Immanuel Kant Kant’s views on sexual objectification plays quite an influential role in the discussions of contemporary feminists. According to him when sexuality is practiced outside the context of monogamous marriage it becomes extremely problematic as it ultimately results in objectification. He stated in his “Lectures on Ethics” that a loved person is made an object of appetite by sexual love. He says that no sooner the appetite is stilled when the person is cast aside. To explain this he gave
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appreciate and understand a nudge‚ Thaler and Sunstein also introduce the concept of libertarian paternalism. The libertarian portion of their strategy lies in the straightforward insistence that‚ in general‚ people should be free to do what they like and to opt out of undesirable arrangements if they want to do so. They use the term libertarian to modify the word paternalism so that libertarian paternalism together means liberty-preserving. The paternalistic portion of their strategy lies in the claim
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In the case of severe illnesses‚ I believe a blend of medical paternalism and patient autonomy would allow for the best treatment for the patient. Severe illness‚ for the sake of this paper‚ can be described as physical or psychological pain that greatly affects the quality of life for the patient with said illness. Medical paternalism is the overriding or restricting of a patient’s rights for their own good. Patient autonomy can be defined as a patient’s self governed choice that reflects their
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What are Ethics? Ethics are standards of behavior‚ developed as a result of ones concept of right and wrong (Judson & Harrison‚ 2010). Code of ethics is a list of principles that is intended to influence the actions of healthcare professionals within an organization. Ethical principles help guide the decision-making process among healthcare workers in complicated situations. This paper will review the assigned case study and provide the reader with the ethical issues and principles. The case study
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EDFS 5209 September 19‚ 2012 “Paternalism strengthened the system of white supremacy by softening its sharper edges and covering its patent injustices with a patina of friendship.” This quote from page 25 of Tyson’s book appears‚ on the surface‚ to be his most accurate assessment of the “civil rights era” of all his statements that are not reflections of his personal situation. On deeper examination‚ however‚ this doesn’t stand up. I’m not sure paternalism is the right word‚ but since he used
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INTRODUCTION There has been debate over the Rule of Law suggesting a separation between the rules by law and rules made by mere power of a ruler. In the days of Aristotle and Plato‚ there was a clear distinction between rules and rule by mere power. These distinctions will be discussed below‚ detailing the benefits and defects of both types of rules. More recently‚ the Rule of Law encompasses both rules (mainly Statutes) and judiciary-made rules. Statutes are necessary to limit judges’ ultra vires
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that women can be to blame after being physically abused and/or raped. In “The Landscape of the Ordinary Violence Against Women” by Dworkin‚ she explains that after being raped women find a way to blame themselves for the attack and that in cases of marital rape juries almost always side with the offender because they find a way to make it the woman’s fault (Dworkin 64). This justification of violence against women is dangerous for
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6. Sources Thomas Aquinas‚ On Law‚ Morality and Politics (Indianapolis: Hackett Publishing Co.‚ 1988) John Austin‚ Lectures on Jurisprudence and the Philosophy of Positive Law (St. Clair Shores‚ MI: Scholarly Press‚ 1977) ------The Province of Jurisprudence Determined (Cambridge: Cambridge University Press‚ 1995) Jeremy Bentham‚ A Fragment of Government (Cambridge: Cambridge University Press‚ 1988) ------Of Laws In General (London: Athlone Press‚ 1970) ------The Principles of Morals and
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settlement in Australia. As a matter of protection‚ the Australian governments have implemented‚ rules‚ and policies such as‚ ‘the policy of protection’‚ assimilation‚ integration‚ paternalism‚ and self-determination‚ gradually taking away‚ and disempowering the Aboriginals‚ and their rights‚ and freedoms. Paternalism greatly affected individual Aboriginals. During the years of 1901 to 1914‚ many states and governments maintained similar attitudes and perspectives of the indigenous Australians.
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1. PRESENT YOUR ARTEFACT (about 100 words) http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=endscreen&NR=1&v=RTsqFxA7EgM This video from The Young Turks News Network discusses Indian Athlete‚ Santhi Soundarajan who failed a gender test following her silver medal in the women’s 800m race at the Asian Games in Doha. The show’s host Cenk Uygur‚ is nonchalant in his mockery of the athlete and candidly jokes about the athletes gender saying‚ “Maybe the executive staff member slipped out of her shorts (laughs)”
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