It states that some society customs are morally unacceptable. Pluralism recognizes that moral judgements of societies‚ but rejects ethical conventionalism that reduces moral values to customs. Stuart Hampshire (1914 – 2004) was an ethical pluralist who argued that polygamy is at least sometimes morally acceptable. He didn’t believe that all cases of polygamy were permissible because they give the women their equal rights. They also can include child abuse. In its defense‚ pluralist has
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ELC – Level 3 20 October 2010 Morally Indefensible and Environmentally Unsustainable Wu 1 When witnessed in reality‚ it goes without saying that the modern killing of animals Neophyte 11/3/11 11:04 AM Comment [1]: Topic sentence tells me exactly and concisely what this essay will be about. for food is
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it is all psychological. So if we dont have a control on our psychology‚ then how can we be morally responsible for the consequences of the actions that arise out of that psychology? In order for us to be morally responsible for our actions we have to have created our own psychology‚ but this is impossible. So since we never had control on what our character is or how or psychology is then how can we be morally responsible for the actions that arise from our psychology? Therefore‚ Strawson concludes
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acceptable means in interrogating suspects. Torture can be defined as‚ “the officially sanctioned infliction of intense suffering‚ aimed at forcing someone to do or say something against his or her will.” (Rodley‚ N.S. ‘The Treatment of Prisoners Under International Law’ (2nd edition) (Oxford University Press‚ 2000(. Although I have to admit that torture has been used on large-scale in different parts of the world to obtain confessions from suspects‚ morally speaking‚ torture is not an acceptable procedure
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The Consequential Theory or also known as‚ Consequentialism‚ in determining whether an act is considered as morally right or not‚ we rely solely on the consequence of the action itself. If the outcome of the action is positive‚ then the action is morally right. Based on consequentialism‚ we should opt for the action with the best overall consequences and we should always try to promote the best consequences. There are numerous types of consequentialism‚ however‚ we will focus mainly on egoistic
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decent people can be forced to enact savagely. Terrorists use euphemistic language to make their heinous actions seem respectable (129). When giving his speech‚ al-Baghdadi asserts that “Allah has forced [them] to fight his enemies and wage jihad for him to establish his religion” (DJ Nigel). By stating this‚ Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi wanted to send a clear message‚ as caliphate‚ to his followers and the rest of the world. He wanted to unite and
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Suicide-A morally responsible action? The suicide culture in Japan has always been a prominent issue‚ and is held in a peculiar view by many. 30‚000 Japanese commit suicide annually (McCurry‚ 2014)‚ making Japan the 8th country with the highest suicide rates (WHO‚ 2014). This “suicide culture” stems from Japan’s historical roots— the warrior bushido honour code which justifies one’s basis to committ suicide. Can suicide be considered a morally responsible action this way? Or is it a beautiful death
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something that 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
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Caless (2012) defines terrorism as " the threat or use of violence to further a political agenda for change by inducing widespread fear". However‚ experts have been debating over a clear definition for terrorism for over 100 years. Although the word was first used over 200 years ago when discussing the Reign of Terror (Whitaker‚ 2001). Consequently‚ there have been over 100 definitions offered for terrorism (Laqueur‚ 1977‚ cited in Martin‚ 2013). Alex Schmid ’s (2004) research also illustrates
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U.S. vs. Terrorism Extremist groups around the world have perpetrated terrorism as a means for religious or political goals. These acts of violence are targeted at densely populated cities. This is done to leverage human fear to achieve the main goal of the group. One of the most infamous terrorist attacks was the attack on the World Trade Center in New York City on September 11‚ 2001. Since then‚ U.S. policies have changed and have also contributed to the propagation of terrorism. After the 9/11
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