Health Canada’s argument to the Ministry of Health that coalmining in Dunsmuir Coalmine‚ Belleville NS needs to be shut down as a moral good to the miners‚ in consideration of their health. I will argue‚ using virtue theory and utilitarian philosophy‚ that coalmining in the town should not be shut down‚ as shutting it down would not be ultimately beneficial to the miners and their families‚ and therefore would not be a moral good. Firstly‚ I will summarise Health Canada’s argument for the shutting
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rampant classism of the 18th century to the “cultural association of crooked teeth and moral turpitude” (2). That connection has transcended to modern times where crooked teeth are still equated with poor social standing and monetary value. A major argument from the opposing side is that there is dissonance in the handling of cosmetic dentistry socially and professionally. Practicing cosmetic dentistry should require a separate certification in every US dental school. Dentists should be required to
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battlefield where he shall stay. After listening to both sides‚ I felt Team Demeter was more persuasive in their efforts to convince me that Pittacus is unfit to rule as they were superior orators‚ offered greater concrete arguments‚ and excelled in
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why The Forms exist‚ and these reasons are present through his work for example through The Theory of Recollection‚ and The Imperfection Argument. But several philosophers have critiqued Plato’s notion and they argued Plato’s arguments are actually just reasons for why forms should exist; rather than actual proof of the existence. Furthermore‚ The Third Man Argument in Plato’s ‘Parmenides’ brings a prominent problem for the theory of The Forms. For example‚ Russell called it ‘One
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Hamill used appeals to pity in his argument. His goal is to draw out the reader’s emotions and uses them to his advantage. Hamill cleary uses appeals to pity to catch the reader’s empathy to how drugs can ruin a life. The first thing Hamill writes about is how he talked to a woman who was hooked on crack cocaine; she was young and had three kids. To appeal to you pity for her he gives her backstory: “Her story was the usual tangle of human woe: early pregnancy‚ dropping out of school‚ vanished
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In Descartes’ Meditations on First Philosophy‚ I will be considering the “dreaming argument” if Descartes’s resolution seems acceptable to believe. In the First Meditation is where the “dreaming argument” is first mentioned and then later he has resolved the argument in the Sixth Meditation and the Objections and Replies. I will be touching on the idea that our experiences could be dreaming experiences based on personal experiences and thoughts I have had on the topic. Then I will go on to explain
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scientist. He was the father of the theory “I think‚ therefore I am‚” he was a rationalist and strong believer that anything can be solved by thinking. He touched on one of the most controversial topics‚ the belief of God. This is known as the trademark argument in which I believe is not sound. Descartes as a philosopher‚ questions everything around him. He even questions whether or not he truly exists as a person. He believes he does exists as a thinking thing‚ so he decides he needs to figure out if it
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Questioning morality and ethics is the most complicated arguments out of the issues that circulate in the debate of animal experimentation. The defendants would argue that animals cannot be considered morally equal to humans. Most would comment something along the lines‚ “There is a hierarchy in nature‚ and denying it is not warranted” like Tibor R. Machan would describe the argument. The human moral community‚ for instance‚ is often characterized by a capacity to manipulate abstract concepts and
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article is about a survey completed by parents to further prove their viewpoint on the effects that advertising has on children. The four main points of parents’ attitude toward food advertising according to the survey are: there is too much advertising directed at children‚ advertisers deceive children to buy their products‚ there is too much sugar in the foods being advertised‚ and that advertising teaches children bad eating habits. Additionally‚ the statistics offer considerable concern about obesity
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in stone‚ are capable of being modified. Four studies done by these researchers explain just how malleability can overcome any fixed traits about an individual or a group for that matter. They provide us with the first study which involves a broad sample of Israeli Jews‚ they were assessed based
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