something that determines the way in which we behave‚ whether because we submit ourselves to it voluntarily‚ as would be the case with moral rules‚ or because it is enforceable in some general way‚ as would be the case with laws. Many rules are neither morally binding‚ nor do they ultimately have the force of law attached to them. Nevertheless‚ they are necessary and generally adhered to because of the context in which they operate. Rules might also come about through custom or practice‚ and involve the
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it for various reasons like circumstance‚ war‚ poverty and some by choice. Initially‚ I believe that prostitution is practiced in poor and underdeveloped societies not until I read the articles provided for this class discussion. Prostitution is morally wrong‚ aids human trafficking and it is a gateway to various sexually transmitted diseases. As a Christian‚ the Holy Bible made it clear that our body is the temple of Holy Ghost. Having premarital sex or any kind of sex with someone that is not your
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Is abortion morally justifiable? The issue concerning abortion is considered to divide many individuals‚ it tends to be fought over the point in which a foetus (an unborn human baby more than eight weeks after conception) becomes an independent life that has its own values: before birth or after conception. “To my mind life begins at the moment of conception‚ and to suggest otherwise seems to me just the sort of casuistry which an anti-Papist might describe as fesuitical. (Incidentally‚ I am
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is all psychological. So if we dont have a control on our psychology‚ then how can we be morally responsible for the consequences of the actions that arise out of that psychology? In order for us to be morally responsible for our actions we have to have created our own psychology‚ but this is impossible. So since we never had control on what our character is or how or psychology is then how can we be morally responsible for the actions that arise from our psychology? Therefore‚ Strawson concludes
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Mackenzie Klein William Feltt English 1001G-032 20 November 2011 The Real Murder: Capital Punishment In life there are always rules and right ways to accomplish tasks; some take the high road and others tend to take the low road. For the people that choose the low road‚ there is capital punishment. This consists of several forms of execution and is only used in high crime cases. Capital punishment has been used for centuries and ever since the existence of human beings there has always been
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Within Marquardt‚ P’s‚ “Hesiod’s Ambiguous View of Woman” Marquardt‚ P suggests that Pandora is not a “conspirator in evil works”‚ but a earth goddess who is nether evil or good. Marquardt‚ P makes Pandora or as a necessary being that gives men hardships‚ but also a difficult way out. What Marquardt is saying is that Pandora gives meaning to life‚ a objective for all men to accomplish. Marquardt constantly refers to Pandora as a goddess of the earth and The pithos as the earth itself. He questions
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seem morally wrong. Although one’s intentions may seem purely good‚ it is the required action that can make one’s behavior appear purely evil. In the play The Glass Menagerie by Tennessee Williams‚ the narrator‚ Tom Wingfield feels confined at his job and in his own home‚ through which he feels the need to find a better life. Although Tom has good intentions to improve his life‚ he also has to decide whether he wants to abandon his family or not. Throughout the play‚ Tom develops a morally ambiguous
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TEACHERS’ PERCEPTIONS ON CORPORAL PUNISHMENTS‚ AMD AND ON DUE PROCESS IMPLEMENTED IN THE SCHOOL Abstract School is an institution for educating and nurturing the development of students. It’s known as their second home and one of the safest places for them to gain knowledge and wisdom thru their educational practises. However‚ for years‚ schools around the world have being practising corporal punishments as a tool for providing education discipline among students. Only recent years‚ countries
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Statement- Punishment or rehabilitation? 2/3 of prisoners reoffend within 3 years of leaving prison‚ and usually end up coming back with a more serious of violent offense. (Punishment Fails. Rehabilitation Works.‚ James Gilligan‚ 2012) Incarceration is not meant to be fun whatsoever. The purpose of punishment is to show denunciation for the offender’s wrongdoing‚ and to clearly sentence his criminal actions. We punish to retribute; not to help a person change for the better. The crime he or she committed
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although this action might be dutiful and amiable it is still of no moral worth. For example a man who does acts of good will and gets a feeling of satisfaction from doing them is not acting morally. In the same way that a soldier saves another soldiers with only an inclination that he will get a medal is also not morally dutiful. So how can we have Overdetermined dutiful moral actions? Henson attempts to get around Kant’s rather stark doctrine by saying that a dutiful act would have moral worth provided
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