While working on the topic of abortion‚ my perspective completely changed. Initially‚ my view of abortion was completely pro-life. After extensive research by both myself‚ and my team members‚ I discovered different situations that made pro-choice seem like such a better idea. And‚ just because I am pro-choice doesn’t mean that I am pro-abortion. Without doing this presentation‚ my viewpoint never would have changed. When approaching our topic at the beginning‚ each member of our group took a different
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Kant’s First Formulation of the Categorical Imperative The categorical imperative describes Kant’s account for morality’s absolute and unconditional commandment‚ which dictates rational beings’ moral obligations and duties. From the notion and understanding of a ‘good will’‚ to that of ‘duty‚’ springs out Kant’s three propositions that give rise to the categorical imperative’s first formulation. Through these propositions‚ the first formulation arrives at the fundamental principle of morality
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Mary Ann Warren and Don Marquis both have different arguments about the morality of abortion. Warren argues that abortion is not immoral and either is killing an infant. Marquis‚ on the other hand‚ argues that it is immoral to have an abortion or kill an infant. Warren states that there is no limitation to abortion and it is always justifiable. A fetus or infant are not considered persons. To Warren it is wrong to kill an innocent human being but a fetus is not a human being‚ so therefore
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substantial will and there is freedom of everyone in knowing and willing of particular ends‚ rationality is also present. In this condition‚ rationality is in entity’s unwavering actions or the state’s laws and principles which are rational universal views. State can be attested to be of Constitutional Law or a self-dependent entity. One state has a relationship to another state in International Law and finally‚ it is the universal idea of Spirit which gives the state its authenticity. In this state
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Kant’s Categorical Imperative is organized around the notion that everyone is bound by moral duty‚ no matter who they are‚ and that decisions should be made simply because they are right (Kant). His disregard for the consequences deviates from Ross’ firm
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that to kill it. How ironic it is that a nurse who participated in the trying to abort Gianna would then turn around and try to save her after she realized what they had done had in fact not killed her. According to plato.stanfo.edu‚ in the article‚ “Kant’s Moral Philosophy”‚ the author states‚ “The basic idea‚ as Kant describes it in the Groundwork‚ is that what makes a good person good is his possession of a will that is in a certain way “determined” by‚ or makes its decisions on the basis of‚ the
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Kant’s ethics focuses on the metaphysics of morals‚ that is‚ beyond the physical. By this he determines the only way in which one can acknowledge them is to make assumptions. Since they are beyond the physical realm‚ they will not be seen or heard‚ therefore certain aspects need to be assumed. This theory is ground in comparison to his earlier work‚ the fundamental metaphysics of knowledge. He argues in that text‚ in order to have natural laws that apply to everything‚ beyond the physical‚ one must
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” If the answer is no‚ then we must not perform the action. The second being‚ “Does my action respect the goals of human beings rather than merely using them for my own purposes?” Again‚ if the answer is no‚ then we must not perform the action. Kant’s theory is only based off of our duty to do the right thing. He
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Utilitarianism and Abortion Student Name University Introduction Abortion is one of the most debated issues across the globe. People from different sects of the society have their own perception on the abortion. Some try to prove it morally wrong and illegal while others justify abortion on several grounds. There is no need to say that people have their arguments in favor as well as in against the abortion and both the views seem to be right in specific circumstances. Apart from different opinions
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Kant‚ such maxims‚ or ideals‚ are obtained through pure reason. This notion of pure reason is what allows us to differentiate and determine right and wrong‚ good and evil. Growing up in a devout Christian household like Kant‚ I similarly believe in Kant’s concept of pure reason; however‚ I refer to it as the Light of Christ‚ what most would call one’s conscience. All people are born with the Light of Christ‚ and through it‚ we are able to tell right from wrong and differentiate light from dark and
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