The oppression of women by the Australian government is still highly prominent in today’s laws especially in relation to the Queensland abortion legislation. The current legislation deems women as incapable to make their own decisions regarding their own bodies and takes on a simplistic approach to a much more complex issue. This following essay will evaluate the abortion legislation in Queensland’s and will highlight the inadequacies of the current law through investigating the legislation and identifying
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Social Networking Sites and It’s False Illusion of Friendship “I have over 200 friends that I communicate with on a daily basis”. This is an all too common expression that is heard among our society lately. Kids‚ family‚ and even co-workers discuss the thought of having a great and rewarding social life. How could anyone have that many friends and maintain quality‚ worthwhile relationships? Social networking sites provide the illusion that friendships consist of an easily clicked “like” button and reading
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There are many answers from many different sources for what “the good” actually is. I will be discussing a few theories that I feel have some key concepts which point to what the good ultimately is: egoism‚ utilitarianism‚ and deontology. Egoism values the desires of the individual the most‚ and this is most important to the individual. Utilitarianism‚ on the other hand‚ needs to be impartial in order to value each individual’s happiness equally. Deontology also conflicts with both of these other
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Nicomachean Ethics‚ Aristotle explains that there are three types of friendship present in human nature. The first friendship is based on utility‚ which are those that do not love each other for their personal traits but rather only wish to derive some benefit from each other. Aristotle explains that the elderly most frequently engage in friendships based on utility (Book VII‚ 115a‚ 25-30). The second friendship is a friendship of pleasure‚ where both people are drawn towards the other’s personal
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‘Friendship changes its meaning and function through the life course’ (Pahl‚ 2000). Discuss. In many western societies‚ friendship is portrayed in a very positive and desirable light‚ and most of all something people have the freedom to choose‚ unlike kinship. However as examined further in this essay‚ friendship means and functions as many different things to different people and can be influenced by an array of different social factors. There are various stages in the life-course that provide
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CRITICAL ANALYSIS OF PETER SINGER’S “FAMINE‚ AFFLUENCE AND MORALITY” In his article “Famine‚ Affluence and Morality” Peter Singer gives a seemingly devastating critique of our ordinary ways of thinking about famine relief‚ charity‚ and morality in general. In spite of that very few people have accepted‚ or at any rate acted on‚ the conclusions he reaches. In light of these facts one might say of Singer’s arguments‚ as Hume said of Berkeley’s arguments for immaterialism‚ that “… they admit of no
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A consequentialist theory of value judges the rightness or wrongness of an action based on the consequences that action has. ... A non-consequentialist theory of value judges the rightness or wrongness of an action based on properties intrinsic to the action‚ not on its consequences. Consequentialist means behaving in a manner that positive consequences which in a sense the ends justifies the means as well as what the rules say. However‚ when it comes to Non-consequentialist it is not based on
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What is Consequentialism? Introduction Consequentialism is a concept dealing with morality and its related theories based on the consequences of a person’s conduct. The judgment that is passed about that person is dependent on the morality of the conduct or the act. That is why‚ a morally correct act is believe to result in good outcome or consequences. This view is also referred to as aphorism or the ends justify the means. Consequentialism is different from deontology (deriving right or wrong
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every moral system must deal with the major conflicting general moral issues: Consequentialism versus Non-consequentialism; Self versus Other-Interestedness; Act Utilitarianism versus Rule Utilitarianism; and Emotion versus reason. When all four areas are combined and examined there are conflicting views that must be resolved. First of all‚ there is the issue of Consequentialism and Non-consequentialism. Consequentialism is best described by utilitarianism‚ where decisions are based on the consequences
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Consequentialism is a hypothesis of regulating morals. It holds that a demonstration is just good or moral in the event that it results in a decent conclusion. This is rather than deontology‚ which shows profound quality depends on obligation; goodness morals‚ which holds that ethical quality depends on a decent character; and moral relativism‚ which declares ethical quality depends on whatever you need it to be founded on. Consequentialism is a dangerous hypothesis and has prompted a large number
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