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fairness and justice (Rawls, 1958). Many of Rawls philosophies are reflective of those of other great thinkers who preced...
manner in order to attain end-E" (Honderich, 1995, p. 436). For example, a person might resolve to pay a bill as soon as it is rec...
morality that originated in its modern form with Jeremy Bentham -- utilitarianism. Mill believed that an action should be judged b...
in developing nations is broad; the specific interest of a specific NGO depends on the organizations business and its goals for th...
the ability to learn nursings technical complexities and already have full command of ethical values to the point that the can act...
In nine pages this paper examines infidelity as a form of lying as represented in the movie Random Hearts and in literature in the...
a store, and decides that he will not do it again but keeps the merchandise anyway to avoid prosecution, he is being reasonable. H...
of the most important philosophers when talking about knowledge and where it comes from. His explanation suggests that there is a ...
world, few governments would allow either situation to exist. Yet, it would be troubling for anyone to be completely dominated by ...
and Kant. While both of these men had many critics, they raised points which even critics contended were worthy of the discussion...
a fair and equitable return for the business owner and his or her investors. Clearly, the world has become far more complicated a...
who consistently place the needs of others above their own. The individuals who do this seemingly so naturally often can be diffi...
other words, it must be a universal law. For instance, killing is wrong. That would have universality. If the woman decides she sh...
to treat everyone equally which may mean a policy of affirmative action. One has to recognize race, and then level the playing fie...
with happiness, but the instant gratification achieved through immoral pleasure is not as good. It goes beyond that. Does one give...
circumstances or the surrounding empirical conditions (158). Kant goes on to elaborate on this point but concludes with an interes...
beautiful. However, how can one make such judgments without purpose? Why is something wrong? If there is no purpose to life no one...
words, "how does one KNOW that this is the truth". Most of Socrates teaching took place on the steps of a Lyceum, much like an a...
Hence, it is not unexpected that philosophers throughout the ages have also had different thoughts on freedom. While many people,...
The central issue has nothing to do with the sex of the individuals. The case is not affected by the fact that they are two...
theoretically more justifiable in such an instance, how do we deal with other situations of killing? How do we justify killing wh...
study, many infants actually died as a result because the women could not properly store the man-made food. Here, the moral dile...
well as] hard physical work and unhealthy lifestyle" and most donors are sent home after only five days (Tomiuc, 2003). While the ...
worthy but they are not. This leads Kant to further defining what makes good will different from bad will: "A good will is good...
an enlightened age?" the answer is, "No, but we do live in an age of enlightenment." " (PG). Kant incidentally does write during t...
lives. If a knife is to someones throat, should he or she lie in order to save his or her life? Many people would say yes, but to ...
his position by specifying that only a certain kind of agent can qualify as a moral agent, and thus subject to the ascriptions of...
agree with Aristotles ideas, and see morality as a living concept, and something that should not be tampered with. What might Aris...
rationalism of Leibniz and the skepticism of Hume" (Immanuel Kant). Kants bottom-line position is that individuals should act fro...
the work goes on to Part II and is headed Metaphysical first principles of the doctrine of virtue. This is also further subdivided...