The moral principle that Singer thinks should guide us in our actions in the case where a child is drowning in a shallow pond is that of the obligation to assist. More specifically‚ it is that where “if it is in our power to prevent something very bad from happening‚ without thereby sacrificing anything of comparable moral significance‚ we ought to do it.” Therefore‚ if we don’t have to sacrifice anything significant in order to do a very important beneficial act (e.g.‚ saving someone’s life)‚ then
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Happiness and Moral Virtue In Aristotle’s Nicomachaen Ethics‚ the principle concern is the nature of human well-being. According to Aristotle‚ everything we do in life‚ we do for the sake of some good‚ or at least something perceived to be good (1094a1-3). When inquiring as to whether there is some good desired for its own sake‚ Aristotle envisioned a problem that either there is an infinite series of goods desired for the sake of something higher‚ in which case one’s desires can never be satisfied
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Despite moral and ethical issues surrogate motherhood has been popular all over the world. Surrogate mothering can be the way out and the rescue for the infertile couples who are not able to give birth to their children. The dictionary definition for surrogate mothering is "the process by which a woman bears a child for another couple‚ typically an infertile couple." There are two types of surrogacy: traditional and gestational. In traditional surrogacy the surrogate mother is the biological mother
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Crito Argument “I do have these things in mind‚ Crito‚ and also many others.” (Crito 45a) In the “Crito”‚ there are two arguments‚ one of which Crito argues for why Socrates should escape the prison‚ and the second‚ for which Socrates argues for why he should remain in prison and accept his death sentence. I will assess both arguments and show the strengths and weaknesses that Crito and Socrates both presented in the dialogue. I argue for Socrates‚ for which his argument is based on the principle
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Euthanasia: The Argument Euthanasia is defined as; “the intentional killing by act or omission of a dependant human being for his or her alleged benefit. (The key word here is “intentional”. If death is not intended‚ it is not an act of euthanasia.)” Source: www.euthanasia.com/definition The act of euthanasia is a very controversial issue which has many supporters‚ both for and against and has been a topic of the world’s media‚ time and time again. There are arguments both for and against
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Kwame F. Bell Philosophy 101 Dr. Elizabeth Laidlaw Fall 2012 In Callicles argument on the Superior Individual‚ Callicles reasoned that in nature as well as humanity the strong dominates the weak. Also known as Moral Realism‚ Callicles argument on the Superior Individual is in fact one of interest because it is often deemed true‚ regardless of the false fallacies that exist. It is often believed that in nature as well as in humanity‚ strength and weakness are viable factors in determining
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explain that Socrates argument and show how depends on how what the unjust causes. Then I will argue that this assumption is to be questioned under the fact that citizens are not necessarily affected by the law breakers‚ and that by doing something unjust can be moral. In the Crito‚ the question that Socrates is getting Crito to answers is “Would fellow Citizens be harmed by breaking the law.” Crito proposes Socrates a plan to escape prison. Socrates listens to each argument debating whether they
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Fallacies in an Argument The essay “ Death” written by an anonymous author; presented in the text Read‚ Reason‚ Write published in the year 2008‚ is an example of a fallacious argument. In “Death” the author endorses the death penalty as a viable option for New York. This essay was written as a rebuttal to the editorial titled “New York on the Brink” that was posted in the Washington post it suggested that New York should not advocate the death penalty as law. The author argues that
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One of the chief moral questions surrounding this type of genetic engineering is how it changes the natural process of birth. The creation of a human has always required the combination of one man’s sperm and one woman’s egg. The introduction of a third donor changes this dynamic by allowing a random person to contribute to the process when they will likely play little to no role in the remainder of the child’s life. That is the argument by the morally righteous‚ at least. But it is hard to view
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thought’ of what X is. To Plato‚ this Essence is eternal and unchanging‚ making it necessary and true. According to Plato we know X‚ if and only if we have a direct grasp of X’s form or essence. Let’s break this argument down. So Imagination is a state of mind which takes sensible moral notions at face value just as it does sensible appearances or forms of the world at face value. For
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