Yeah:)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-tJYN-eG1zk&NR=1&feature=fvwp
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-tJYN-eG1zk&NR=1&feature=fvwp
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A7F2X3rSSCU
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FAPtTS0TYtU&feature=fvst
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tQmEd_UeeIk
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qIcDYJbpg6Q

THE GOLDEN RULE

The golden rule or ethics of reciprocity is a maxim, ethical code or morality that essentially states either of following: ''one should treat other as one would like others to treat oneself (positive form)''

We talked about the relations between the golden rule, human right and religions. We answer the following questions:
1. What is a golden rule?
2. Why is the golden rule important to discussing human right?
3. In which culture can we find the golde rule?

4. Why do we have to respect the golden rule?
5. Is it necessary to belong to religions in order to follow the golden rule?
I think that we have to follow the golden rule to be better people and make a better world. I also think that religions are something secondary that can help us to follow the golden rule because both have the same ideas but somebody that don't believe in religions can follow the golden rule. The golden rule is arguably the most essential basis for the modern concept of human rights, in which each individual has a right to just treatment, and reciprocal responsibility to ensure justice for others.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Golden_Rule

INTERNATIONAL WOMEN'S DAY

In the class of today we work about the international women's day. The International Women's Day is a global day celebrating the economic, political and social achievements of women past, present and future. This year is the 100st anniversary of the celebration of the International Women’s Day.
In the class we talk about Simone de Beauvoir and the existentialist and about how can be applied existentialist ideas to feminism. We did some discussions like if there are women really and what are some factual of women.

Ghandi 2/03/11

En esta clase corregimos las actividades sobre un libro que leímos sobre la vida de Ghandi y sobre el cual realizamos actividades, tanto el libro como las actividades eran en inglés. Estas actividades se hicieron para conmemorar el día de la no violencia, 30 de enero.
Luego hemos realizado una actividad en la que teníamos que averiguar de que filosofo se estaba hablando teniendo en cuenta sus descripciones.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tV59Ap9KRHw

Ethics, applied ethics and medical ethics.

We worked about the different branches of ethics and about a case of dilemma in House episode.
The mein branches of ethics are meta-ethics, normative ethics, applied ethics, moral psychology and descriptive ethics.

Applied ethics is the philosophical examination, from a moral standpoint, of particular inssues in private and public life that are matters of moral judgament. Some branch of applied ethics are decision ethics, profesional ethics, clinical ethics, businnes ethics, organizational ethics and social ethics.
Medical ethics is a system of moral principes that apply values and judgaments to the practice of medicine. Six values that commonly apply to medical ethics discussions are: Autnomy, beneficence, non-maleficence, justice, dignity and truthfulness and honesty.

In the House episode there is a conflict between House and Master about if they should say the consequences that could have the illness of a patient. Master doesn't want to lie because she thinks that patiens should know the dangers of their illness.

I think that depents of the situation not say the true or lie can be equal or different. For example, if you see a crime and you don't say it is iqual to lie but if someone gives you a present that you don't like and you don't say it, it isn't lie because you don't want to do bad.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ethics
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Applied_ethics
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Medical_ethics

San Valentin, ¿Amor o consumismo?

En el día de San Valentin hemos realizado un trabajo sobre si dicha fiesta es realmente para manifestar el amor o para fomentar el consumismo.

La festividad de San Valentin comenzó en el siglo XIX en Inglaterra con el intercambio masivo de postales. Pero en realidad la primera relación entre el amor romántico y el día de San Valentin se da en 1382. Más adelante se empezó a festejar San Valentin en EEUU.

La Wikipedia considera San Valentin como un rito arcaico conectado con la fertilidad pero no con el amor o el romanticismo.

Hemos buscado opiniones acerca de la festividad de San Valentin y estas son:

- San Valentin se considera una fiesta inventada por el Corte Inglés, pero también lo son Papá Noel y los Reyes Magos. ( http://blog.enfemenino.com/blog/seeone_278390_5965695/La-cajita-de-Pandoramenchu/SAN-VALENTIN-CONSUMISMO-O-MUESTRA-DE-AMOR )

- San Valentin es una fiesta superflua para fomentar el consumismo de la sociedad en la que se recurren a mecanismos de propaganda, marketing y persuasión. ¿Pero de verdad quieres más a alguien por regalarle algo?  http://pensandoenmarketing.blogspot.com/2010/03/hago-esta-critica-hacia-la-emblematica_17.html

- Hay que querer a las personas todo el año y no porque sea San Valentin. Éstas es simplemente una fiesta consumista. http://www.fotolog.com/xana86/23215119

We think that San valentin is a materialistic day bad it isn't bad to give a present to the one you love.

Dialogue.

For this activity, I worked with Rocio and we did a dialogue about the new tobacco law. The dialogue was:

R: Rocio

I: Isa (Yo)

R: What do you think about new tobacco law?

I: I agree with this law because I think I don't have to smoke because other people are smoking in the same local that me. 

R: It's true, but if the bar's owner prefers that his customers were smokers to not smokers, it should be his decision.

I: In my opinion it isn't just because the bar owner lost customers and it forces to smoke people who enter.

R: Yes, and also families with young children don't want go into the bar.

I: I see that you mean, but I think that in bars with smoker areas, smoking has to be allowed.

R: To be honest, I agree with that but in hospitals, parks and squares it isn't the same. For example, in hospital is really important not smoking because there are patient ills and in parks and squares there are a lot of childrens.

I: The problem is that doctors say that smoking is bad but they're the first that smoke, so they give us a bad influence.

R: Yes, but waht I don't understand is that politician don't forbid tobacco self if smoking is really bad.

I: I think the solution is tobacco legalization because there're people that smoke more because it's forbid, so the tobacco legalization attrack to some people.

R: Can you give me an example about this?

I: Yes, I think that friends and families can be a bad influence. for example if your parents forbid you something, you going to do it, so it's the same with tobacco.

R: I agree with that.

I: Well, so the conclusion is that tobacco has to be forbid in all places but not in smokers areas and also in some cases tobacco legalization can be good.

R: Yes, everything OK.