An argument I found problematic is that of Walzer’s in his work titled “In Defense of Equality.” He believes that redistribution undermines achievement and ability and distribution should be based on intrinsic value. As stated‚ “The difficulty here is that making money is only rarely a form of self-expression‚ and the money we make is rarely enjoyed for its intrinsic qualities. In a capitalist world‚ money is the universal medium of exchange” (Walzer 400). Furthermore‚ talent is distributed unevenly
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Sexual Morality Why Shouldn’t Tommy and Jim Have Sex? A Defense of Homsexuality 1. Homosexual sex is unnatural. I don’t recall anywhere in the Bible where God said it was okay for two males to conjoin in marriage or any other "activities." In fact in the book of Genesis‚ God destroyed Sodom and Gomorrah by brimstone and fire for such homosexuality. I do not believe unnatural means that something is disgusting; something can be unnatural and disgusting‚ which homosexuality is. God did not
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Different types of causes‚ long-term causes and immediate causes for WW1. Long Term: Mutual Defense Alliances * Russia and Serbia (Russia joined in first after war started between Austria-hungary and serbi‚ Russia was Serbias alliance‚ we can say Serbia triggererd the chain reaction) * Germany and Austria-Hungary * France and Russia * Britain and France and Belgium * Japan and Britain Imperialism - Imperialism is when a country increases their power and wealth by bringing
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of the topic raised is utilitarianism as the principle that holds inequality and distributive justice by Jeremy Betham (1748-1832). The idea is that the distribution of goods is just if and only if it maximizes aggregate utility (Reiss‚ 2013 p.256). Some critics were later discovered whether utilitarianism sustains the concept of distributive justice. Reiss for instance argued that utilitarianism ignores people’s right (p.261). Other conceptual difficulties of utilitarianism are that 1) the impracticality
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Arthur Titov English 1A 08/10/2013 Essay Paper #1 “In Defense of Elitism” Essay. College‚ why do we go there? Perhaps it’s to find a career you enjoy‚ or it’s to find a career that pays well‚ maybe even having the opportunity to be able to escape the “hard labor”. The comparison between college and money is not as simple as it seems. College graduates unquestionably do better wealth wise than those who don’t go at all. So could this be the reason we as people strive to go to college and get
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classification of one’s actions. In Mill’s Utilitarianism‚ he examines what determines an action to be considered right or wrong‚ his own version of the hedonistic utilitarianism argument. He claims that these qualities‚ including the quantity‚ are an important factor in determining‚ when included in the consequences‚ the criteria of an action. The consequences are significant in determining the results of one’s actions. In the argument of utilitarianism‚ if the consequences of an action are good
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Socrates – “The Apology” or (Defense) Socrates had no written work‚ never had a job and there are questions of whether he was even literate. However‚ Plato was a student of Socrates and recorded what occurred at his death trial. Socrates asked lots of questions and made people with political power look stupid. At no time during his trial does he claim to be innocent. He (attacks his accuser instead) There were two types of charges brought against him. - The new or (Official) Charges
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Jeremy Bentham (1748-1832) developed his ethical system of utilitarianism around the idea of pleasure. John Stuart Mill (1806-1873) later furthered and many believe he improved Bentham’s theory (Mill is often linked to Rule Utilitarianism) but still followed many of his original ideas. The theory is based on ancient hedonism‚ which pursued physical pleasure and avoided physical pain. Hedonism saw human beings as “Under the governance of two sovereign masters of pain and pleasure.” So a key concept
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is improving‚ using technology is irresistible to students’ later lives due to our society and technology combing together. The innovative technology is merely a neutral tool that we‚ students‚ can choose to use anyway we wish. In the article In Defense of Laptops in the Classroom‚ Rebecca Schuman states that banning laptops would not teach 13th-graders‚ college students‚
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that ensures their self-preservation. Rousseau argues that the individual in the minority may be forced to legitimately follow the majority decision and still retain his or her autonomy. Wolff is able to discredit this line of thought in his work In Defense of Anarchism by proving different parts of the theory invalid. However‚ anarchists desire to discredit authority‚ like democratic governments‚ for their philosophy of anarchy‚ but people need an authority over them that can ensure their well-being
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