Laurentine Asare Philosophy 103 April 28‚ 2011 ETHICS The moral issue that I will discuss about is Euthanasia. Euthanasia simplu means bringing the death of another for the benefit of that person and also known as mercy killing. “When a
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moral law is something a rational human being does according to Kant. There are two types of rules the Hypothetical rule and the categorical rule. The hypothetical rule is if I do “this” then “this” will happen as a result. I will be focusing on the categorical rule though. That is a moral law that is universal; it commands us or obligates us to follow it absolutely with no exceptions. I will be discussing three examples were categorical rule comes into play and the different outcomes from different
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PHILISOPHICAL INQUIRY: What is philosophy? “The love of wisdom.” Metaphysics: the theory of reality. What is real? Epistemology: the theory of knowledge. What does it mean to “know?” Value-theory: the study of value. What gives something value...over something else? Logic: The principles of right reasoning. What principles do we use? All of these do not stand independent from each other...they all mix. September 25: Abstractions: CH9 Is Fido an abstraction? Dog is a category
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would 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
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Shooting Dogs Reflection The first Character that I will be discussing is Joe‚ who throughout the movie was “living out” the philosophies of Immanuel Kant. In one scene of the movie Joe demonstrates the Categorical Imperative. He acted as he would want others to act if they were in his situation. In this scene many people came to Joe asking for something to build a fire‚ in order for them to eat. Joe had‚ then went up to the room he was staying in‚ grabbed the bed frame‚ dresser
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Assignment 08: "GREED IS GOOD!" Kant’s moral philosophy was the categorical imperative. As per Kant stated rules are rules‚ and commands are commands – unconditionally. Kant would have said that Gekko’s speech and ideologies were immoral. He would have said that greed was immoral as it was morally wrong intrinsically. As per Kant’s formula of universal law if the world population had to live with the maxim that “greed is good” the planet would soon run out of all its resources as everyone will
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incur debts. In all likelihood‚ I would not rationally act on this maxim in such a world. Step 2: form an opinion What would Kant probably have said about Whitey Basson (or you) earning ZAR 620‚000‚000.00? Kant would probably have said that it is highly unethical and immoral for Whitey Basson or any person to earn ZAR 620‚000‚000.00 for a year’s in such a world. Kant
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Bentham’s Utilitarianism vs. Kant’s Categorical Imperative Introduction In this critical response‚ I will consider if Bentham’s Utilitarianism is a better alternative to Kant’s Categorical Imperative‚ and then I will argue that Utilitarianism is a good alternative to Kant’s Categorical Imperative as it is a more realistic view of human morals. Background Explanation The two philosophers that this essay critically analyzes have very different views of human nature. The variation in their views
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however short‚ however unsatisfying‚ to save another child.” Which brings me to my first ethical argument‚ “It’s wrong to kill”. According to Immanuel Kant and his Kantian deontological theory‚ the principle of morality and our perfect duties‚ which one happens to be “it’s wrong to kill an innocent person”‚ comes from the categorical imperative. Kant states in the text on page 18 that‚
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constitutes the will of a man‚ which in turn is derived from reason. Such a power can only be found in rational beings. Supposing that the existence of a rational being has in itself an absolute value there would then be ground for a possible Categorical Imperative. As a generalisation rational being are ends in themselves and not merely as a means of manipulative use by one person or another. This rational being in all actions whether directed to himself of others should always be seen at the same
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