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James Rachels on Morality

theorists equate it with the use of common sense. Again, it may be argued that homosexuality is not natural because the sexual org...

Euthanasia and James Rachels' Argument

In four pages this paper disagrees with James Rachels' euthanasia argument. There is no bibliography included....

Rebuttal to James Rachels

all the same species, we are all precisely equal. That is clearly untrue: we are all very different in physical appearance, and we...

God's Existence and Morality

course, defines that which is proper conduct, it distinguishes right from wrong; morality points to proper behavior that serves so...

Martin Frye's Views on Sexism

"an instance of a general tendency to make sex relevant where it need not be, which she takes to be a key feature of sexism" (Saul...

Can Utilitarianism Be Considered a Sound Ethical Theory?

complements that of the utilitarian. The utilitarian focuses on the badness of the victims agony but cannot readily grasp the sign...

James Rachels' and Opposing Moral Relativism

beyond culture. Humans have intrinsic morality. The student goes on to explain that James Rachels does argue that point and claim...

James Rachels and the Theory of Cultural Relativism

as backward and wrong. They are even more critical of such practices as infanticide, a practice affecting female infants among th...

Favoring Ethical Egoism

"the agent ought to promote the self above other values" (Moseley, 2006). This is not as ugly as it sounds: it goes all the way ba...

Essay on Euthanasia

In three pages James Rachels' essay 'Active and Passive Euthanasia' is the focus of this paper. There are no other sources listed...

Ethical Applications and Euthanasia

In four pages applied ethics are examined within the context of euthanasia in a consideration of the essays 'The Survival Lottery'...

James Rachels and Cultural Relativism

within cultures, and its important that these relative differences remain. However, he goes on to criticize, these are not issues ...

Inherit the Wind - Rachel’s Speech

against it" (Lawrence and Lee 8). And Cates returns, "I know that" (Lawrence and Lee 8). The real struggle is between science and...

Supreme Principle of Morality by Immanuel Kant

In six pages this research paper defines morality within the context of Kant's philosophy and also considers supreme morality's va...

A Discussion of Three Concepts

IQ and has long been a widely used method, particularly with regard to gifted or educationally-challenged children. The results o...

Morality According to Immanuel Kant and David Hume

the considerations surrounding his concepts of the mind and he supports his contentions with direct demonstrations of the applicab...

Justification of the Iraq War and Other Alternative Perspectives

just cause war. According to Sterba, there are three criteria that constitute a just war. "There must be substantial aggressio...

The Ethics of Belief by W.K. Clifford

the only way to arrive at this point, he seems to be saying, is to carefully examine anything that one believes with the yardstick...

How Children Develop a Sense of Morality

that rules, in and of themselves, are not sacred or absolute (Crain, 2009). For example, if a child hears a scenario in which one ...

James Fallows on Immigration

American way of life (Fallows, 1983). As an example of just how hard immigrants work and what they can contribute, Fallows traces ...

Critical Analysis: "Casuistry, Virtue and the Slippery Slope"

the first issue under the heading of casuistry; the second under virtue; and the third as a slippery slope argument (Kennan). It i...

The Source by James Michener

another individual comes in to help, and oversee the procedures for the sake of Israels interests. This man is Eliav who is a "kin...

Daisy Miller by James

that he assumes Mrs. Costello is not that fond of Daisy and her mother and Mrs. Costello states, "They are the sort of Americans t...

The Louisiana Native Guards by James G. Hollandsworth

As such there is not a great deal written on the African American experience and the story of the Louisiana Native Guards is one t...

Artist James Rosenquist

and wrapped them in cellophane and then photographed them. He said that some looked very sweet, others quite disturbing. He then i...

Designer Analysis: James Victore

artist. An artist needs to step outside the boundaries, and follow their own vision if they are to truly be an artist. Otherwise...

Literary Departure in Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man by James Joyce

In eight pages this paper examines the literary departure of James Joyce in this 1916 example of modernist fiction....

Daisy Miller by Henry James and Society

In five pages this 1878 novel by Henry James is examined in terms of how social conventions are thematically portrayed....

English Civil War and Blaming James I and Charles I

In five pages this essay considers what blame should James and Charles assume for the Civil War in England....

James McPherson's Abraham Lincoln and the Second American Revolution

the rights to rid themselves of the negative liberty. But, after the Civil War the approach became one that focused on protection ...