Philosophers live and encourage others to live according to the rules of practical wisdom. Aristotle‚ Immanuel Kant‚ and Emmanuel Levinas were three philosophers who sorted out various ethical approaches. They investigated complex human actions and theorized what is the ethical thing to do. For instance‚ Aristotle contemplated the aim of human life‚ Kant observed duty and obligation from respect for the law‚ and Levinas examined one’s responsibility to the Other. These unique points of view offer
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really skilled at something in general. While in philosophy‚ Kant defines genius as follow‚ ‘Genius is the talent (natural gift) that gives the rule to art [...] Genius is the inborn predisposition of the mind through which nature gives the rule to art’; ‘Beautiful art must necessarily be considered as art of genius’. (§46) To Kant‚ it is like beautiful art cannot live without genius‚ because beautiful art is the art of genius. As Kant mentioned‚ genius cannot be imitated‚ it is a special ability
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Prison In the United States today‚ people have become less caring for others‚ commit tremendous amounts of crime‚ and show many signs of hatred. Abuses take place in peoples’ everyday lives physically‚ psychologically‚ and sexually. Crimes such as torture‚ rape‚ sodomy‚ and homicide became popular in Iraq‚ at Abu Ghraib prison. Surprisingly‚ these terrible acts were committed by military police personnel of the United States Army along with additional U.S. governmental agencies (Hersh). How could
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The formula of humanity would also denied permission to torture. However this two ideologies have very different reasons for disagreeing. While the principle of utility focuses in a more consequentialist approach the formula of humanity looks more into a humanitarian reasoning. They look at the action in two very
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“Kant how are imperatives possible” In this passage Kant is stating is believes about imperatives by saying that in order to make a morally correct decision‚ there is a universal law that complies with all humans that can rationally think ‚ this law is not based upon humans own desires. Kant imperatives deal with universality consequently he stated that it is immoral if a rule cannot be made into something that all humankind can follow. For example if I say "I will never keep my promises"‚ this
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26 November 2012 LÖG111F The term “torture” according to Article 1 of the UN Convention against Torture and scope of the Convention. Helene Inga Stankiewicz Björg Thorarensen 311088-3439 TABLE OF CONTENTS 1. Introduction………………………………………………………………….…...…3 2. The Convention against Torture…………………………………………..….….…3 3.1. Structure of the Convention………………………………………….……..…4 3. Article 1: Definition of Torture……………………………………………..............4 4.2.
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6/25/2014 Philosophy 201 Reaction to Kant Kant Kant first draws close to differentiating between a moral choice and a prudent choice. A prudent choice is a choice used in good judgment and is rational. Kant has no interest in morality being rational. A law is a law and thou shall obey it. The moral law is absolute. Thou shall not lie‚ means exactly what it says‚ thou shall not lie. No ifs‚ ands or buts about it. There is no reason why a person should lie because it is our duty as moral
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convention against Torture has not brought an end to states horrific abuse of their citizens. Far from it. Although the convention has not achieved its lofty goals‚ it has contributed to the almost universal view that torture is an unacceptable practice. The aim of this essay is to critically analyse how the Committee against Torture and the Human Right Committee have both generated a rich jurisprudence on the extent of state obligations related to the prohibition of torture and other cruel‚ inhuman
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punishment should be. Middle ages torture The Medieval period of the Middle Ages was violent and blood thirsty. In barbarous times the cruel and pitiless feeling which induced legislators to increase the horrors of tortures‚ also contributed to the aggravation of the fate of prisoners. Torture chambers were included in many castles. Law or custom did not prescribe any fixed rules for the treatment of hapless prisoners who faced torture. Different types of torture were used depending on the victim’s
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Annotated Bibliography KELLY T. (2011). The cause of human rights: doubts about torture‚ law‚ and ethics at the United Nations. Journal Of The Royal Anthropological Institute‚ 17(4)‚ 728-744. doi:10.1111/j.1467-9655.2011.01716.x Very brief summary: The article ‘The cause of human rights’ largely covers the argument against torture by addressing the history of torture and the legal versus ethical aspect of the argument. Why this article does or does not work for me: This article does not work
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