Moral Sense Research Articles

Pentingnya Pendidikan Karakter dalam Bimbingan Konseling Islam

Islamic counseling is one of the providers of education, especially in character education. Character education is needed primarily to help students understand themselves. Development of education related to counseling guidance. This research aims to determine the importance of character education in Islamic Counseling Guidance, in this case both educators and teaching staff can apply it either in the classroom or through providing examples directly to students. Seeing the complexity of the problems that occur, character education should be developed in the context of an Islamic guidance and counseling approach because it will have a good impact. Character development through guidance and counseling services is a process that shapes a student's character so that they become independent individuals. This research uses qualitative methods with a literature review. The results of this research are the importance of embedding character education in Islamic counseling not only in the classroom but also outside the classroom. Character education has an important role in moral formation. Character education according to the Islamic view is a conscious effort made by educators towards students to form students who teach and form morals, ethics, as well as a sense of good culture and noble morals that grow students' abilities.

Black Youth Rising: Understanding Motivations and Challenges in Young Adult Activism

Black young adults participate in activism to challenge and transform oppressive systems. In this qualitative study, we employed thematic analysis and used the framework of sociopolitical development (SPD) to explore their motivations and challenges to participation amid the COVID-19 pandemic and the summer of 2020 in the United States. Semi-structured interviews with 22 Black young adults in early 2022 revealed that social identities, sense of legacy, impact, and morals drove their participation. Further, contending with systemic oppression, impact, harm, and working with others challenged their participation. This study holds valuable insights for stakeholders as they support and empower young Black activists navigating social justice efforts in our dynamic and evolving sociopolitical landscape. Further, this work highlights the enduring tradition of activism within the Black community and emphasizes the need to empower young Black activists as change agents in the pursuit of a more equitable society.

A Journey towards Self-discovery in Joseph Conrad’s The Heart of Darkness

The research paper sheds light on the self-discovery of Charles Marlow and considers it as a journey of initiation which extends itself to the new unending existence. There is no time and space in it, which remains vacant for advent of a new life. It examines the pursuit of Kurtz, the head of the inner station. This study objectifies both inner and outer stations for a new experiment. This is seen as a self-discovery of one’s inner spirit. These pictures, in the novella, adopt a method depicting both figurative and literal meanings. It is obviously a pursuit of self-discovery focused on the discovery of Africa and the impact of imperialism. It develops two stations are one the people and another their colonial rule. Basically, Marlow’s journey appears to be as if Joseph Conrad presents himself as a cloak of true journey. The paper portrays the physical journey in the Heart of Darkness in which the inner and outer realities are complementary to each another. The inner journey has a profound effect on unconscious thoughts and actions. It shows Marlow’s capability to differentiate between good and evil since he observes how progress implies the moral sense of judgment.

“Gods Feast on Holy Smoke, Not Tear Gas!”

This article highlights the neglected political participation of Daoism, Buddhism, and Chinese folk religions in Hong Kong in recent years, focusing on how local communities creatively engage with three deities in particular, namely Wong Tai Sin 黃大仙, Kwan Kung 關公, and Che Kung 車公. Building on C. K. Yang's classic theories of diffused religion, it demonstrates how grassroots religions are diffused with political activism in Hong Kong as an example of what the political scientist and anthropologist James C. Scott refers to as “infrapolitics.” These three iconic deities of diffused religions have most famously become protest symbols with creativity, humor, and satire, in contrast with a secular China as well as the official portrayal of the violence of the protest. The transformation of these local deities from tourist attractions to protest symbols epitomizes Hong Kong's emerging identity through the celebration of its own guardian gods and their divine protection. This creative diffusion of grassroots religions as infrapolitics is central to the protesting city's moral landscape and sense of belonging.

챗GPT를 활용한 대학 교양 글쓰기 수업 방안

In this study, writing methods suitable for the era of artificial intelligence and various practices using ChatGPT are conducted. Accordingly, everyone learns to easily receive the information they want, and how to combine commands to write the tool efficiently. First, in Chapter 2, suggestions for starting an artificial intelli gence writing class and functional parts related to artificial intelligence, such as the concept of artificial intelligence and the most easily used ChatGPT, are identified. Chapter 3 makes learners recognize the imperfections and errors of artificial intel ligence in the process of criticizing and reflecting while comparing problems with the text of artificial intelligence and the text of ChatGPT. It also lays the foundation for learners to establish an ethical awareness system in using ChatGPT while con sidering the nature of writing and the purpose of artificial intelligence. The last chapter presents practice and example questions using ChatGPT, and mentions the necessity. It focuses on increasing the use of ChatGPT effectively while conducting step-by-step practice, from writing mail to writing an outline for logical writing in everyday life. Through these activities, we can acquire an opportunity to gradually step on the rapidly arriving changes of the times and use artificial intelligence tech nology with a sense of ethics in the future, and learners can go as far as realizing the essence of writing through comparative learning.

Psychological issues of formation of moral behavior and sense

The article talks about the psychological foundations of the correct formation of moral behavior and sense of responsibility in children in modern times. In this process, attention is paid to the psychological aspects of the special role of society, especially social groups, and mass media and propaganda in the formation of children's moral behavior, sense of duty and responsibility, from a scientific-theoretical and practical point of view. The process of forming children's moral behavior, sense of duty and responsibility Its complex nature requires special guidance that is consistently and regularly implemented, which is extensively analyzed in the article.

Importance of Achara Rasayana in Present Era

There is a crisis of character in all fields or professions. Some persons in almost all professions are corrupt, making failure of the system. Many efforts have been done by the government in many countries to improve the system but complete removal of corruption could not be done because ethical or moral values cannot be forced. Public should be self-conscious about morality. Achara Rasayana (Ethical Alchemy) is a special contribution of Acharya Charak for achieving the physical, mental and social health and a high moral sense. The individuals acquire rejuvenation effects, who are truthful and free from annoy, devoid of alcohol and sex indulgence, do not involve in fighting or exhaustion, nonviolent and pleasant on their language, carry out Japa and hygiene, Dhira individual, frequently carry out charity and Tapas, frequently offer prayer to the God, cows, Brahmanas, teachers, preceptors and old persons, completely free from barbarous acts, sympathetic, time of awakening and sleep are regular, routinely receive milk and ghee, aware with the nation and the time, experts in the knowledge of rationality, free from self-image, have good behavior not narrow minded, have love for religious information, have brilliant sense organs, have respect for seniors, Astikas the existence of God and validity of the Vedas, having self-control and commonly study scriptures. Thus, Ayurvedic literature shows many matchless information of primary importance in context of Rasayana.

Cooperation and Struggle Between Vietnam and the United States: Impediments to Improved U.S.-Vietnam Relations

Abstract The relationship between the United States and Vietnam began when Prince Nguyen Phuc Canh worked with Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary American Ambassador Thomas Jefferson in 1787. The United States, however, later invaded Vietnam, causing a bloody conflict unlike any in human history from 1954 to 1975. Then, in 1995, a shared sense of humanity and morality motivated the two countries to attempt to form a comprehensive partnership that they achieved in 2013, and they have been working to refine their approach toward collaborating together ever since. In this partnership, there is a need to uncover and resolve a few mysteries. This article’s objective is to analyze the fundamentals of both cooperation and conflict in this historical partnership – human rights (including for prisoners of war and those missing in action), military security, policy reform in Vietnam, and financial gains for Vietnam and the United States. However, differences in political institutions, interests and values, and aims for the relationship have all become points of contention since normalization of bilateral relations in 1995.

Antecedents and outcomes of cyberbullying among Chinese university students: verification of a behavioral pathway model.

Cyberbullying is a commonly-seen and hotly-debated social topic around the globe. This negative behavior is the source of many disastrous events, and so leading government bodies, organizations, schools and social communities attach great importance to addressing this topic. However, there is still much work to do in order to be clear about the causes of cyberbullying. The previous research cases were mostly viewed from the victims' perspectives; however, there is no comprehensive understanding of the perpetrators' viewpoints. Therefore, based on Social Cognitive Theory (SCT) and analysis of discussion in the literature, the following six variables were chosen as the focus of this study: overconfidence, excessive moral sense, cyberbullying, perceived value, happiness, and continued cyberbullying intention. This study established a research model of continued cyberbullying intention, which was verified by Structural Equation Modeling. In order to achieve the aims of the study, Chinese university students with an average age of 20.29 (SD = 1.43) were recruited as participants, from whom 1,048 valid questionnaires were collected. The research results are as follows: 1. Overconfidence and excessive moral sense positively predicted cyberbullying behaviors; 2. Overconfidence positively predicted excessive moral sense; 3. Cyberbullying positively predicted perceived value and sense of happiness; and 4. Perceived value and sense of happiness positively predicted continued cyberbullying intentions. Students' biased self-perception significantly predicts their cyberbullying behaviors and continued cyberbullying intention. What is more, it is interesting to learn that perpetrators will continue to exhibit cyberbullying behaviors when they believe that what they do (cyberbullying) is valuable or allows them to experience positive feelings; this requires our attention.

Учение об инстинктах и эмоциях в монографии чарлза дарвина «Происхождение человека и половой отбор» как основа современной эволюционной психиатрии и психологии

The article presents an analysis of the doctrine of instincts and emotions in Charles Darwin's fundamental work “The Descent of Man and Sexual Selection” from the point of view of its significance for contemporary evolutionary psychiatry and psychology. Darwin believed that man has common instincts with animals (sexual love, self-preservation, maternal, social, etc.) and emotions (fear, suspicion, feelings of competition, sympathy; pleasure, suffering, vindictiveness, good nature, moral sense, etc.), and to substantiate this, he made systematic comparisons of the behavior of humans and animals of different species, arguing that with all the diversity of instincts, their number in humans is less than in animals. Darwin paid particular attention to animals that “gained from living” in close-knit communities. At the same time, Darwin did not see a fundamental difference between the mental abilities of humans and lower animals, noting that some species of higher animals also possess self-awareness. Most of the instincts, according to Darwin, were acquired by both people and animals through natural selection, operating by the “trial method,” because of that errors are often found in instincts. Darwin also believed that animals could suffer from insanity, but to a lesser extent than humans. In «The Descent of Man», Darwin outlined the problem of the existence of altruism and a “high level of morality”, which is relevant for contemporary evolutionary psychiatry and psychology. Аt the individual level of natural selection these traits may not bring any benefit to their owner (and even lead to his death as a result of self-sacrifice), and, it would seem, lead to the disappearance of owners of such qualities in subsequent generations.

Exploring through Freudian’s psychoanalysis, the impact of ID, Ego, and Superego on Amir’s transformation in the novel the kite runner

This research work provides an in-depth psychoanalytic investigation of Amir’s character in the novel, The Kite Runner by Khalid Hosseini through the lens of Sigmund Freud’s tripartite model of personality structure. It delves deeply into the analysis of how Amir's character undergoes changes and adapts to various life situation by delving into his instinctive desire, intellectual decision making, as well as internal sense of morality. The study emphasizes how Amir’s actions, choices, and emotions are influenced by the three elements found in Sigmund Freud’s theory. This would furthermore, would shed light on Amir’s ongoing struggle regarding his quest for immediate pleasure, rationality, and ethical standards. Thus, this research exhibits an in-depth exploration of the protagonist's psychological journey and the themes of redemption, guilt, and self-discovery.

A multi-country mixed-method study identifying the association between perceived ethical work climate and problems among critical care nurses

BackgroundGiven the grave ethical tension and dilemmas posed continuously which are aggravated in the intensive care unit context and its related caregiving provision, combined with their impact on critical care nurses’ job satisfaction and work-related risks, exploring and analyzing these tensions and conflicts is crucial. This study was conducted to examine the relationship between perceived ethical work climate and problems among critical care nurses in addition to exploring their perspectives on the ethical work climates while caring for patients with infectious diseases.Design and methodA mixed-method research design was used to conduct this study among 635 participants, comprising 170 from Egypt, 144 from Jordan, 161 from Saudi Arabia, and 160 from the United Arab Emirates. Online or paper-based survey forms were distributed to all eligible critical care nurses who agreed to take part in the study. The survey contained both quantitative and qualitative data that were analyzed separately and integrated during the discussion. The study was reported following the STROBE guidelines.FindingsThe overall ethical work climate was fairly good and was significantly associated with ICU nurses’ personal and professional characteristics. The findings also identified three main themes: (1) an ethical sense of failure, (2) environmental condemnation, and (3) an instant action plan for resolving ethical conflicts.ConclusionsICU nurses perceived that ICU ethical climate was fairly good. The results indicated that ICU nurses generally had a relatively fair perception of the ethical work climate, with implications for addressing ethical issues and conflicts in various settings.ImpactMentorship and/or close supervision concerning ethical resilience, consultation, and decision-making is crucial in the ICU milieu. Metacognitive strategies to reinforce problem-solving and decision-making ICU nurses’ skills could help them overcome the different ethical challenges. Adequate resources, teamwork, and organizational support are promising tactics to improve ICU nurses’ ethical skills.Trial registrationNot applicable.

The heart of an AI

The article presents an analysis centered on the emotional lapses of artificial intelligence (AI) and the influence of these lapses on two critical aspects. Firstly, the article explores the ontological impact of emotional lapses, elucidating how they hinder AI’s capacity to develop a moral sense. The absence of a moral emotion, such as sympathy, creates a barrier for machines to grasp and ethically respond to specific situations. This raises fundamental questions about machines’ ability to act as moral agents in the same manner as human beings. Additionally, the article sheds light on the practical implications within human-machine relations and their effect on human friendships. The lack of friendliness or its equivalent in interactions with machines directly impacts the quality and depth of human relations. This concerningly suggests the potential replacement or compromise of genuine interpersonal connections due to limitations in human-machine interactions.

Mediating effect of ecospirituality on the relationship between green training and voluntary workplace green behaviour in construction projects in Nigeria

PurposeThe impact of mankind on the environment and the usage of natural resources might be influenced by spirituality, through the consciousness of creating an improved moral sense regarding the consequences of human activities and the necessity to alter these to achieve sustainable development. However, the spiritual element in the form of ecospirituality (ES) has not been sufficiently considered in pro-environmental studies as it relates to the influence of green training (GT) on voluntary workplace green behaviour (VWGB) in the construction sector. This study aims to determine the effect of GT on VWGB and the mediating effect of ES on the relationship between GT and VWGB on construction projects.Design/methodology/approachThis study’s data were gathered through a questionnaire survey of construction site managers and project managers by adopting the probability sampling method. 249 appropriately completed questionnaires were returned. The data obtained were analysed by means of the partial least squares structural equation modelling technique (PLS-SEM).FindingsThe outcomes of the study show that GT has a significant positive impact on VWGB, while ES has a significant mediating effect on the relationship between GT and VWGB, both supporting the study’s hypotheses.Practical implicationsThese findings point to the fact that the hitherto conflicting results reported in earlier studies on the GT–VWGB relationship can be attributed to the lack of consideration given to ES. Hence, special attention should be given to ES.Originality/valueThis research presents actions to enhance the transformation of GT into VWGB by giving due consideration to ES, which was not taken into account in previous studies.

The Psychopathology of Allusion in the Kádár Era

Abstract After his release from prison in 1963, Ferenc Mérei (1909–1986), a Hungarian psychologist and pedagogue, started working at the National Institute of Neurology and Mental Health (oie), where he and his colleagues established the foundations of Hungarian clinical psychology. The oie was a closed institution dealing with mentally ill patients living on the margins of society, but prisonization also affected the healthy staff. Mérei did not see this liminal situation as a twist of fate but as an opportunity: it was not synonymous with social exclusion but a kind of inverted status in which it was possible to develop a framework for truth-telling and authentic living. According to Victor Turner’s approach, people in a liminal state form communities and learn the implicit language that guarantees the conditions for truth-telling and protects truth-tellers from possible retaliation. Connotation is the key concept in this hermetic use of language, which, as Mérei writes, is “only a part of a hidden whole, known and understood only by the ‘accomplices,’ the ‘initiated’ […].” By examining the expressions, “informal rank,” “hiding kuruc,” “hiding college,” and “hiding school,” which often appear in Mérei’s works, we can observe that these were not only the key concepts of his life story but also the outlines of the social organization of the socialist era in Hungary. They are concepts of a non-democratic age in which “real life” in the moral sense and “real achievement” in the scientific sense were politically persecuted. In this approach, what is seen, read, heard, consumed, and publicly available is all just a false front; the true spirit is forced into opposition or moved underground. This framework refers to the Rákosi and Kádár eras, but at the same time, it opens up to us the meta-history of centuries of persecution.

How Much Stupidity Do Organisations Need? A Psychodynamic Perspective on Functional Stupidity

How much stupidity do organisations need to function effectively? The paradox coined by management researchers Spicer and Alvesson may seem baffling. According to these authors, organisations require a certain amount of uncritical obedience to function properly. The idea of ‘functional stupidity’ put forward by the authors to account for this phenomenon is no less ambiguous. In addition to overlooking the ethical implications of such a notion, it fails to provide a coherent explanation of its causes in organisations. Our proposal is based on the psychodynamics of work, founded by Christophe Dejours. We focus primarily on the subjective experience of work, which involves the worker’s body, and the way in which a whole theory of moral sense at work emerges from this experience. Adopting the form of an essay, we will support our argument with illustrative vignettes: stupidity will be interpreted here as the exact opposite of what the psychodynamics of work considers to be subjective intelligence at work, that is, ordinary sublimation. In so doing, we propose to extend the scope of the notion of organisational stupidity by adding a phenomenological, clinical and ethical dimension. We conclude by suggesting future avenues for research, through a ‘re-eroticisation’ of work.

How Much Stupidity Do Organisations Need? A Psychodynamic Perspective on Functional Stupidity

How much stupidity do organisations need to function effectively? The paradox coined by management researchers Spicer and Alvesson may seem baffling. According to these authors, organisations require a certain amount of uncritical obedience to function properly. The idea of ‘functional stupidity’ put forward by the authors to account for this phenomenon is no less ambiguous. In addition to overlooking the ethical implications of such a notion, it fails to provide a coherent explanation of its causes in organisations. Our proposal is based on the psychodynamics of work, founded by Christophe Dejours. We focus primarily on the subjective experience of work, which involves the worker’s body, and the way in which a whole theory of moral sense at work emerges from this experience. Adopting the form of an essay, we will support our argument with illustrative vignettes: stupidity will be interpreted here as the exact opposite of what the psychodynamics of work considers to be subjective intelligence at work, that is, ordinary sublimation. In so doing, we propose to extend the scope of the notion of organisational stupidity by adding a phenomenological, clinical and ethical dimension. We conclude by suggesting future avenues for research, through a ‘re-eroticisation’ of work.

Evaluating education quality as a research instrument: A systematic review

The pursuit of quality reflects a fundamental aspiration toward perfection, embodying a commitment to ideal principles and standards. Those who strive for excellence are expected to imbue their work with a sense of conscience and morality. This is particularly salient in organizations that provide services to individuals, including universities, schools, companies, and other educational institutions. In educational contexts, the presence of conscience and morality is crucial for several reasons. First, these attributes cultivate a favorable and principled atmosphere that encourages sincerity, uprightness, and impartiality among students, teachers, and staff members. The aim of this study was to investigate the concept of quality in education and the assessment methods used, drawing on previous studies. Despite numerous studies on this topic, a comprehensive understanding of the quality of education and evaluation tools has yet to be achieved. This study emphasizes the importance of educational quality and stresses the need for educational institutions to gain a thorough understanding of it and stay up-to-date with the latest developments in evaluation methods. Quality in education pertains to the extent of progress made and the fulfillment of expectations by students, parents, and teachers. The evaluation of educational quality is crucial, and there are various methods available for this purpose. One method for evaluating educational quality is to analyze students' exam results and compare them to previous results. Additional indicators of educational quality include students' discipline, their ability to participate in higher education, and their employability. Other factors to consider when evaluating educational quality include educational inspection, retention rates in schools, examination type, course quality, efficiency, effectiveness, cost-effectiveness, school management, and guardians' satisfaction with their children's education. By evaluating these aspects, educational institutions can assess the quality of the educational process and implement necessary improvements.

‶Don’t Say Neigh, Say Yay”

‶Don’t Say Neigh, Say Yay”

Kierkegaard’s Theories of the Stages of Existence and Subjective Truth as a Model for Further Research into the Phenomenology of Religious Attitudes

There are many religions in the human world, and people manifest their religiousness in many different ways. The main problem this paper addresses concerns the possibility of sorting out this complex world of human religiousness by showing that it can be phenomenologically reduced to a few very basic existential attitudes. These attitudes express the main types of ways in which a human being relates to his or herself and the world, independently of the worldview or religion professed by the individual. I use Kierkegaard’s theories of the stages of existence and subjective truth as a model. The theory of the stages of existence provides five basic existential attitudes on the basis of which religious attitudes can develop: spiritlessness, the aesthetic, the ethical, religiousness A, and religiousness B. The theory of subjective truth shows how the concept of truth functions in an ethical and existential sense as the personal truth of an individual engaged in building their religious identity. In turn, I discuss the problem of the relation of Kierkegaard’s philosophy to phenomenology, briefly introduce his concept of subjective truth and the stages of existence, and show how existential attitudes can be transformed into religious ones. I also consider the problem of the demonic as the inverted order of this anthropological and existential model. Finally, I argue that the model developed herein may be useful for further research into the phenomenology of religious attitudes.