become significantly more popular with the advancement of neuroscience. As Papineau highlights “we find it very difficult to absorb this lesson” (Papineau 2010: 5). One argument against this belief is the ‘philosophical zombies argument’ which purports to cause problems for reductive physicalism. In this essay‚ I will argue against this counterargument. Reductive physicalism tries to solve the what Chalmers calls‚ “the hard problem of consciousness” (Chalmers 2010). This tries to answer the question
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at large (Cooper et al. 2010). Evidence Based Arguments against Mandatory HPV Vaccination Childhood immunizations‚ such as measles‚ chicken pox‚ and polio‚ are mandatory for school-aged youth and are required because of their highly contagious nature‚ especially in settings where people congregate in large numbers (De Jong and Bouma‚ 2001). Therefore‚ parents question whether there is justification for mandating that children be vaccinated against a sexually transmitted virus‚ one that can only
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cannot be altruistic‚ the idea that humans can have an ulterior motive‚ as it is just simply human nature. The Expected Benefit argument claims that only self-interest motivates human action. I believe that Psychological Egoism‚ is a true theory that holds strong arguments as to why‚ all human actions are motivated by self-interest‚ because whatever argument is made against this theory can always be refuted back to the idea that any action that
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censorship. There are two sides to the pornography argument‚ those for censorship and those against censorship. I find that censorship‚ or the anti-pornography argument is stronger‚ however‚ I will justly lay down each side of the argument appropriately. Pornography can be defined as “sexually explicit words or images intended to provoke sexual arousal” and will be used in this context for both sides of the argument. The anti-pornography argument says that pornography is immoral because it is offensive
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the government did not condone (Haiman). Although censorship began in Ancient Athens‚ it still exist today‚ partially in schools. Students have First Amendment Rights in public schools‚ but those rights are limited. There are many reasons for and against censorship. Advocates for censorship censor text especially school text or books‚ often because school officials are trying to keep students from developing “Subverse values” (Haiman). In other words they are afraid the ideas in the book will make
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itself‚ they believe that animal testing has shown and will continue to show succes‚ but for those who believe in alternatives‚ they believe it should come to an end. Throughout this paper‚ I will argue the claims people make against animal testing. The most popular claim against animal testing is none other than the fact that it kills animals. Peta‚ who’s main concentration is to protect animals says that a variety of animals are killed each year for the benefit of humans. There is no hiding the fact
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certain of our actions as humans are necessarily right or wrong. What would happen if we say two contradictory statements can’t coexist as Aristotle demonstrated? Through the law of non-contradiction from Aristotle and ethical absolutism‚ I will argue against ethical relativism. In ethical absolutism‚ there is only one answer on certain human actions‚ following an objective moral code. According to absolutists‚ this code has been the same ever since humans have existed. Logically‚ this code applies to
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Capital Punishment What are some of the arguments used for and against capital punishment? Some of the basic arguments for and against the taking of human life in certain instances are suicide and war. Most religious arguments in taking of human life believe it is Gods responsibly not our place in deciding when a life should be taken. How does the ethical debate on capital punishment touch on the issues of the value of human life‚ human rights‚ and human dignity? Only when an innocent life
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One argument that someone may make against my own argument could be something surrounding pre-determinism‚ stating‚ “what if someone was pre-determined to commit a crime‚ a murder‚ something that was pre-determined before birth‚ would they still be morally responsible for their actions. Personally‚ I believe that pre-determinism is a strong opposition that many would argument against my stance‚ and yes‚ pre-determinism can affect one’s free will. But I also believe that even if something is predetermined
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relationships and households should be incorporated into the family laws. Focusing on obtaining what heterosexuals have for same sex marriages risks leaving behind other households‚ families and relationships of homosexuals. Arguments for gays having equal rights The first argument for same sex marriage rights is the social factor. Including same sex couples in the institution of marriage smoothen the apparent rough edges of same sex relationships. It promotes the stability and the welfare of the both
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