Philosophy 121 Ethical Theories of Drug Reform In Popular Culture Rhonda Garcia For many years a hot topic of debate in the United States is whether or not we should legalize drugs. Many feel drug use is immoral‚ while others feel it is their natural right to choose to use drugs or not. I would like to discuss the history of drug reform and the moral perspective of natural law‚ utilitarianism and Kantian ethics over this pertinent issue that we face in the United States today. The first drug
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Deontological theory claims that someone acts out of duty not because it makes you feel better. In this theory the duty is defined by many sources like religion‚ language‚ metaphysics‚ biology‚ culture and psychology. Immanuel Kant’s ethical theory is deontological. He perceives moral duties as the law‚ unchangeable and firm. (www.pages.drexel.edu) Teleological comes from the Greek word telos meaning “end” and logos meaning “science”. (www.britannica.com) Teleological basically describes the theory that
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Buddhism & Aristotle Both Buddhism and Aristotle present intriguing philosophies; Buddhism promotes gratitude and suffering. Buddhists believe that happiness is not achieved by wealth‚ prestige‚ and luxury. Happiness is achieved by understanding the teachings of Buddhism and achieving nirvnana‚ which means to free the soul from bad Karma. On the other hand‚ Aristotle felt that Eudaimonia (happiness) was only achievable by fulfilling one’s full potential. In other words‚ happiness comes from
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Immanuel Kant HUM 400 12 Jun 2010 Kant ’s "Good Will" Immanuel Kant (1724-1804) is one of the most influential philosophers in history of Western philosophy. A main representative of the Western-European classical philosophy‚ Immanuel Kant dealt with the best traditions of the German idealism. A human personality‚ according to Kant is the highest and absolute value. It is the personality‚ in Kant’s understanding‚ that towers the person over its own self and links the human being with
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ETHICAL DILEMMA in social work This essay will address the ethical dilemmas faced by social workers and how they address these ethical dilemmas when working with service users and carers. It will be illustrated that codes of practice and codes of ethics are of paramount importance when dealing with these dilemmas as they are ones that guide social workers as to how they should try and solve these dilemmas. Social workers encounter ethical dilemmas every day during their work. Banks‚ in her explanations
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Kantian Perspective Immanuel Kant‚ a German philosopher lived from 1724 to 1804 and during his lifetime created many theories on ethical conduct and human motivation. Unlike consequentialism which believes the morality of actions depend on the best actual or expected results‚ Kant believes the morality of our actions has nothing to do with the results but has everything to do with our intentions. For Kant‚ “it has everything to do with our intentions and reasons for action‚ those that are embedded
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we cannot be triumphant in. If the Bible is an absolute in all of these theories‚ so is Jesus Christ. The first ethical theory is Utilitarianism. Utilitarianism is the ethical theory that describes how the moral value or worth of an action is determined by how much benefit is gained from that action. It is measured by not only the amount of benefit gained but also the amount of people with benefits in the process. This theory hopes to provide guidance when choosing a course of action. Utilitarianism
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Born in 1724‚ Immanuel Kant became an extremely important Prussian philosopher. His parents were poor as he grew up‚ and were part of a strict religious group – a protestant group known as Pietism. When he was sixteen‚ Kant went to university in Prussia and received the equivalent of a doctoral degree by the age of 31. He taught as a professor of logic and mathematics at the university and was an extremely popular lecturer‚ because people wanted to hear what he had to say. He wrote several notable
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ethics‚ Immanuel Kant and John Stuart Mill‚ possess distinct views on the founding principles of morality and justice. Kant contends that morality relies on autonomy and kindness‚ whereas Mill bases the theory on the ideal of happiness‚ or utility. This essay aims to clarify Kant’s view of autonomy and goodness‚ compare it to Mill’s utilitarianism‚ and analyze their divergent perspectives on drug legalization and decriminalization in the context of their respective ethical theories. The concept of
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Feminism is a broad term that generally means a movement that seeks gender equality and the end of sexism (MacKinnon‚ B. 2015). In ethical theory‚ feminism conflicts with the traditional approaches to morality such as‚ autonomy‚ impartiality‚ and neutrality; these values are often stressed in male dominated cultures. However‚ the female approach to morality centers on relationships (MacKinnon‚ B. 2015). It is important to note that while many women take both approaches to morality‚ men tend to
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