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    Jesus. It is a loving, caring, committed relationship. It requires nurturing and time. Once we realize how much Jesus loves us, we will value time spent with Him. We will yearn to be near Him and want our relationship to grow. Universalism vs. Particularism Issa comes from a particularistic culture which is very different from my culture. I do not like to barter when shopping. When in countries where that is the norm, I’d rather not shop at all. I just want to know the price, and pay it. According

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    Persephone Carter Professor Tedla Woldeyohannes Introduction to Philosophy 9 May 2018 A Defense of Deontology: Particularism vs. Consequentialism While considering the various moral theories individuals have subscribed to over the centuries, I have struggled to find one that I have personally been able to fully accept. I was first introduced to philosophical moral theory last semester in my Introduction to Ethics course. When comparing and contrasting two of the most popular ethical theories, John

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    When considering the theory of morality. There are many different views about the guidelines humans should follow in order to be a good human and live in a functional environment. Monism, pluralism, and particularism are three different ideas about how one should make decisions. Pluralism seems to be the most plausible in our society. Monism states that there is one principle of rightness. An example of this is utilitarianism. The utilitarian view considers the optional, obligatory and forbidden

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    Moral Particularism is the philosophical theory that there are no moral principles that determine what one should or should not do. This theory is a stark contrast to other moral theories such as Utilitarianism or Kantian Ethics, which are moral theories that rely on absolutes to determine which actions or morally correct or incorrect. Moral Particularism relies on the context of each varying situation to guide one’s moral compass. One can pick and choose which moral assertions to subscribe to for

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    the real world and to live the rest of their lives meaningfully and with knowledge. A big part of this is education on culture. In Dianne Ravitch’s essay “Multiculturalism Yes, Particularism No”, Ravitch explains that there are two ways people are taught about culture, multiculturalism, or cultural pluralism, and particularism. The pluralist approach teaches people to recognize and embrace that there is one common American culture that has been created in this country and that it has been created by

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    Why Leaders Differentiate LMX Quality? An Application of Social Value Orientation to Understand LMX Orientation Introduction The study of LMX has been theoretically based on the premise that leaders form different quality of relationships among their subordinates (Liden et al., 2006). For instance, the different quality of LMX created by leaders’ implementation of a social exchange framework is founded on the LMX role-making model (Graen & Cashman, 1975; Graen & Uhl-Bien, 1995). Leaders have strong

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    characteristics of relationships include: Universalism versus Particularism, Individualism versus Collectivism, Neutral versus Emotional, Specific versus Diffuse and Achievement versus Ascription. These are several different ways cultures contradict with one another when it comes to handling situations. For example, a universalist considers all people to follow the guidelines with no exceptions. While a person who follows particularism will make exceptions based on the situation. Individualists put

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    David McNaughton, a moral particularist, contrasted the ideas of attending the circus with family versus reintroducing hanging for terrorist murders. McNaughton studied the precise nature of the various properties of the action. He stated that if he were to take his nephews and nieces to the circus for a treat, then he would be doing the right thing because he has succeeded in giving them pleasure and they enjoyed the experience. However, the point that McNaughton is trying to get across is that

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    Mexico. Mexicans put less value on time and therefore do not see typically have issues when a meeting is late to start. Universalism vs. Particularism Cultures can be different in regards to how ideas and practices are to be applied. Universalism is the belief that ideas and practices can be applied everywhere in the world without modification, whereas particularism is the belief that circumstances dictate how ideas and practices should be applied and that something cannot be done the same everywhere

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    employment. The economy flourished with grand international immigration that primarily favoured British and European immigrants until 1980’s when the government led the admission of more ethnic cultures. Canada was therefore named a mosaic for particularism. As multiculturalism became tolerant, metropolitans such as Toronto and vancouver expressed diversity. Cultural appreciation aided the acceptance of political difference. Symbolically, in 1965 the maple leaf flag was adopted because Canada portrayed

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