Radiation Protection & Radiobiology Notes Human Biology Human Response To Ionizing Radiation Early Effects of Radiation: When response occurs within minutes or days after exposure. Late Effects of Radiation: When response is not observed for many months or years after exposure. Effects of fetal irradiation: Death‚ malformation‚ malignancy‚ diminished growth. Composition of Human Body Cell Theory: 85% of the body is hydrogen and oxygen. Hydrogen: 60% Oxygen: 25.7% Carbon: 10.7% Nitrogen:
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these two questions are asking of you. A maxim is defined by Kant as what you intend to do and why. Kant explains this
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Emmanuel Kant argues that the human understanding of our world is perceived by our experiences and only through them can we gain knowledge. Kant’s philosophic question is rooted in the theory of understanding; in short‚ what can we know and how can we know it? Most of our knowledge of the world can be derived from our observation of it. As children‚ we see things‚ touch things‚ smell things and so on. Gradually‚ we understand the world in which we live in; this is the knowledge of sense-perception
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The philosopher Immanuel Kant would determine the actions of the rescuer upon his deontological theory. The predominant concept behind the moral philosophy of deontology is the categorical imperative‚ which has two distinct varieties that can be found in Kant’s work‚ “Fundamental Principles of the Metaphysic of Morals”. The first is that one should‚ “Act only on that maxim whereby thou canst at the same time will that it should become a universal law” (Kant‚ 2004). Kant details the second variation
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Social‚ economic‚ and political were three major values in Medieval Europe lives. The social aspect of life in Europe in Europe in the middle ages was based around the Catholic Church. The people of who followed Church‚ you had to follow it‚ were very religious on most of their lives. Document 3 stresses how important Catholic Church was‚ for example‚ “It touched everyone’s life… everyone in Europe was a Christian…From the moment of its baptism”. Everyone was attached to the Roman Catholic Church
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I personally believe the Kant is wrong when he says the we are advancing towards a universal morality. I believe the “morality” is something that changes over time‚ and something that we as a species make up. Throughout history there have been many definitions of whet is constituted as moral and what’s not. Homosexuality is an easy one to write about in this regard. For example‚ in the ancient Roman times it was completely acceptable to have a same-sex relationship‚ and nobody would get judged for
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February 2180‚ I was 20 years old little shaver‚ Earth had become a living hell; earthquakes don’t stop‚ deaths are hastily accumulating ‚ caustic countries had drowned deep in the oceans. It had become a killing frenzy. The media was talking about new shelters available in space‚ it was taken as a fabrication at first‚ but formerly rich prosperous families really migrated to settle in their new homes‚ on new lands‚ on a new PLANET. Unfortunate people like me kept decamping to save their lives on
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When talking about philosophy‚ there are many different theories of ethics. Some philosophers believe different things‚ or they expand on previous philosophies. Two theories in particular are Immanuel Kant’s deontological theory. This deals with the categorical imperative‚ and Elizabeth Spelman’s theory which discusses the ethics of care‚ and the ethics of justice. Although these theories are separated by centuries‚ they complement each other. Both theories discuss how to make ethical decisions.
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According to the philosophers Heilbroner‚ Kant‚ and Mill ethics can be beneficiary to the human race; for in the instance that ethics can make you a better person in society. Mill believed that the things (events‚ material items‚ choices‚ etc.) that made the most people happy were the most morally good thing to do (par 1). Kant believed that if your intentions are good‚ your morals are good. Kant also had his Categorical Imperatives which is his view on how one’s maxims (subjective principles of
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Value of Life Essay Is the glass half empty or half full? The age old question of whether you view life itself as predominantly negative or positive. In Hamlet’s Soliloquy‚ written by Shakespeare‚ Hamlet questions whether suffering through life is worth the pride. In It’s Not About the Bike‚ written by Lance Armstrong‚ his excitement for life is hard to miss. While Hamlet is correct in the fact that‚ yes‚ times can be painstakingly hard; Armstrong’s point of view is one I would hope sticks to people
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