determines the way in which we behave‚ whether because we submit ourselves to it voluntarily‚ as would be the case with moral rules‚ or because it is enforceable in some general way‚ as would be the case with laws. Many rules are neither morally binding‚ nor do they ultimately have the force of law attached to them. Nevertheless‚ they are necessary and generally adhered to because of the context in which they operate. Rules might also come about through custom or practice‚ and involve the disapproval
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killing is morally justified‚ my outlook on this topic is no‚ no killing is ever really justified. As a believer in the Catholic faith‚ it is my duty is to live by the 10 Commandments‚ and commandment number 5 is “You Shall Not Kill.” This is unfortunately not seen in the epic poem “The Rime of the Ancient Mariner” by Samuel Taylor Coleridge‚ as well as in today’s heated debates over euthanasia‚ abortion or even capital punishment. In “Rime of the Ancient Mariner” killing is not justified‚ and in cases
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Enhanced Interrogation is Justified By: Nathan Ciatti English III 4A March 2‚ 2015 Throughout the past century‚ the United States has faced a multitude of foreign and domestic threats against the homeland. Several of these terror plots have been successfully executed‚ most notably the September 11 attacks of 2001 and then recently the Boston Marathon bombing of 2013. While a country cannot fully advert such attacks‚ it is the responsibility of the acting government
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although this action might be dutiful and amiable it is still of no moral worth. For example a man who does acts of good will and gets a feeling of satisfaction from doing them is not acting morally. In the same way that a soldier saves another soldiers with only an inclination that he will get a medal is also not morally dutiful. So how can we have Overdetermined dutiful moral actions? Henson attempts to get around Kant’s rather stark doctrine by saying that a dutiful act would have moral worth provided
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When is War Justified? War is justified and only justified when a nation is acting out of self-defense to protect their nation as a whole. One might argue that humanitarian wars or wars that are fought because they seem morally right are also justified. However‚ wars like these do not protect the interest of their nation as a whole‚ and are usually fought to establish political connections rather than to protect the nation. In the article‚ “When is War Justified?” by Elijah Sweete‚ he states
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Is Eating Meat Morally Permissible? It has been argued that meat has high sources of energy‚ minerals‚ and proteins in the human diet. It is rich in proteins which have shown to have a high energy unit as compared to other food types. Proponents of meat consumption support its consumption as it has a greater nutritional value and is good to the test buds. Apart from the nutritional reasons‚ it is also thought meat consumption maintains the ecosystem at equilibrium. If meat consumption was to stop
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IS WAR NECESSARY? The greatest catastrophe that can happen to human is war. It comes with death and destruction‚ disease and starvation‚ and poverty. Looking at the havoc caused in Hiroshima and Nagasaki in Japan not many years ago‚ from this we can estimate the destructive effects of war. From history‚ war has been a recurrent phenomenon in many nations‚ there are wars lasting for a year even more than that (world word 2 lasted for six years). Moltse‚ the famous German Field Marshal‚ declared war
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For those who spend their lives working to prevent and end wars‚ whether and how war itself can be justified must be an urgent question. Of course‚ war’s justification is an ancient tradition. Bizarrely‚ Just War theory was formulated within the Christian church‚ whose founder chose a donkey instead of a war horse and taught his followers to overcome evil with good. Not only is the theory still mainstream among churches but‚ as Dan Smith‚ head of an important NGO working for conflict transformation
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PF/5423/ Dissertation/SC-33 PREPAREDNESS OF CORPS OF SIGNALS TO SUPPORT TOTAL PEOPLE’S WAR INTRODUCTION 1. Bangladesh is land-locked on its three sides by a single neighbour with an opening of Bay-of-Bengal on its south. Strategically‚ it is a matter of concern that the surrounding neighbourhood has the fifth largest army in the world. Therefore‚ a viable security concept has always been a matter of serious concern as well as a challenge for a country like Bangladesh. We really cannot get
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Breaking a norm is like an experiment. You are never going to know what the outcome is going to be. A lot of sociologist like to see it as a social experiment‚ and the reason is because people are living their life what is considered the right way. It’s a mimicry‚ everyone doing the same thing‚ following the same rules‚ avoiding everything that is not considered normal‚ usual‚ typical‚ and even standard. For my social experiment‚ I decided that my norm violation would be saying “I love you” when
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