Ethical Egoism is a theory‚ in which it means that one’s action is always right and it is to that one person’s best interest. Ethical Egoism tells us that we must put our own needs and desires first because if we are not there to help ourselves then who will? Being an ethical egoist does not mean that you can just do whatever to solve any problem you have or you just do something because it has pleasure‚ but you do what you believe is the right thing to do and just because you finish a task does
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Drug Legalization Strong drug enforcement in the United States is correlated with the reduction in crime ‚ drug use‚ and drug addiction growth rates. The impact on tougher drug sanctions has been overshadowed by a myth that U.S. drug enforcement has become too lenient. This myth has been promoted by the multi-million dollar pro-drug legalization lobby‚ civil libertarians‚ and misguided academic researchers to the public with limited review and challenge. Attacks on drug enforcement
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Running Head: PSYCHOLOGY The Moral and Ethnic Dilemmas of Legalizing Marijuana The Moral and Ethnic Dilemmas of Legalizing Marijuana Introduction Drug addiction is one of the major problem‚ most of the people are suffering from this. This causes problem not only to the individual but also to his family who suffers the problem due to drug addiction of an individual. People who once addicted to drugs‚ it is very difficult for them to leave this habit and drug abuse
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Egoism has become a more prevalent topic of today’s society over the past several decades. It is becoming more popular and society is becoming even more severely egoistic. Two examples or branches of consequentialism are egoism and utilitarianism. The definition of utilitarianism according to a dictionary website is the ethical doctrine that virtue is based on utility‚ and that conduct should be directed toward promoting the greatest happiness of the greatest number of persons. Utilitarianism is
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Egoism and utilitarianism are consequential theories that refer to that the outcomes are the most importance. However‚ there is a big difference‚ egoism pursued my benefits and utilitarianism aims to the greatest mount of people’s benefit and their happiness. Kant’s ethics‚ virtue theory and ethic of care are non-consequential
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Egoism vs Altruism Comparison I. Egoism- an ethical theory that treats self-interest as the foundation of mortality. A. Ethical 1. Individual- An individual ethical egoist would hold that all people should do whatever benefits “my” (the individual) self-interest. 2. Personal- A personal ethical egoist would hold that he or she should act of her self-interest‚ but would make no claims about what anyone else should do. 3. Universal- A universal ethical egoist would argue that everyone should
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Kiersten Deemer Teacher Class 15 April 2013 Legalization of Marijuana Close to 100 million Americans claimed to use marijuana at some point in their lives‚ and 25 million within the past year (Normal). Marijuana is the most popular illegal drug used in the United States. The legalization of marijuana has caused much controversy in this country since around the 1970’s and the debate still continues to this day. Many argue that marijuana is a gateway drug and there are no benefits of this
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Why legalize marijuana? "I see America with half the number of prisons‚ half the number of prisoners‚ 10‚000 fewer homicides a year‚ inner cities in which there ’s a chance for these poor people to live without being afraid for their lives‚ citizens who might be respectable who are now addicts‚ not being subject to become criminals in order to get their drug‚ being able to get drugs for which they ’re sure of the quality." Isn ’t it a gateway drug to harder substances? "The effect of criminalization
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Why Marijuana should be legalized? April 9‚ 2013 Marijuana is the most common illegal drug used in the United States with roughly 100 million Americans admitting to trying marijuana at least once. The total number of individuals arrested for all violent crimes combined‚ including murder‚ rape‚ robbery and aggravated assault‚ is less than the number of individuals arrested for marijuana related crimes. In this paper I will be arguing why marijuana should be legalized for recreation use. The
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LEGALIZATION OF MARIJUANA Marijuana has been found on every continent‚ it is said that marijuana has been used for a long time before it was recorded as been used. But the recorded history of marijuana dates back to 2737 B.C. in China and its used spread to India‚ North African‚ and Europe. Marijuana is a psychoactive agent which was used in the early days as a medication for gout‚ malaria‚ rheumatism and also to restore absent mindedness. Its medical values was considered most important than
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