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    Act Utilitarianism Essay

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    Act and Rule Utilitarianism There are a lot of differences and similarities between act and rule utilitarianism. Act utilitarian supports the principle of utility must be applied to each individual situation. The rightness or wrongness of an action is determined by its usefulness. This was Bentham’s idea when he established that pleasure and pain was important qualities for determining what was morally right or wrong. With Act Utilitarianism‚ you must decide what action will bring the greatest

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    Kant and Sexual Morality

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    German Philosopher Immanuel Kant claimed that it is morally wrong to use a person merely as a means to your end. This judgement helps us to understand and determined sexual morality. Thomas A. Mappes supports Kant’s claims and helps to further explain Kant’s statement by defining it and introducing the idea that one must give their voluntary informed consent in order for certain actions to be moral. Mappes also illustrates that voluntary informed consent can be undermined through both deception and

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    Immanuel Kant and Thomas Aquinas were two great philosophers who developed arguments for the existence of God and taught ways of critically assessing the natural world. They both believed that we all are born the same and learn through experience. You must first experience something in order to gain knowledge by experiencing it first. This meant that people could not be certain about something until they “saw” it first. They both believed in “free will” and that everyone could make their own choices

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    I personally believe the Kant is wrong when he says the we are advancing towards a universal morality. I believe the “morality” is something that changes over time‚ and something that we as a species make up. Throughout history there have been many definitions of whet is constituted as moral and what’s not. Homosexuality is an easy one to write about in this regard. For example‚ in the ancient Roman times it was completely acceptable to have a same-sex relationship‚ and nobody would get judged for

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    Biotechnology in Medicine

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    Applications of Biotechnology in Medicine Overview of the applications of biotechnology in medicine that will be dealt here: 1. Gene Therapy 2. Pharmacogenomics 3. Genetic Testing 4. Cloning What is Biotechnology? Biotechnology can broadly be defined as the art of understanding and manipulating living organisms’ genes (code of life) and their products for the production of food‚ medicine‚ drink‚ or for other benefits or useful purposes to mankind and other organisms. Basically

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    Kant and Mills on Capital Punishment Capital punishment has raised debate in America since 1608. Both the “pro-“ and “anti-“ sides of the issue have strong arguments. Some believe killing is simply wrong‚ and violates universal human rights‚ others seek the only justice they deem appropriate‚ equal justice. I will examine the philosophies of Immanuel Kant‚ and John Stuart Mill‚ with regards to their stance on the death penalty. John Stuart Mill (20 May 1806- 8 May 1873) was born in London‚ England

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    The sublime; Kant & Burke

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    distinguished and particular notion of the mathematical sublime by Immanuel Kant. The mathematical sublime is the perception that reason has this superiority over imagination because reason and logic is boundless whereas imagination is limited to what we have personally experienced through our senses. When in the presence of something that embodies the overwhelming magnitude of an idea that we cannot comprehend at first glance (the sublime)‚ Kant believes that reason has the upper hand over the senses. By means

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    Ayurvedic Medicine vs. Western Medicine; Which one is more effective? Medicine: the science or practice of the diagnosis‚ treatment‚ and prevention of disease (in technical use often taken to exclude surgery). For centuries medicine has been the backbone of health care and prevention of disease. In the West most forms of medicine are chemical based and man-made but on the other hand many people also use more homeopathic forms of medicine containing natural herbs and plants to cure ailments -

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    Kant Workers Rights

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    Kant and Workers’ Rights The subject of workers’ rights has been a major concern since the early times of the 18th century. Some of the earliest unions were formed by craftsmen‚ such as cabinet makers and carpenters who were among early settlers in America. Initially‚ their struggle included better payments to help sustain themselves and sometimes‚ their families. Economically speaking‚ they applied themselves to their craft and believed they were not receiving suitable living wages. They were

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    Mill and Kant Boat Problem

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    with a detonator in the hands of the other boat. Defining “good” or “bad” is challenging enough‚ and while analyzing both Kant and Mill one will see that the complexity of the issue cannot be adequately solved by either argument for what one “ought” to do. In the first case‚ which will be that they are both on the same ship‚ full of “good” citizens each offers their arguments. Kant argues‚ “We should not simply destroy individuals simply because our own lives are in danger‚ for we must do what is good

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