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then, where does one go? Which way is correct? Going back to ancient times, Aristotle had a lot to say about virtue. In the Nicoma...

(Larue, 1998). This value determination was given a moral rationalization and basis through interpretations of scripture and relig...

free will, but accountable to the state and his community with the idea that the individual agrees to live by rules set by society...

unusual for a theologian (St. Thomas Aquinas, 2002). Aquinas made many significant contributions to philosophy and specifically i...

to Grotius more humane perspective was that of Jacques-Benigne Bossuets, who "reinforced medieval notions of kingship in his theor...

ideas about economic theory and in doing so, he arrived at the conclusion that "conventional economic analysis could not show that...

In five pages this report examines civil liberties and the concept of 'original understanding' as it applies to natural law, legal...

This essay examines the writing of French philosophy Jean-Jacques Rousseau. The writer specifically examines Rousseau's discourse ...

In six pages the theoretical perspectives of Cicero, Hobbes, and Aquinas are contrasted and compared as they relate to natural law...

In 5 pages this paper examines how the Elizabethans perceived natural law in a consideration of how it is represented in William S...

This topic is discussed within the context of the book Of the First and Second Natural Laws, and of Contracts by Thomas Hobbes in...

to his awakening and allowed him to become a critical philosopher, "synthesizing the rationalism of Leibniz and the skepticism of ...

In five pages utilitarianism and distributive justice as depicted by political philosopher John Rawls in A Theory of Justice are d...

and comparison of the volumes of literature that were produced during this era. Three of the great philosophers of this era, Thom...

(not conducted by individuals who have designed treatment programs), differ enormously, but even so, they still offer no evidence ...

In twenty pages the relationship that exists between natural law ans sovereignty is examined through such philosophical perspectiv...

In fourteen pages Of the First and Second Natural Laws, and of Contracts by Thomas Hobbes is referenced in this overview of war's...

every objection. What is perhaps striking is that Mills theory is applicable to a variety of situations. Unlike Kant for ex...

is caused by eating an animal. As a utilitarian, Singer focuses more on the consequences of the act and not the consequences of f...

as more and more circumstances present themselves in terms of personal rights which requires the judiciary to rule. The ...

This 8 page paper explains the theories of both Bentham and Mill, and argues that corporate America should embrace a mild form of ...

also wrote that one could live justly only if they lived in a just society (Beck, n.d.). Plato had a number of caveats about a jus...

the ethical and moral code by which humans live. Through the distortion of individualism, humanity has turned into a selfish, ego...

is a theory that a student writing on this subject should certainly explore. Central to utilitarianism is the premise that it ...

2004). John Stuart Mills, in his book Utilitarianism, further stated that not all forms of pleasure were of equal value (Free-Defi...

be charged with statutory rape even if the girl consents, provided she is not of age. If she wants to make love with her boyfriend...

plagiarism sometimes enters the picture. For example, after a certain number of years, a copyright is exhausted and writers can us...

the balloon, and certain gestures, were definite responses to the environment and evidence of consciousness, but the doctors disag...

made to render the greatest happiness for the greatest number. That is all that utilitarianism is equated with. There are differen...

in order to accomplish a number of goals, both those of the organization and those of individual participants" (p. 44). According...