Ken Stoye Ethics 2050 - 014 April 19‚ 2005 The Immorality of Pornography The argument over the morality of pornography can take shape in many different ways. In order to take a stance‚ it’s important to identify what exactly is included in the definition of pornography. In this paper‚ pornography will be defined as sexually explicit materials in which the acts depicted degrade or subordinate women. The degradation and subordination can occur through various different acts‚ but in an attempt to
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AlanWatts Alan Watts or Alan Wilson Watts was a British philosopher‚ writer‚ and speaker who popularized and interpreted Eastern Philosophy for the ... Read More Albert Camus A Nobel Prize laureate‚ Albert Camus was the French Algerian philosopher‚ author and journalist‚ much renowned worldwide for his contribution in ... Read More Albert Schweitzer Albert Schweitzer was a German born French theologian‚ organist‚ philosopher‚ physician‚ and medical missionary. His notable work is in founding
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I have provided information on three ethical concepts of utilitarianism ethics‚ virtue ethics and deontological ethics. Utilitarianism distinguishes between right and wrong unlike many other ethical theories it was theorizes and founded by Jeremy Bentham and John Stuart Mill around the 1800’s
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the only way in which to truly make sound arguments/draw valid conclusions. Immanuel Kant’s deontological theory of ethics is the normative ethical position that evaluates the morality of actions. Unlike the empiricist supporters of Utilitarianism‚ Kant was an unquestionable supporter of rationalism; the idea that pure reason can tell us how the world is‚ independent of experience. This idea is referred to as an a priori approach‚ because it makes the assumption that reasoning or knowledge is denoted
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1. Ethics is the study of (Points : 1) propositional knowledge. right and wrong. beauty. truth. none of the above. Question 2. 2. A sound-thinking deontologist might use which statement to support a woman’s right to vote? (Points : 1) The happiness of 50% of the population being allowed to vote outweighs the pain that might come out of the other 50%. Humans are autonomous beings that inherently have the same capacities.
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In the story of George‚ who is introduced to work in a laboratory of chemical and biological warfare‚ he has to chose between two options which are accepting the job in the laboratory to keep the family happy‚ or rejecting it even though he knows that his wife is working hard under pressure to support for the family financial affairs. According the utilitarianism theory‚ George should accept the job even though he doesn’t want it. The theory states that‚ “the greatest happiness is a standard that
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Should animals be accorded greater moral consideration than plants? Justify your answer. In this essay‚ I will explain why I feel that some‚ but not all‚ animals should be accorded greater moral consideration than plants from the perspective of hedonism. I will first define the parameters of moral consideration‚ and then explain why I feel that some animals should be accorded more moral consideration than other animals and all plants. In order to understand what moral consideration is‚ we should
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That there are moral principles that are universally true and do not depend on culture time or place. Key absolutist philosophers and scholars are; Thomas Aquinas‚ Pope Benedict‚ Plato and Immanuel Kant. Whilst some key relativist philosophers and scholars are‚ John Stuart Mill‚ Aristotle‚ Jeremy Bentham‚ Protagoras and Joseph Fletcher. The arguments proposed by these idealists are both contradictory of each other and supportive‚ they combine to give a detailed picture of the basic theories behind
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Satherwaite and her patient‚ Mr. Jenkins‚ Dr. Satherwaite’s decision should be based on the overall greatest outcome of the two trials. Utilitarian (popular type of consequentialism) Jeremy Bentham developed a felicific (which he called “happiness-making”) calculus to calculate an action’s overall tendency. This takes into account the extent‚ duration‚ likelihood‚ and intensity of pains and pleasures (Pearce‚ 2017). In the case of randomized
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