According ethical conventionalism‚ what is moral correct is based on the values of that society. What is right is what the group approved of‚ and what is wrong is what the group condemns. It was defended by anthropologists; their defense was centered around four arguments. The arguments were sheer-diversity‚ group survival‚ group-authority and tolerance. Ruth Benedict was the primary proponent of ethical conventionalism. He said that we recognize that morality differs in every society‚ and is a convenient
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statistics‚ nearly two-thirds of all animal research has little or nothing to do with curing human diseases or advancing human medicine. Animals testing prolong the suffering of people waiting for effective cures by misleading experimenters in the wrong direction‚ and wasting resources that could have been spent on more relevant research. Humans and animals may have brains‚ hearts‚ lungs‚ arteries‚ kidneys‚ and so on; but animals bodies are made up differently. Dogs for example‚ they walk on all fours;
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behind this theory is that the effects of actions determine whether the action is morally right or wrong. According to utilitarian’s‚ the function of morality is to increase what is good‚ for example happiness and pleasure‚ and decrease the occurrence of bad things. It follows that actions are morally right to the extent that they produce the greatest good for the greatest number. Actions are wrong if they tend to produce the opposite of happiness. Utilitarianism provide that it is the moral duty
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In this Socratic dialogue‚ Joe is representing Socrates‚ and Jane is representing the interlocutor. Jane believes that child labour is okay because of the nature of their living standards; however Joe believes it is wrong. Jane: Hello Joe‚ how are you today? Joe: I’m great Jane‚ how are you? Jane: Oh you know‚ just catching up with school work... Joe: Of course‚ grade twelve is pretty demanding. Jane: You bet it is! I see you are wearing the new school pants.. Joe: Yes indeed‚ I’m glad you’ve
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Human Trafficking There’s no debate that human trafficking is simply wrong‚ and that it remains a present issue in many countries‚ including the U.S. According to the Department of State’s‚ “there are approximately 244‚000 American children and youth that are at risk for sex trafficking each year”. However‚ human trafficking also includes child soldiers‚ forced labor and involuntary organ transplants. I will argue that from the utilitarian perspective‚ human trafficking is unethical in any way
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The LA riots were so sad on so many levels first of all the reality is Rodney King wasn’t on the straight and narrow by any means‚ but didn’t deserve the brutal beating the police gave him that night in a lot of ways the events that followed weren’t justified‚ but somewhat understandable as no one deserves that type of treatment no matter what they’ve done. A tragic event that could’ve been prevented if Rodney King wasn’t speeding or drunk behind the wheel‚ but as he admits in the interview he
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WHAT IS WRONG WITH THE DSM V Student’s Name: Institution: What Is Wrong With The DSM 5 Since the inception of first DSM in the 1952‚ I believe various psychiatrists have found ways of manipulating the DSM to give a different interpretation of mental disorder just to fit their perception. For instance I noticed DSM I & II observed the patient’s reaction and behavior to a given incident and I found DSM III and IV changed this and ended making people get different perception
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Self-segregation is the separation of a religious or ethnic group from the rest of society. Just because self-segregation is not happening near you doesn’t mean it doesn’t exist. When I was younger‚ I was taught that people of color were treated horribly wrong by whites and over a period of time everything changed for the better‚ and we all lived happily ever after. As I grew older‚ I obviously realized the world was far from perfect and discrimination is still happening today. It did not take me long to
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According to Peta.org “each year more than 100 million animals are tested and killed in laboratories.” Animal testing is an extreme issue that has been going on for many years. Testing animals is extremely wrong in many ways. First‚ animal testing is cruel and inhumane. Innocent animals are tested on in labs and are most often killed. Also‚ animal testing is expensive and a waste of money. Outrageous amounts of money is spent on animal testing that could be used for more useful things like water
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state elect a person to go vote for them‚ but some electors can still vote whichever way they please and there is nothing that we can do about it. In Robert Speel’s article titled “ These 3 Common Arguments For Preserving the Electoral College Are Wrong‚” published by Time Magazine‚ Speel talks about the common arguments people make to why the Electoral
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