Sam Black PHIL 120: Animal Rights Framing Question: The Nazi ‘researchers’ are at it again. A badly brain damaged human being subject A -- an adult with the permanent mental capacity of a one year old -- appears on your computer screen. He is thrashing around‚ spilling things‚ smearing food over his face‚ playing with the contents of his diaper‚ etc. ‘We will make him very uncomfortable‚ cutting down his food‚ refrigerating his room‚ depriving him of sleep‚’ the Nazi-researchers convincingly
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Ethics‚ and Reason. Cornell: Cornell University Press. * Gauthier‚ David. 1991. “Why Contractarianism?” in Vallentyne 1991: 13-30. * Gilligan‚ Carol. 1982. In a Different Voice: Psychological Theory and Women’s Development. Cambridge: Harvard University Press. * Hampton‚ Jean. 1986. Hobbes and the Social Contract Tradition. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. * Hampton‚ Jean. 1993. “Feminist Contractarianism.” In Antony‚ Louise M. and Witt‚ Charlotte (Editors). 1993. A Mind of One’s Own: Essays
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October 26‚ 2011 Phil 383/ Dr. A. Silvers Midterm Paper When considering the moral issues of both cases of Roosevelt Dawson and the ten hour old baby‚ there are a few concerns that should be reflected upon. In Dawson’s case‚ he has lived for twenty-one years and the use of his limbs has been dramatically taken from him. His quality of life can be seen as a moral issue because he would have to relearn how to function without limbs. This could take place outside of the hospital setting and in an
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Corruption The word corruption means the destruction‚ ruining or the spoiling of a society or a nation. A corrupt society stops valuing integrity‚ virtue or moral principles. It changes for the worse. Such a society begins to decay and sets itself on the road to self destruction. Corruption is an age old phenomena. Selfishness and greed are the two main causes of corruption. Political corruption is the abuse of their powers by state officials for their unlawful private gain. Over
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I – Utilitarianism/Consequentialism A – Definition: The greatest good for the greatest number of people; sacrifices are OK B – Justifications: Life is a pre-requisite to ethics Bostrom1 Continuity is as important to our commitment to the project of the future of humanity as it is to our commitment to the projects of our own personal futures. Just as the shape of my whole life‚ and its connection with my present and past‚ have an interest that goes beyond that of any isolated experience
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Abolishing Veil Piercing Stephen M. Bainbridge * “I weigh my words when I say that in my judgment the limited liability corporation is the greatest single discovery of modern times . . . . Even steam and electricity are far less important than the limited liability corporation‚ and they would be reduced to comparative impotence without it.” –President Nicholas Murray of Columbia University (1911)1 I. INTRODUCTION ...............................................................................
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THE IDEA OF NATURAL RIGHTS; A NIGERIAN EXPERIENCE Being a Paper presented at PHILOSOPHY DEPARTMENTAL SEMINAR SERIES OLABISI ONABANJO UNIVERSITY‚ AGO-IWOYE‚ OGUN STATE ON THE 4TH SEPTEMBER‚ 2006 AT OGD LECTURE THEATER By OMOTOSO‚ SHARON ADETUTU ABSTRACT This paper attempts a philosophical appraisal of the idea of natural rights‚ issues and problems associated with human
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Liberalism First published Thu Nov 28‚ 1996; substantive revision Mon Sep 10‚ 2007 As soon as one examines it‚ ‘liberalism’ fractures into a variety of types and competing visions. In this entry we focus on debates within the liberal tradition. We begin by (1) examining different interpretations of liberalism ’s core commitment — liberty. We then consider (2) the longstanding debate between the ‘old’ and the ‘new’ liberalism. In section (3) we turn to the more recent controversy about whether liberalism
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Giorgio Vasari (30 July 1511 – 27 June 1574) was an Italian painter‚ architect‚ writer and historian‚ most famous today for his Lives of the Most Eminent Painters‚ Sculptors‚ and Architects‚ considered the ideological foundation of art-historical writing. As the first Italian art historian‚ he initiated the genre of an encyclopedia of artistic biographies that continues today. Vasari was the first to use the term "Renaissance" in print‚ though an awareness of the ongoing "rebirth" in the arts had
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ed. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press: 283-446. Internet Site: Agostino‚ F. (2011). Contemporary Approaches to the Social Contract. Standford Encyclopedia of Philosophy. Retrieved February 28‚ 2013‚ from http://plato.stanford.edu/entries/contractarianism-contemporary. (199-2013). The Social Contract Summary and Analysis. . Retrieved March 02‚ 2013‚ from http://www.gradesaver.com/the-social-contract/study-guide/section12/.
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