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situations where lying is attached to a greater good, no one can predict the future. The premise is therefore sound as a maxim. In...
right. Kant felt that right actions had moral value in of themselves, not simply because of their consequences. Therefore, he wrot...
there is a contradiction. Good will should be implemented, but at the same time, there is a sense that relying on such ideas, or s...
is one alternative in deriving a moral theory when considering a variety of philosophical models. Above all, it is simplistic. And...
be wrong. Of course, one only has to look back half a century to see Martin Luther King, Jr. sitting in jail in Birmingham because...
of ethical considerations in the art of persuasion, Johannesen (2010) offers the scenario of a hypothetical speaker attempting to ...
actions that he would normally finds repugnant. Similarly, the captain of the guard who compels Joe to commit murder undermines Jo...
times. However, not all societies approve of it or approach it in the same way. Since there is a great deal of criticism of it as ...
not all agree with that assessment. Harvey began to mistrust the government which could prove dangerous if he were to become invo...
representative of a different generation, one that freely mixes and matches from the whirring flood of information across new and ...
lived in a society where multifetal pregnancy reduction was a socially acceptable alternative to the numerous fetuses produced by ...
trust the individuals in the position, or is a drug test needed? Utilitarianism supports the idea that the greater good is what i...
rule utilitarianism (Pojman and Meagher 223). Act utilitarians are often thought of as consequentialists because they look at the...
some point, the fetus has a face, but perhaps cannot survive on its own. The question becomes whether or not this fetus is a human...
remembered that slavery was legal until the mid-nineteenth century and racism and discrimination were likewise legal until the mid...
the face of it, to go against the utilitarian principle of the "greatest good of the greatest number", taking a more long-term vie...
our manner of interaction with the world, ourselves, and others. Our perceptual capacities are not fixed; they are not static or ...
of the marketplace by big business (Bittlingmayer, 2002). Catanzaro (2000) accuses President Richard Nixon of using antitrust law ...
words, living a life of virtue has its own implicit rewards some might equate with happiness, but the instant gratification achiev...
a prison takeover (Burke, 1995). Though unusual, if something like that were to happen, officials would be at an extreme disadvant...
In six pages this paper applies Kantian philosophy to Jack in the Box in this examination of consumer protection issues and the fe...
of vocation of Man, "Faith." "Idealism" is basically a way of perceiving and interpreting reality. Wherein materialism (re...
In five pages this paper examines the ethics of testing a child for this rare and fatal condition using Kantian and utilitarian ph...
This paper consists of five pages and contrasts and compares Baron's Kantian views, Pettit's consequentialist persperspectives, an...
In eight pages this paper assesses moral relativism, Divine Command, and Kantian theories in this evaluation of the strengths and ...
their own minds, try to "find" a motivation for Mersaults actions. Mersault is eventually convicted and sentenced with a motive th...
workplace issues and discrimination are at the forefront. There are of course laws that protect against discrimination in terms of...
According to Kantian theory, private employee monitoring - at least, without informing the employee - is not moral, no matter how ...
as it impedes upon the fundamental tenets of social responsibility. Doctors who accept these gifts - which might include but is n...
even know that IV drug use is. Should such persons be subject to taking unnecessary tests, or rather, should the government trust ...