In his publication‚ Foundations of the Metaphysics of Morals‚ Immanuel Kant supplies his readers with a thesis that claims morality can be derived from the principle of the categorical imperative. The strongest argument to support his thesis is the difference between actions in accordance with duty and actions in accordance from duty. To setup his thesis‚ Kant first draws a distinction between empirical and "a priori" concepts. Empirical concepts are ideas we reach from our experiences in the world
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Exposing Puppy Mills Puppy mills have been in the United States for many years‚ they are underground run organizations so they are not easily monitored by animal control units. Puppy Mills are places where purebred dogs are kept in small confinements‚ are severely neglected and are forced to mate until their bodies cannot handle it anymore‚ which then they are inhumanely killed. The puppies then are sent off to pet stores‚ leaving the bitches and studs there to continue the abusive cycle. Animal
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\ Malden Mills Antonio Almeida Ethics and Corporate Social Responsibility Prof. Paul S. Napolitano November 10‚ 2011 The corporate culture of Malden Mills began in 1907 by Aaron Feuerstein ’s grandfather. His legacy was to continue to provide high quality‚ well-paying jobs to the people of Massachusetts. When Aaron Feuerstein became CEO of the family business Malden Mills‚ he continued his grandfather ’s legacy and continued to
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Throughout his life‚ Aristotle paid particularly close attention to the notion of happiness. In Aristotle’s opinion‚ happiness is achieved by obtaining the highest good by living a good life. However‚ living a good life in accordance with Aristotle’s views can be difficult. He believes that in order to live a good life‚ one must constantly seek to fulfill the bodily needs. To do so‚ one must live with moral and intellectual virtues at all times. Aristotle believed that living with moral and intellectual
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be no volunteers to give up their time to ensure the wellbeing of society. "Act in such a way that you always treat humanity‚ whether in your own person or in the person of any other‚ never simply as a means‚ but always at the same time as an end" (Kant‚ Critique of Practical Reason).This demonstrates how one has to use their reason to recognise their duty- this duty must
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Aristotle – Nicomachean Ethics Book I 1. What does it mean to say Aristotle’s ethical theory is “teleological?” In Aristotle’s world‚ nature‚ which is made up of matter and form‚ is teleological‚ meaning it has an end or goal. For example‚ the telos of an acorn is to turn into an oak tree. At first something has its potential and then it makes the choice in life to actualize that potential‚ by virtue‚ and be the best it can be. There is an aim and purpose to everything and a purpose to everything
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Cited: . "Aristotle ." Internaet Encyclopedia of Philosophy. IEP ‚ 21 2005. Web. 3 Nov 2012. Gill‚ N. S.. "Plato - Greek Philosopher." Ancient / Classical History. About.com. Web. 3 Nov 2012. . "Greek Philosopher Plato." AllAboutPhilosophy.org. AllAboutPhilosophy.org
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Thomas Dublin in “Women‚ Work‚ and Protest in the Early Lowell Mills” In Thomas Dublin’s article‚ “Women‚ Work‚ and Protest in the Early Lowell Mills‚” he talks about the conditions of factories. He describes the work and the personal problems that women endured working in factories during the Industrial Revolution. Lowell was originally a rural area. “In 1820‚ there had been no city at all-only a dozen family farms along the Merrimack River in East Chelmsford.” (Dublin 264). A year later‚ a group
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in his composition of the "Categorical Imperative.” By his own logic‚ Kant attempted to describe the mechanics of nature and the morality of mankind. As Mitchell states: Indeed‚ as Kant showed us‚ the world appears to operate according to the principle of cause and effect‚ and our shared agreement of this interpretation allows us to reason about the world. (Mitchell‚ 259) Through his exploration and definition of nature‚ Kant asserted that autonomy was a necessity which a creature must maintain in
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Making Animals Lives Better Puppy Mills Puppy mills usually house dogs in overcramed and dirty conditions without very good veterinary care‚ food or water. To maintain maximize profit‚ female dogs are bred at every time possible with little to no time to recovery between litter. Puppy mill puppies‚ often as young as eight weeks of age‚ are sold to pet shops or directly to people over the Internet‚ throughout newspaper ads and flea markets. In a puppy mill‚ dogs are often kept in cages with wire
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