In the Groundwork of the Metaphysics of Morals‚ Kant asserts that actions based on duty is of the virtuous nature and that actions based on inclination are not. In the same time era‚ philosopher Friedrich Schiller satirized Kant’s argument by stating that if a person does a good deed for a friend naturally because that person is his friend‚ then that person is not virtuous. Therefore‚ the person must hate his friend and do the good deed in order for the person to be virtuous. While Kant’s guideline
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Programmable Logic Controllers or PLCs were developed in the late sixties by Bedford Associates of Bedford‚ Massachusetts to replace the hard-wired relay control systems used at the General Motors Hydra-Matic automatic transmission plant (Programmable Logic Controller‚ 2014). While they are still used extensively‚ relays have some problems. The biggest problem being they are mechanical devices and like all things mechanical they wear out and have to be replaced quite often. In addition‚ relays take
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There are several branches of philosophy found in Minority Report –ethics‚ truth and metaphysics. Ethics is the study of morality; truth is the study of what is true; metaphysics questions reality. The most prominent philosophy in the film is metaphysics‚ due to it being the underlying philosophy that created the problem and causes the plot to occur in the first place. Ethics and truth are branches of philosophy evident in the film. In Minority Report‚ the pre-cogs are 3 children who live in half-awake
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My Reaction Paper on Virtue Epistemology We were given an opportunity to listen to the lecture of Prof. Samuel P. Vera Cruz M.A about virtue epistemology. I wasn’t able to finish the whole lecture since I have to attend the following subject but I was able to gain additional insights regarding it. At the beginning of his lecture‚ he mentioned different names of philosophers‚ each having different views about philosophy. By this‚ I came up with the conclusion that each of them
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Ejaaz Mason Logic Dr Samuel Odom 7/13/13 Civil court field trip Monday July 8th‚ 2013 I and the students from Logic 101 took a field trip to city hall. The purpose of this trip was to see how logic plays a vital role in the judicial system. I had never been to City hall so I didn’t know what to expect when I got there. I wanted to get a sense of exactly what I was walking in to so I decided to get there a little earlier than our 11 o’clock meeting time. When I walked in the building the first
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Logic: Peter Singer NAME PHI 103‚ Information Logic Instructor: NAME DATE Logic: Peter Singer An Evaluation of Singer Peter Singer questions our conception of equality as it relates to the human species and other animal species. He fundamentally argues that‚ “The principle of the equality of human beings is not a description of an alleged actual equality among humans: it is a prescription of how we should treat humans.” The statement‚ revealing Singer’s essential argument‚ also comprises
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oil level rises above the low level sensor and it becomes open. (i.e. FALSE) Examples continued: Scan 4 After scan 4 the oil level rises above the high level sensor at it also becomes open (i.e. false) Scan 5 Since there is no more true logic path‚ output 500 is no longer energized (true) and therefore the motor turns off. Scan 6 After scan 6 the oil level falls below the high level sensor and it will become true again. Examples continued: Ladder diagram with Latching(Example
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Logic something used all the time even when you might not be aware of it. Logic is defined as “reasoning conducted or assessed according to strict principles of validity.” But why do I find the philosophical theory of logic so interesting and so valid in life? Simple‚ with logic alone you can present “educated” arguments on any topic you want. Logic is the base of life whether it’s with the logic of religion to educate someone on a belief or even presenting logic to convince someone that a stop sign
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Ago Medical and Educational Center College of Medical Technology Legazpi City PROJECT IN LOGIC: HAS K-POP LOWERED OUR MUSIC STANDARDS? (A Term Paper) Submitted by: Angelica Mae C. Andes BSMT-1 Submitted to: Mrs. Deborah Monge HAS K-POP LOWERED OUR MUSIC STANDARDS? By Jason Yu (a.k.a. Yangta) 4:46 am - 01/01/2013 Its 10 PM on Saturday in the bustling city of Seoul‚ Korea. As a gentle breeze swept through the capital‚ nightfall was well underway. One of the biggest K-pop
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would point to an equally vast array of answers. Instead of this‚ Kant saw that morality should be a constant‚ similar to the discipline of mathematics‚ which would provide the same answer for all of humankind. Through his work Grounding for the Metaphysics of Morals‚ Kant establishes his supreme moral
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