effects of things are produced as per the universality of laws and it is called Nature. Accordingly‚ the universal imperative of duty may be expressed thus: Act as if the maxim of your action were to become through your will a universal law of nature. Kant starts with the simple proposition that it is unfair for a person to do something that others don’t do‚ can’t do‚ or won’t do. If every individual refuses to do the some action which is good like refuse to pay tax‚ it does not fit into Universalist
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in the aims of improving their performance in their field. It does this by mainly promoting muscle building. There are three disadvantages to the permission of consumption of steroids in sports‚ which will be discussed in this essay. The main argument against the permission of steroid use in sports is its long term consequences on an athlete’s health. Examples of these negative health affects are prominent breast‚ infertility‚ and shrunken testicles in males. Females taking steroids experience deepening
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The main problem with abortion has been about figuring out the rights that a fetus has and if the fetus is considered a person. Usually the most common argument against abortion is that the fetus is a human being and it is wrong to kill a human being. However‚ there are a few things to consider that allows abortion to be permissible. Before we get into the argument it is important to establish when a fetus is considered a person. These are the issues that Judith Jarvis Thomson’s “A Defense to Abortion”
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the motivation to behave while locked behind bars. The argument with intermediate is according to many people‚ is that it puts too much influence into the hands of the parole board‚ leading to irrational and unjust results.for those who may not know parole means that the offender is allowed to serve the rest of her sentence under community watch. The offender is discharged from prison to be a part of the community‚ but not without some rules being involved. At a minimum‚ the offender will be required
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existence of privately owned prisons. I won’t even begin to argue the morality of those practices; instead‚ I will argue the morality of our prison industrial complex. I will first lay out what I feel are the most compelling arguments for prison abolitions. Then I will address the main critiques and concerns facing the movement toward restorative justice. The first concern is one pointed out by Angela Davis in "Are Prisons Obsolete"1. She states "prison… functions ideologically as an abstract site‚
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even an unborn human being‚ the mother is treating that life as a means to an end for herself‚ not as an end in itself. The killing of that human being is a means to an end for the happiness or convenience of the mother or her family. The other argument from the deontology position would be the fulfillment of duty. The mother has a duty to nurture her child while in the womb. The mother has a duty to
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(Enlightenment last updates 2015). Many philosophers have tried to answer the question‚ what is enlightenment‚ the most influential philosopher believed to have answered this question is Immanuel Kant in his text “An Answer to the question: What is enlightenment?” Kant in his argument states three main points: firstly how people become immature‚ secondly how people break out of immaturity and thirdly the link between enlightenment and religion. However Some Philosophers including Michel Foucault
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(UM) football team. After Jordan Johnson was proven innocent of his rape against Cecilia Washburn‚ fans posted on online discussion boards. One fan stated‚ “Missoula loves you Jordy!!!! We have been behind you the entire time!” (pg. 300) The same support was nowhere to be found for Washburn. After Alison Huguet was raped‚ lies were spread that she and Donaldson had engaged in sexual intercourse multiple times and that she was lying about being raped. These support for the rapists and lack of support
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11/26/12 Final Paper: Argument Against Gun Control The argument on firearm regulation has been a heated discussion for many years. On one side of the debate‚ we have people in favor placing restrictions on guns‚ while‚ on the opposite end of the spectrum‚ we have people fighting the regulation of guns. People in favor gun restrictions believe gun control can reduce crime ‚while‚ the people against gun control believe having the right
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and rationale to persuade people that women had the right to vote‚ anti-suffragists could use the already existing preconceptions and attitudes towards women and their capabilities. Making women’s suffrage appear ridiculous and unnecessary was the main tactic of anti-suffragists. Anti-suffragists mainly aimed at trying to make the act of granting women the vote appear too extreme and absurd to create discomfort among people and have them lean towards having no change. Those opposed to women’s suffrage
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