the decision of building the Wonthaggi desalination plant conform the categorical imperative of Kant’s theory. As Shandon L. Guthrie (2001) said moral is more actually like strength of binding‚ morality must be necessary and universal. In other words‚ the categorical imperative of Kant’s theory may a word which is stand for universal moral law and the highest principles of behavior. As Richard G. Graziano (2010) said the categorical imperative is the foundational—again‚ Kant calls it the “supreme”—principle
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PHILISOPHICAL INQUIRY: What is philosophy? “The love of wisdom.” Metaphysics: the theory of reality. What is real? Epistemology: the theory of knowledge. What does it mean to “know?” Value-theory: the study of value. What gives something value...over something else? Logic: The principles of right reasoning. What principles do we use? All of these do not stand independent from each other...they all mix. September 25: Abstractions: CH9 Is Fido an abstraction? Dog is a category
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Michael Sandel Video Summary and Analysis Deirdre Martinez 800047839 Laird Smith CRN 12555 Introduction Michael Sandel has done it again‚ this time‚ in his auditorium setting at Harvard University. He invites the public into his undergraduate lecture through the recordings provided online at JusticeHarvard.org. In this work‚ episode 1 The Moral Side to Murder and episode 2 Putting a Price Tag on Life will be
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judge it morally. Kant said that nothing was good in itself except for a good will. By will he meant the ability to act from principle; only when we act from a sense of duty does our act have moral worth. We determine our duty by the categorical imperative. An example of good will would be to use the “Golden Rule‚” do unto others as you would have them do unto you. Kant uses this to say that a person’s
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TOK Essay Jeana Joy Tan Belief has been described as “certainty about what cannot be seen”. Does this statement hold true any‚ some or all areas of knowledge? Over the years‚ philosophers have tried to grapple with the concepts of belief‚ certainty and knowledge. Despite numerous controversial claims and arguments that come from both sides‚ we have yet to come upon a general consensus. However‚ the contention here is that belief can contribute to all areas of knowledge. Even though
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Tedium of Immortality”‚ Bernard Williams argues that immortality is undesirable because one would achieve one’s categorical desires which will cause one to become bored and find immortality undesirable. In this paper‚ I will argue that this argument fails because if one lives a recognizably human life‚ they will experience memory decay thus allowing them to repeat the same categorical desires without becoming bored. In addition‚ if one must experience immortality in a recognizably human form then
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CHAPTER 1—DATA AND STATISTICS MULTIPLE CHOICE 1. Methods for developing useful decision-making information from large data bases is known as |a. |data manipulation | |b. |data monitoring | |c. |data base conversion
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Explain Kant’s moral law theory with particular reference to the categorical imperative [30] By Hannah Parry-Evans “Two things fill the mind with ever new and increasing admiration and awe the oftener and more steadily we reflect on them: the starry heavens above me and the moral law within me.” – Kant (1788)‚ pp‚ 193‚ 259 Immanuel Kant introduced and initiated his ‘moral law theory’ in the late 18th century. The doctrine in question sought to establish and constitute a supreme or absolute principle
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evaluating particular rhetorical acts. Again‚ it is particular. Week 2: World War II rhetorical situation; close textual analysis; strategic ambiguity; declarative tone; characterization; repetition; neo-classical criticism; ethos; logos; pathos; syllogism; enthymeme Rhetorical situation: Lloyd Bitzer’s theory on context‚ which includes: 1. Exigence- “imperfection marked by urgency” (ex. Pearl Harbor)‚ Exigence calls for discourse 2. Audience- “mediators of change” as a result of the speech
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logical fallacy- logic of your topic deductive-general to specific inductive- specific to general syllogism- structure for reasoning fallacies- error in reasoning adhominem fallacy- statement that attempts to counter an arguement slippery slope fallacy- statement that attacks an arguement by taking it to such un extreme taht if appears ludicrous either/or fallacy- two alternatives and falsely suggest that one is rejected‚ the other must be accepted false cause fallacy-asserting that if an event
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