120 Days of Moral Deterioration: Pasolini’s SALÒ in the Misinterpretation of Nietzsche’s On the Genealogy of Morality “Because we’re not their masters‚ even the most bizarre manias derive from a basic principle of refinement. Yes‚ old buggers. It’s a question of delicacy.” -The Bishop‚ in SALÒ or the 120 Days of Sodom “No festivity without cruelty; such is the lesson of the earliest‚ longest period in the history of mankind – and even in punishment there is so much that is festive!” -On
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The Dilemma of Marquis’ Future Like Ours Argument when applied to Euthanasia In his essay "Why abortion is immoral"‚ Don Marquis defends the anti-abortionist view. He bases his defense on the moral impermissibility of killing in general through what he calls the deprivation thesis (DT)‚ which is that killing is wrong if the subject of the killing has a future like ours because killing the subject deprives it of its future. Marquis’ argument‚ known as the future like ours (FLO) argument against
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Because the ethical morality in this song provides people momentary pleasure and fleeting happiness‚ society has adopted the view that the vices presented in the song above are acceptable and should be sought after. Vice has been turned into virtue in our current culture and this song is a prime example of the lifestyle modern society promotes. Likewise‚ film and literature have followed suit. Fifty Shades of Grey‚ a 2015 cinema adaption of E.L. James New York Best Seller‚ focuses on the violent
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Don Marquis’ "Why Abortion is Immoral" In his essay "Why Abortion is Immoral‚" Don Marquis argues against the morality of abortion on the premise that the value of a fetus’ future is so great that it is immoral to take that potential future away from it. Essentially‚ he contends‚ abortion is tantamount to murder: killing an individual is prima facie wrong because the loss of the goods of one’s future is the worst loss a human can suffer. He calls this potential future a "future-like-ours‚"
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In “Why abortion is immoral‚” by Don Marquis‚ Marquis sets out an argument that abortion is “seriously immoral that it is in the same moral category as killing an innocent adult human being.” Marquis first wants us to understand why killing a person is wrong. He presents us with an argument that the loss of one’s life is one of the greatest losses one can suffer. Because this prevents a person from having a valuable human future‚ a future like ours. What makes killing any adult human being wrong
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finding material to work on or to produce as stimulating as that of Shakespeare. When‚ in 1964‚ Brook received a play entitled The Persecution and Assassination of Marat as Performed by the Inmates of the Asylum of Charenton under the Direction of the Marquis de Sade (Marat/Sade)‚ by German playwright Peter Weiss‚ it is also noted that Brook felt he had finally encountered the challenge of Shakespearean theater he was looking for. Not only was Marat/Sade an incredibly well written and unique approach to
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You Can Have What You Want: (Huston Smith’s interpretation of the fundamental meaning of Hinduism) 1) Pleasure "If pleasure is what you want‚ seek it intelligently" Pleasure is viewed as a positive‚ legitimate desire in Hinduism However‚ it does not satisfy completely b/c it is too privatized and fleeting 2) Worldly Success Wealth‚ fame‚ and power Like pleasure‚ worldly success is also viewed as a positive desire However‚ it likewise does not completely satisfy for the following reasons:
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It is the intention of this essay to offer analysis of Marquis de Sade’s Dialogue between a priest and dying man. This essay will began by giving an overview of the deist arguments for the existence of God expressed by the priest; this will include the cosmological and theological arguments. This section of the essay will also cover the priest’s belief in God’s power. Afterwards‚ this essay will look in depth at a passage from this text. In this section of the essay will offer a summary of the dying
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Marquis de Lafayette‚ advisor to George Washington during the American Revolution‚ was quoted at the end of the conflict‚ saying “Humanity has won it’s battle. Liberty now has a country.“[4] While this was true and America had prevailed‚ without the nation of France’s involvement‚ America would have surely lost its battle for independence against the British. The addition of French money‚ troops‚ sailors‚ equipment and military insight against Great Britain was a huge contribution to the colonies
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Enlightening the Individual History has proved to us that what we know now is nothing compared to what lies ahead in the future. In Europe‚ the people thought that absolutism was the way of the world‚ but they were soon to discover that each individual has just as much power as the next. This new realization was coined the name the enlightenment. It led to the division of religion and the idea of a separated church and state. Religious division and political authority in Europe changed as a result
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