the article‚ “The Metaphysics of Sex and Gender”‚ Asta discusses how and why sex and gender are conferred properties. According to Asta‚ a conferred property is one that is “dependent on human thoughts‚ attitudes and practices.” (p.59) A property that is attributed by a person’s judgement onto something or someone is said to be conferred. Asta states that for a property to be conferred‚ it must meet five criteria. Firstly‚ one must decide what property is being conferred‚ for example‚ crime is a property
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Immanuel Kant‚ disagreed with the Utilitarian principle that maximized happiness for the greatest number of people. In chapter 2 of his book‚ Groundwork for the Metaphysics of Morals‚ Kant theorizes an external critique that we don’t always act for desires but duty instead. Kant really has this worry and he wants to find a firm foundation for our moral laws. According to Kant‚ Act only on that maxim by which you can at the same time will that it should become a universal law. Universal moral law
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Max Beerbohm once said‚ “History repeats itself. Historians repeat each other." Beerbohm’s quote completely differs from what historians do. Historian’s jobs are to study history of a particular period‚ geographical region‚ or social phenomenon. Even though historians may look at same issues‚ each historian brings a particular knowledge to the issue that may have never been noticed previously; therefore Beerborhm’s quote can be challenged. One way to see the different viewpoints historians may have
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separate themselves completely from it. They established a colony in Plymouth‚ which is present day Massachusetts. The religion established by the Pilgrims was Christianity and to the present day‚ Christianity is the main religion of North America. Since 1620‚ to the present day‚ the Natives have continued to practice their own religion. We know that the Natives had no influence on the religion over the last hundreds of years. The pilgrims set up the first type of majority government called the Mayflower
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In what ways is sustainable development different from mainstream modernisation models? Despite overwhelming proof that the Western modernisation model will mean the end of planet earth as we know it there remains stubborn resistance to necessary change. Why? What are the major opposition forces to sustainability? Are global cooperation and changing lifestyles feasible? Use the example of one Caribbean country in your answer To be‚ or not to be -- that is the age-old question‚ and civilization
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Finding Faith in Religion What Constitutes an Expression of Religion? Name: Megan Campbell Instructor’s Name: Ms. R. Revington Student Number: 110034176 Course: ENG4U1-03 Date: October 17‚ 2012 Religion is a worldwide practice and can be different to every individual. I believe that one can practice religion for many different reasons; some just may not involve a strong faith in the religion. To go through the motions of a religion is not the same as having faith in that religion. One can express
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What are some of the ways groups of people are identified? There are many ways a group of people can be identified are race‚ ethnicity‚ religion and gender. also Within these four groups there are five distinctiveness that they all have that make them fall into a minority group. Those five characteristics are one-sided treatment‚ unique physical or cultural traits‚ i unintentional membership‚ awareness of subordination‚ and in-group marriage. The racial group is a group of folks that
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feudal monarchy to an absolute monarchy. What must also be noted about this time is the fact that the Catholic Church and Politicians had a great deal of power over authors and playwrights. In this time of social and religious persecution‚ Molière created Tartuffe ‚ a comedy dealing with hypocrisy and to a great extent‚ religion and how religion can be used in a negative way‚ to mask sin. The play is known to be offensive towards the Catholic Church and religion in general. When it was first performed
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much‚ at least not in concrete ways. I’ve always loved the Earth and thought of it as being beautiful and precious. I’ve always been fascinated at the beauty and mystery of the Moon and the starry sky. I’ve always found Nature to be healing in an all inclusive way that encompasses the physical‚ mental and spiritual realms. I’ve always believed that our minds have the power to accomplish amazing things. I’ve always thought that there is much more to this Universe than what we can see with our eyes and
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anything for itself‚ until about the age of 4 a child starts to do things for example wash‚ dress‚ feed and go to the toilet alone. When a baby is born‚ it is born egocentric‚ this is where they believe themselves to be the centre of everything that takes place around them. A child has t be taught the rules of society and their place within it. Sexual activity is important to control because its not right for example a 12 year old to go around having sexual activities. Also at an age under 16
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