n this respect‚ according to Nietzsche the value of a certain morality is to be determined in the light of the question “does it further life or does it stultify life?” . Accordingly‚ we find in The Genealogy of Morals that ‘[…] all events in the organic world are a subduing‚ a becoming master‚ and all subduing and becoming master involves a fresh interpretation‚ an adaptation through which any previous “meaning” and “purpose” are necessarily obscured or even obliterated’ (GM 12). Insofar as our
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John Stuart Mill was an influential English philosopher known for his theories and philosophical views. One of his popular works is Utilitarianism‚ which were at first articles that were then put together into a book. Utilitarianism is a response to critics who put down Mill’s moral theory of utilitarianism and it also expands the theory further. Mill defines utilitarianism as a theory based on the idea that‚ “…actions are right in proportion as they tend to promote happiness‚ wrong as they tend
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Alyssa Foccillo Ethics 2200C Midterm Paper October 25th‚ 2015 Kant believed strictly in moral rules. He prohibited anything that did not follow moral law‚ even in the cases where the action would bring about more happiness than the alternative. Kant believes that there are two moral questions that we must ask ourselves every time we perform an act. The first being‚ “Can I rationally will that everyone act as I propose to act?” If the answer is no‚ then we must not perform the action. The second
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Assignment #2 In this assignment you are going to present Kantian arguments against the taking of recreational drugs that are currently illegal in the U.S.‚ such as heroin‚ cocaine‚ and ecstasy. Do not discuss laws or illegality; just stick to the questions as they are written and number your answers. Use the following maxim: In order to maximize my pleasure‚ I will take recreational drugs whenever I feel like it. 1.Explain why this maxim is self-defeating‚ i.e.could not
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Immanuel Kant’s moral theory can be best explained by comparing it to a math equation. Kant’s moral system will always hold true no matter what the circumstance just like how two plus two will always equal four. According to Kant‚ our lives should be lived according to maxims that can be willed into universal law (Kant‚ Fundamental Principles of the Metaphysic of Morals‚ p 303). However the action regarding a moral decision is not judged by the consequences of that action‚ rather by the motive
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Kant‚ a soft determinist‚ said that in order to make a moral decision we must have freedom. Kant believed that the ability to make moral decisions lay within the existence of freedom; stating that if we are not free to make our own decisions those decisions could not be moral as we were never free to make that decision in the first place. Kant thought that a person could be blamed for an action if they could have acted differently; for example if a person’s family is held at gunpoint and they are
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Cash or Not? Whether or not cash should be eliminated is a big debate in our world today. Cash should not be eliminated to provide for safer control of your money. Without cash‚ plenty of problems appear like acts of crime‚ not having banking connections‚ and having your personal information on record. To start off with‚ criminals and hacking progress as technology does. In the Upfront magazine article called "The End of Cash"‚ the author says‚ "Security experts worry‚ for example‚ that hackers could
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Duties and Responsibilities According to Cicero (2014)‚ duty refers to moral commitment and it denotes an active feeling for doing something. Once a person engages himself with some duty if he has been entrusted with a duty‚ then that person fully commits himself to it. In the case of duty‚ the person will be involved in activity without any self-interest. As a citizen of a country‚ a person has many duties to perform. It is his duty to adhere to the constitution. Responsibility can be termed
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Aristotle‚ Aquinas‚ Plato‚ and Kant all have different definitions of what justice is. Aristotle believes that justice is something that is absolute but it also depends on the motives. He also believed that there are different kinds of justice. These different kinds of justice include punishment and exchange. Aristotle thought that the punishment should fit the crime. He also thought that exchange should be equal for services. Aquinas believes that justice is based off of what is the best for
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Hacking Into Harvard Author’s Name Instructor’s Name Hacking Into Harvard According to the nonconsequentialist approach proposed by the German philosopher‚ Immanuel Kant‚ an action has moral worth if and if only‚ it stems from a sense of duty. Kantian ethics do not account for contingencies and possible consequences of actions. Moreover‚ the moral principles behind the actions must have universal applicability. In other words‚ it must be binding on all rational beings‚ irrespective
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