“There is no obligation to obey the law even in a good society where the legal system is just.” Table of Contents 3. Introduction 3. Social Contract Theory 5. Political Obligations 6. Positivist and Natural Law Theory 8. Civil Disobedience 9. Conclusion The way in which we interpret what the law is‚ has a large influence on whether we feel we have a sense of duty to obey it. This essay will examine different legal opinions on what gives the law authority in order to determine
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Truth in Media-Pornography Krystal Knafel-Heister Liberty University Truth in Media-Pornography Since the days of ancient people many preserved rock paintings and elements of art‚ which depicts a sexual act between a man and a woman‚ are not uncommon images and homosexual‚ as well as group acts. The well-known ancient Kama Sutra book is filled with all too far from chaste designs. Examples abound. You say‚ but it’s not pornography‚ it’s just drawings of‚ and we are stuffed with the most detailed
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Negative liberty means there’s stuff somebody can’t do to you. That’s what’s negative about it‚ they can’t do to you. “Congress shall make no law…” Positive liberty will be on exam‚ short question on it. Our culture is based on a negative liberty tradition. Liberalism means when used in a philosophy class usually is an ideology consists of two ideas‚ one is that liberty (neg. liberty) is
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This idea approaches largely paternalism‚ in which one becomes the agent of the other in making decisions‚ just as the parent can do for the child. This approach is in direct conflict with the principle of autonomy. Nurses and doctors are faced with a set of difficult choices in practice when trying to deal with these subtle boundaries. Though often has attacked the medical community for its paternalistic attitude towards patients‚ usually granted that paternalism is justified when certain criteria
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If one who smokes cigarettes thinks it is okay to do so when they are by themselves that would be allowed because they are only harming themselves. However‚ if this person is smoking their cigarettes around others who do not smoke‚ resulting in them inhaling second hand smoke that person is allowed to be stopped. Requesting that person to refrain from smoking would be in compliance with the harm principle that John Stuart Mill abided by. a second party‚ or me because they are causing those people
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as it was during this time period‚ the advocation for slavery would not be a valid argument without proper confirmation. In fact‚ it is argued by many writers who verbalize freely about Jackson’s support for slavery that Jackson had a sense of paternalism between himself and his slaves (Andrew Jackson‚ Slavery‚ and Historians). Jackson‚ however‚ had many unseen motives behind his ownership of slaves‚ as well as a few unveiled actions that contradict his alleged
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government officials‚ others were Christian missionaries. These people truly believed that the Aboriginal people needed their help and without it they would die out. Their somewhat misguided attempts to help the Indigenous people are known as ’paternalism’. Paternalism means looking after someone and taking care of their interests because they cannot do it themselves. Instead of hunting down Aboriginal people and murdering them‚ government policy changed to treat them as if they were children who had to
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References: Collins‚ A. W. et al. "Contemporary Research on Parenting‚" American Psychologist 55‚ no. 2 (2000): 218-32. Dworkin‚ P. "Permissive Parenting May Be Hurting Kids ’ Sleep." Science Daily Magazine (9 Oct. 1997). Online at: www.sciencedaily.com/releases/ 1997/10/971009063543.hlm. Glasgow‚ K. L. et al. "Parenting Styles‚ Adolescents ’ Attributions‚ and Educational
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An Ethical Dilemma in the Health Care Setting Bobbi K. Handy HCS/478 November 29‚ 2010 Barbara Scheibe‚ RNC‚ MSN An Ethical Dilemma in the Health Care Setting Ethical dilemmas in the health care setting present themselves almost daily. It is imperative that the health care worker be able to understand when an ethical dilemma presents itself and know how to deal with the dilemma in the best interest of all involved. Many ethical dilemmas that health care workers face are difficult
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negative freedom; however this regime would not provide any significant amount of positive freedoms. I will argue this society and government has mostly negative freedoms with this specific Millian society’s views around: individuality linked to anti-paternalism and self-regarding actions. Although there are other aspects to a Millian society‚ both individuality and self-regarding actions are highly important in any functioning society. This Millian society’s government would provide its citizens with negative
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