Former President of the United States Abraham Lincoln once quoted "I see in the near future a crisis approaching that unnerves me and causes me to tremble for the safety of my country. . . . corporations have been enthroned and an era of corruptions in high places will follow‚ and the money power of the country will endeavor to prolong its reign by working upon the predijuces of the people until all the wealth is aggregated in a few hands and the republic is destroyed." Because I too share the worries
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imperative [30] By Hannah Parry-Evans “Two things fill the mind with ever new and increasing admiration and awe the oftener and more steadily we reflect on them: the starry heavens above me and the moral law within me.” – Kant (1788)‚ pp‚ 193‚ 259 Immanuel Kant introduced and initiated his ‘moral law theory’ in the late 18th century. The doctrine in question sought to establish and constitute a supreme or absolute principle of morality. Kant disputes the existence of an ‘ethical system’‚ whereby moral
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and in accordance with the law of his land. Since his orders came from Adolf Hitler himself‚ Eichmann believed them to be legal and just. Thus‚ he orchestrated the "Final Solution" the systematic annihilation of the Jewish race. Eichmann used Immanuel Kant’s theory of categorical imperative as the basis of his defense. This theory‚ which proclaims that one should "Act only according to that maxim whereby you can at the same time will that it should become universal law." Arendt points out that
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Kant understood that abstract reasoning was an acceptable basis to derive moral judgment and religious interpretation. Immanuel Kant’s philosophy dominated the thought of the nineteenth century. He was a German philosopher that lived from 1724 to 1804 and should be understood within his cultural setting and timeframe as a representative of the Enlightenment period. Kant relies
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SLIDE 1 INTRODUCTION IS THERE AN AFTERLIFE? DOES IT HAVE AN AFFECT THE WAY WE LIVE NOW? AMANDA DUKE PHI 105 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SLIDE 2 DESCARTES (1596-1650) “I THINK; THEREFOR I AM” THE ONTILOGICAL ARGUMENT: A method of proof which uses intuition and reason alone; examines the concept of God‚ and states if we can conceive of the greatest possible being‚ then it must exist. Speaker Notes: Descartes had strong
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The Wolf of Wall Street name school The Wolf of Wall Street Based on a true story that took place during the early 1990’s Wolf of Wall Street is about Jordan Belfort’s story. Belfort‚ played by Leonardo DiCaprio‚ partnered with a close group of friends and formed their own brokerage firm Stratford-Oakmont. Their company grew at an extreme rate going from a few close friends and expanding into a large major firm on Wall Street. As the company grows larger and more influential‚ Belfort and gang’s
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A. Explain Kant’s Categorical Imperative The Categorical Imperative was a deontological‚ absolute‚ normative and secular theory put forward by Immanuel Kant in the 18th century. Kant’s theory was deontological which means that it judges morality based on a person’s action rather than the outcome‚ it is also secular‚ this means that ‚ even though Kant is religious‚ his theory is not‚ his theory is judgemental which means the theory is normative and it is also absolute which means that Kant believes
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The word enlightenment refers to the uncompleted course of education‚ in the use of reason‚ which in return should be available to all. Immanuel Kant thought of enlightenment‚ as a series of interlocking and at times it appeared to feel like enlightenment consisted of battling problems with debates (Rose). This movement felt like a group of individuals using a moment of truth through intellectual
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NORMATIVE ETHICAL THEORIES Objective • Discuss the normative ethical theories L2: Normative Ethical Theories Beliefs about how people should behave can be classified into at least 2 major categories: Teleological theories (Consequentialism) Right actions are those that produce the most or optimize the consequences of one’s choices. Behaviour is ‘ethical’ if it results in desirable behaviour 1. 2. 3. 4. Ethical egoism Ethical elitism Ethical parochialism Ethical universalism Deontological theories
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Jeremy Bentham Jeremy Bentham was an English philosopher and political radical. He is highly known and respected today for his moral philosophy‚ primarily his principle of utilitarianism. Utilitarianism evaluates actions based upon their consequences. Bentham is most famously known for his pursuit of motivation and value. Bentham was a strong believer in individual and economic freedom‚ the separation of church and state‚ freedom of expression‚ equal rights for women‚ the right to
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