Professor Mariana Philosophy 120 11 December 2014 Deontology Deontology is an ethical theory whose name is derived from the Greek word “deon‚” meaning duty or obligation. Most ethical theories are concerned with what is right or good‚ and they often attempt to find this by applying a rule or several rules that seem to fit with outcomes that we most commonly find are "good". Deontology is a non-consequentialist moral theory. While consequentialists‚ such as a utilitarian‚ believe the end will always
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The legality of marijuana has been a hotly debated subject for decades. Until the government of US and many other established countries outlawed its use‚ smoking marijuana had been a widespread activity for thousands of years. Marijuana has been illegal in America since 1923. Since the authorities banned the recreational use‚ sale‚ and growth of this substance many groups have sprung up and protests have been organized to fight for the right to possess and use the plant. Opinions appear to be
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Legalizing Marijuana Marcie Helms Introduction to Ethics & Social Responsibility SOC120 Craig Allen 11/12/12 Everyone has a different sense of what is moral and what is ethical. The key to resolving these moral and ethical differences is coming to an agreement on what is beneficial for our society as a whole. Legalizing marijuana raises a number of ethical concerns. Some people feel that legalizing marijuana will lead to an increase of recreational use. Some also believe that it
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Now that you know about the history behind the ethics we can go into the different ethical theories. There are quite a few but the ones we’re going to talk about are egoism‚ consequentialism‚ nonconsequentialism‚ rule-deontology‚ and non-moral value. Egoism is view that you are all that matters and so you make your choices based on you and what’s best for you. Egoist don’t care about anyone other than themselves and it shows in the choices that they make. Consequentialism‚ or utilitarianism‚ is when
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Legalization of Marijuana Several topics in modern day society cause controversy‚ but one topic that out ranks them all is the legalization of marijuana. The main argument is whether not marijuana should be treated the same as already legalized drugs‚ such as tobacco and alcohol. Many Americans use marijuana illegally; the people using the drug range from the age of teens to even adults in their eighties. Marijuana is considered by most‚ especially in legal terms‚ as a dangerous drug. Although
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through instilling happiness. It is an ethical theory that ascertains a right and wrong act depending on whether they promote and produce pleasure and pain respectively. Such forms of pleasure do not only apply to sensory pleasure. It‚ however‚ rounds it up to the forms of pleasure that uphold the ethical values. This study is going to focus on the moral theory of hedonism and how it is applied in the field of criminal justice (Shafer-Landau‚ 2012). The ethical theory of hedonism is a critical issue in
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Marijuana Legalization Balubar‚ Angelica Gonio‚ Ariane Lepiten‚ Joyce Salvador‚ Madchen St. Vincent School IV – LOVE January 2014 Chapter 1: Thesis Statement Marijuana is commonly known as a drug. It is right to be legalized? Is it really necessary to be legalized and be approved by government? Marijuana is an increasingly hot topic in today’s society‚ and is one that will need to be dealt with in a more serious manner in the coming years. Over time‚ marijuana has
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Walker WR 121 8/8/10 Essay #4 Rough Smoke 101 Marijuana is by far the most commonly used illegal drug in the United States and in most other countries as well. More than 100 million Americans have tried marijuana‚ and more than twenty million have smoked it in the last year‚ but does marijuana really affect people and their thinking process‚ and should pot be legal in the United States. (Armentano Paragraph 3) I believe that marijuana should be legal because people should live life how they
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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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of marijuana Supporting point health benefits Supporting point the negative of marijuana Less money enforcing law Marijuana biggest cash crop Supporting point No potential health hazards What marijuana can be a treatment for Include real life people and their stories State side effects of marijuana State how both sides feel about these side effects How it can be abused How can enforce regulations against abuse Less money wasted on drug bust for marijuana
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