Against Media Censorship * On television‚ music‚ and most websites‚ they inform the user about the contents of their website‚ song‚ or show; but others (like YouTube) put on age restrictions on them. * I’m sure most of you have had to go through these at some point in your life and have gotten upset when you can’t hear the whole song or watch the whole movie. * I’d like to explain to you all how Media Censorship is in direct violation of the First Amendment and how it can make it harder
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Kant in “Hotel Rwanda” The Ethical theory of Emmanuel Kant is based on the idea that morality is based on good will‚ not happiness. Kant believed that as long as a person had good intent‚ then the action was also good no matter what the outcome was. If a person chose to do something good‚ but for unmoral reasons rather than out of respect for the law‚ then they did not have good intent and therefore the action is bad‚ even if it has good consequences. To determine whether or not a persons intent
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S. Walls Dr. Patterson EN 111 07 13 November 2012 Internet Censorship Internet is one of the biggest and most used sources for‚ entertainment‚ information‚ and social interactions. Many Americans rely on the Internet for their personal‚ and work lives. If the government is allowed to restrict what we as a free people can and can not see‚ they cross a line that shouldn’t be crossed. The major problems with censoring the Internet are‚ the violation of the First Amendment‚ passing the bill
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Kantian Perspective Immanuel Kant‚ a German philosopher lived from 1724 to 1804 and during his lifetime created many theories on ethical conduct and human motivation. Unlike consequentialism which believes the morality of actions depend on the best actual or expected results‚ Kant believes the morality of our actions has nothing to do with the results but has everything to do with our intentions. For Kant‚ “it has everything to do with our intentions and reasons for action‚ those that are embedded
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nytimes.com. April 7‚ 2008 2008.Web. The New York Times. The New York Times. 11/10/2010 . Hunt‚ Luke. "Vietnam‚ China ’s "Little Sister"." the-diplomat.com. May 11‚ 2010 2010.Web. The Diplomat. The Diplomat. The Diplomat. 11/10/2010 . "Internet Censorship in China." New York Times 22 03 2010: n. pag. Web. 1 May 2011. . Oster‚ Shai‚ and Gordon Fairclough. "Beijing Taxis Are Rigged for Eavesdropping." online‚wsj.com. August 6‚ 2008 2008.Web. The Wall Street Journal. The Wall Street Journal. The Wall
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Hume and Kant offered two differing views on morality. Hume’s philosophy regarding moral theory came from the belief that reason alone can never cause action. Desire or thoughts cause action. Because reason alone can never cause action‚ morality is rooted in us and our perception of the world and what we want to gain from it. Virtue arises from acting on a desire to help others. Hume’s moral theory is therefore a virtue-centered morality rather than the natural-law morality‚ which saw morality as
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tabloids all serve for the same function: to inform. However‚ the information being provided cannot always be everything that there is to know. Due to the censorship that occurs within news media‚ it is quite impossible to possess all of the straight facts of a particular social situation. The US government is held responsible for much of this censorship. Their fears generally concern upsetting the public and their own humiliation. The US government must set aside these fears and ultimately expose the
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about what the government says is okay to talk about. Also‚ protesting in China is a very dangerous task‚ as shown in the Tiananmen Square Massacre in 1989. But‚ in August 2009‚ Chinese Internet users were able to “indefinitely postpone” the use of censorship software on all new computers in China‚ called the “Green Dam Youth Escort.” This software would block websites that the Chinese government saw as offensive. Internet use in China is very restricted. As of 2010‚ all Internet users are required
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Censorship for the Sake of the Next Generation Jake Seyfried Germanna Community College Abstract This paper explores the problems with the lack of censorship in today’s culture; problems such as the ease of access to mature content and parental guidance are looked at in regards to censorship. Recent events and articles that suggest there are short comings in the entertainment industry as well as in the parents. This paper concludes that a consensus between the entertainment industry and parents
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Despite several overlapping similarities between Aristotle and Kant on virtue ethics‚ there are fundamental differences between their view on the source of virtuous action. In this paper‚ I will argue‚ the underpinning behind each respectable view differs; as Aristotle believes virtuous action derives from choices lying in the mean whereas‚ Kant does not hold that virtuous action lies in the mean‚ but rather‚ holds they proceed from duty acting in accordance with universal principles. The fundamental
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