permissibility of certain acts that would otherwise be considered immoral. This would discredit the usefulness of Kant’s theory as a moral guideline because individuals would then be able to commit acts - those of which would be considered immoral according to considered moral judgements - and yet not be proven morally wrong because of the lack of accountability that the principles have. In addition‚ Kant’s theory would no longer have the value of helping us lead a morally good life - even as a form of
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How well is Homosexuality being accepted in today’s society? In this day and age where technology is fast improving and more people receiving proper education‚ we would expect society to be more liberal but that is not always the case. Through news articles posted on social media sites‚ I have read about homosexual people being heavily punished and even put to death for being different. One particular article had a ghastly video attached that filmed how a gay African man was prosecuted in public
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You are carrying your severely injured fiancé while trying to get out of a burning and collapsing building. You know that time is limited and only a few minutes remain before the building will be completely destroyed. All of a sudden‚ you hear cries for help from a room that is blocked by fallen debris. Through a slit of the cracks‚ you see an injured man shielding a baby and a young girl (who you assume is his). When you look at the man’s face you recognize him as the man who you strongly believe
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Would you ignore a red traffic light at 3am when absolutely nobody else was around‚ or would you sit and wait at the junction? Do you avoid taking illegal substances because they’re dangerous for your health‚ expensive or because you don’t want to end up in jail‚ or simply because the law says so? These could be reasons for someone to think it is alright to break the law‚ but whether or not it is the morally right decision depends on the individual‚ their personal experiences‚ their capability to
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prostitution. Beaten and hurt? Would you then change your mind about prostitution being legalized? Prostitution is currently a criminal act in most states. Prostitution is a sexual act usually between two people who have agreed on doing sexual favors for one another. Usually involves the woman being paid for her sexual favors to the man. There are many different types of prostitution‚ they all involve sexual favors or agreements. Prostitution should be Illegal because It’s morally wrong‚it causes Psychological
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The debate about whether assisted suicide is morally right or morally wrong is an extremely difficult controversy. Many people assume that it is morally wrong since the practice is in fact illegal in the majority of the United States. Many people also believe that assisted suicide is spiritually wrong especially in terms of religion; from experience‚ many Catholics believe that the idea of suicide is a sin. However‚ in any controversy there is always another side. There were factors that led me to
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Imagine a person sitting on the operation table‚ a doctor being the procedure‚ to abort their unborn child. They can hear the baby screaming and crying in pain. Would they then still support abortion? There has been a large debate over many years of the two conflicting values. The right of a woman to decide for herself whether or not she should end her pregnancy versus protecting a vulnerable human life. The biggest disagreement to stir this argument is whether or not an embryo is a human being while
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The cloning of any species‚ whether it be human or non-human‚ is ethically and morally wrong. Scientists and ethicists have debated the implications of human and non-human cloning extensively since 1997 when scientists at the Roslin Institute in Scotland produced a cloned sheep named Dolly. No direct conclusions have been made‚ but strong arguments state that cloning of both human and non-human species results in harmful physical and psychological effects on both groups. I will address the issue
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privileges and the experiences of life. How narcissistic and inconsiderate would that be? Babies not having a say in regards to their lives‚ remorselessly it is just snatched from them. I believe abortion is morally wrong because only God has power to give and take life. Despite the baby being in the womb‚ it is still considered a form of life. In Islam‚ having an abortion after 120 days of knowing us considered as murder. Many would agree with the notion that abortion is necessary in certain situations
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This idea that perhaps seemingly “good” people can be able to ignore what is obviously morally wrong led me to an article about an interesting experiment: The Milgram experiment. This experiment‚ developed and run by Stanley Milgram‚ took place at Yale University in 1961. Milgram’s experiment consisted of having volunteers from a diverse range of backgrounds and occupations individually brought into a room and sat at a table with an array of levers. Across from this volunteer was another person who
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