay

What is morality?
What gives its principles and rules authority in our lives?
Write an essay in which you discuss the chief features of morality,and four of the major approaches to the justification of moral principles and rules: Morality as the commands of God; Duty-defined morality (especially Kant); Consequentialism (especially utilitarianism); and Aristotle's virtue ethics.
Which of these theoretical approaches do you favor and why?

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Lessor

The party that leases or rents out a property or asset to another party, known as the lessee.

Present Value

The present value of a future amount of money or series of cash inflows, discounted by a particular return rate.

Fair Market Value

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Capital Lease

A lease classified as a purchase by the lessee for accounting purposes, as it involves the transfer of ownership rights of the asset to the lessee.