Philosophy 200 November 16‚ 2013 The Moral Status of the Fetus The debate over abortion comes down to one essential issue — the moral status of the unborn child. “Those choosing legalization of abortion will argue that the developing fetus lacks a moral status that would trump a woman’s desire to abort the child. Those against abortion argue by making the opposite claim; that the unborn child‚ because it is a developing human being‚ possesses a moral status because of its human existence;
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I believe that everyone soon gets a moral compass as they grow and become more mature. However at this point in his life‚ Huck does not have a moral compass. His moral judgement is clouded by the actions and influences by the people around him. On page 63‚ Huck tries to play a trick on poor Jim by laying a dead rattlesnake on the foot of Jim’s blanket‚ Huck then completely forgot about the dead snake at the end of the day and the snake’s partner came along and bit Jim in the heel when they were about
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considered acceptable is committed‚ guilt tends to creep in and give reasoning to repent for the actions. Yet many would rather justify their actions and change their morals to satisfy their wants and needs. “The Moral Instinct‚” by Steven Pinker‚ describes the sort of reasoning and rationalizing that is impacted by “The Five Moral Spheres.” Pinker’s objective
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Characters morals are important in every book. In To Kill a Mockingbird characters show the readers exactly what they believe in and what they will do to make sure it stays the way they believe is correct.The book takes place in a time period where everything is segregated. Where everyone has a different viewpoint on life. Some of the characters have some morals that are a little backwards‚ but many of them have strong morals that a lot more people in today’s world need to live by. In the book To
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Explain how Natural Moral Law theory can be used to decide the right moral action. (25) Natural Moral Law can be used to decide the right moral action because it states that there is a natural order to our world that is followed. It is determined by a supernatural power (Aquinas believes this to be God). The theory of Natural Law originally was created by Aristotle‚ and was later developed by Aquinas. The Natural Laws are universal and unchangeable and is a simple approach to morality. It allows
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Friedrich Nietzsche’s essay in On the Genealogy of Morals explores the origins and meaning to different moral concepts. Nietzsche does not believe that moral values are given; rather they emerge under certain conditions‚ promoting the survival and growth of a particular group of people. The way Nietzsche describes morality as “the slave revolt in morality began with resentment itself becomes creative and gives birth to values: the ressentiment of natures that are denied the true reaction‚ that of
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In A Defense of Moral Relativism‚ Ruth Benedict argues that normal behavior varies from society to society; therefore‚ what’s morally right for one society can be morally wrong for another. To support this argument‚ Benedict mentions how certain cultures practice what’s “abnormal” to us without any difficulty. She goes further to give examples of traits that are abnormal to us such as‚ “sadism or delusions grandeur or of persecution” (Benedict‚ 1934‚ p.1) and concludes saying that “these abnormal
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in Approach to Hunting The people who have never hunted or are too squimmish to harvest for their own may conseive that hunting is cruel and excrutiating for wildlife. However‚ the dudy of a hunter is to end its life quickly and harvest the animal. To achieve this task the hunter will pratice his marksmanship and utalize his equipment to ensure that his prey ends humainely as possible. This way of death is a lot better than the slaughterhouses and what mother nature can offer. Hunting is not
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(1) Explain Kant’s moral theory. Explain and critique Kant’s response to “The Nazis Objection.” Immanuel Kant is one of the most respected and studied philosopher of all time and is known for his basic yet in-depth moral theories and the belief that morality stems not from divine command or cultural conditioning but from reasoning and human freedom. His straight forward beliefs come from his very strict Lutheran upbringing which consisted of universal rights and universal wrongs with no exceptions(
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JANE: Hi‚ Zach! ZACHERY: Hello‚ Jane. JANE: So‚ I was wondering‚ you just finished covering moral relativism in CRA‚ right? ZACHERY: Yup. JANE: Alright‚ well‚ John was talking to me the other day‚ and I was telling him about the work I’ve been doing to support education for women in Africa. And he told me that‚ according to some guy named Mackie‚ that people’s right to education isn’t actually a moral fact and me trying to increase the education of women isn’t justified‚ cuz I’m just forcing my own
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