YOU WERE LOOKING FOR :James Rachels on Morality
Essays 91 - 120
just as problematic when tied to an ordinary citizen as it is for a police officer, the government sees that the motive is differe...
the people. For many individuals, the idea that resources should be redistributed, and that the very wealthy should be made to sh...
social order that refuses to acknowledge the elements of good and bad. Correspondingly, Fontana (2003) points out how the good "a...
the consequences of human action" (Kemerling, 2001). What Kant is saying is that even if we make a choice to take some sort of act...
of medical advancement that purports to save lives, the necessary research requires the taking of other lives, which presents a di...
film, McNamara discusses several of the primary lessons to be learned from wartime experience, which are covered in detail in his ...
existence as fact. However, the existence of God still remains unproven; the Cosmological Argument has been raging for centuries a...
friends, but whose definition of "friendship" differs. For instance, person A strongly believes that trust is an essential element...
the idea of punishment; the God of the Old Testament is particularly fierce in his judgments. So perhaps morality is in reality f...
Characteristic of humanitys constant quest for the concept of Gods existence and the problem of evil, the journey of understanding...
this inquiry is something more. It is attached to religion and doctrine and the canon. In fact, any individuals memories may be ti...
they are part of a modern world where they are clearly in and out of relationships all the time. The fact that they continue to al...
drinking, and want to get more for it" (Sinclair Chapter 2). In this the image of Jurgis is one that evokes thoughts of morality...
had been deemed traditional. Many people around the world do not like American culture and it is hard to argue that this newfangle...
as the support of civilised and social community. He stated he did not believe that law should be based on any moral codes, in thi...
meaning; however, it has a totally different meaning if one steals from a prosperous bakery in order to keep ones family from star...
While in our society we have the right to eat, wear, and live in anything that we can afford, to do so is not always morally sound...
and reflection question : In the Sermon on the Mount, Jesus pictures a religious and moral orientation that draws on Jewish tradit...
as Victor envisioned but a hideous creature. If God created man in his own image then what does that say about Victors true nature...
abstain from killing a little far? These religious groups arent necessarily taking the directive not to kill too far, rather, they...
a paternity test happening simply by blind chance is as low as .0001%. For this reason, paternity tests are considered scientifica...
morality, through exploring how public morality encourages deceit and dishonesty, causes distress and trauma, and ultimately destr...
determined by the goodness, or badness, of the results that flow from it" (Colosi 8). The second is the "hedonist principle," whic...
caring for the needs of others, rather than the needs of the self (Churchland, 2011, p. 14). These new behaviors are the very mech...
This essay presents the arguments that Hamlet had to be under the influence of intense emotion in order to overcome his indecision...
This essay discusses a specific theoretical foundation for humanitarianism called the theory of obligation which, in part, propose...
This essay considers how public policy is affected by religion, morality and worldview. Three pages in length, four sources are ci...
This research paper discusses the Safe to Sleep campaign, which is a promotion effort designed to address the infant morality caus...
This essay asserts that "Everyman," the fifteenth century morality play, offer a perspective on death that is very analogous to th...
This essay discusses the topic of whether the government should try to legislate morality. Two pages in length, one source is cite...