Midterm Paper (Week 4) I have decided to construct a dilemma that questions development vs. degradation. Do we continue to build commercialized industries‚ new homes‚ plants and factories to support the growing population of our economic development or do we cut down the natural habitat of many animals as well as pollute our air? Pollution is a very alarming problem that has been battled with for years. However‚ with the rise in economic development and rapid growth of industries it is inevitable
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When it pertains to lying‚ I believe it is morally permissible to lie to someone given a specific situation. The most imperative circumstance in which lying has the potential to make more people happy is when it applied to prevent harm/protecting someone’s life. Lying is the right thing to do in this situation as it safeguards your fellow man. According to Emanuel Kant (2008)‚ “Immediately I realize that I could will •the lie but not •a universal law to lie; for such a law would result in there being
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that is created by doing what is purely right. He describes these in two categories‚ the ethical virtues and the intellectual virtues. 1C. The Kingdom of Ends is what we as individuals create when we learn to act in accordance to the categorical imperative. This existence is composed of rational beings who all act with good will and never treat each other as means to an end. Kant hoped that we as a society would one day be able to accomplish this as a whole 1D. The state of nature is Hobbes’ description
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The first formulation of Kant’s categorical imperative states that one should only act on reasons we would be willing to have anyone in a similar situation act on. This formulation requires universalizability and reversibility. On the other hand‚ the second formulation states that one should never use people only as a means to your ends. We must always treat others as they freely and rationally consent to be treated. Under this formulation it is also stated that we must help others pursue their freely
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Kant argued that moral requirements are based on a standard of rationality he dubbed the "Categorical Imperative" (CI). Immorality thus involves a violation of the CI and is thereby irrational. This argument was based on his striking doctrine that a rational will must be regarded as autonomous‚ or free in the sense of being the author of the law that binds it. The fundamental principle of morality the CI is none other than this law of an autonomous will. Thus‚ at the heart of Kant’s moral
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say to do it because having that money would bring them more pleasure‚ but a deontologist would say that they must not commit fraud in order to get the money because that would be lying and according to the categorical imperative we should never lie. The second categorical imperative comes into play as well because it would be using a human as a means to an end rather than an end in itself (although with Ned being dead‚ one could have an argument that that doesn’t come into play). Jackie makes the
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His theory goes into breaking down and giving guidelines to those rational beings who wish to live or seek to live a purely good life. They would live this good life through moral and ethical duty‚ and the good will according to Kant’s categorical imperative. Though Kant’s ethical theory serves as a good foundation for everyday rational people to live by‚ there are certain things in
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Teleological ethical theories vs. Deontological ethical theories By: Jesse Coleman There are two theories that have generally been used to analyze ethical questions. They are teleological ethics and deontological ethics. There are similarities and differences between the two that I will explain in more detail‚ but first I will define a few terms that need explaining. The telo in teleological is translated as ends or goals. So in essence teleological ethics are decided by the ends not the actions
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If they do apply‚ analyze the legality of the corporation’s actions in this case. • If the laws do not apply to the actions in this case‚ explain why they do not apply. Ethical Analysis • If the decision maker applied the categorical imperative theory in this case‚ what would the result be‚ and why? • If the decision maker applied the utilitarian theory in this case‚ what would the result be‚ and why? • If the decision maker applied the rights theory in this case‚ what would
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Assignment Front Page Name : Tafirenyika Chifamuna | Postal Address : P/Bag 00395 Gaborone‚ Botswana | | Code: | Tel: (H) 71490114 | (W) 3912643 | Local Church: Open Baptist Church | Occupation: Missionary | Assignment Title (In full) : | BPS 415 - Assignment 9: Dealing With The Pain of Divorce | Subject Code : BPS 415 | Subject: Pastoral Care | Mark Awarded | Lecturer : Rev. Lance Laughton | Number of Words : 252 | See assignment | Due Date : 05 May 2013 | Date Submitted: 06 May 2013
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