The cosmological arguments are inductive arguments based on an ‘a posteriori’ premise‚ which‚ despite having been introduced many years ago‚ continue to be prevalent today. An early example of the argument is within ‘Timaeus’‚ in which Plato proposed the idea that anything that has been created must be created by a cause. These arguments are intended to prove the existence of the God of Classical Theism by explaining that God must be the first cause of the universe; the being setting the world into
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Name Course Tutor Date Argument against Mill’s Liberty Principle Mill’s principle of liberty is based on the concept of individualism. According to him‚ liberty should ensure the promotion of individualism. The main reason is the connection of individualism to man’s utilitarian nature that constantly seeks both social and personal progression. The dual utilitarian argument by Mill is therefore based on the value of choices and each person’s pursuit of happiness. This led to the development of his
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A Former US senator and a senior at the Ethics and Public Policy Center begin their case against gay marriage with the point that there are no studies that prove that homosexuals have a positive impact their community. They claim that people that support homosexuals are not “seeing the big picture” or assuming the repercussions of damaging others‚ including children‚ morally‚ religiously‚ physically‚ and mentally. When asked about a “go-slow approach‚” their rebuttal consists of the idea that once
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parental notification is necessary or not. Thirty-two states have parental consent laws that require a minor to obtain at least one parent consent for they’re to have an abortion. Only two states and the District of Columbia have laws affirming the right of young women to have an abortion with out parental consent. (CB‚ Ch12‚ pg350). Well my value also agrees with the thirty-two states. I believe that Parents should be notified by the clinic if a teen woman attempts to access abortion services. My
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| Killing and Letting Die | To discuss the trolley problem critically and the relative outside views | | The trolley problem; the choice is yours to decide whether or not the lives of five people are saved by the sacrifice of another person. This moral paradox mirrors real-life implications in politics‚ society and war. In terms of killing and letting die: are we morally obligated to kill in order to save a larger group of people? It may seem that the moral standings of killing and
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of those who oppose of the right to abort may do so from a theistic standpoint‚ which leads to more debates regarding the separation between church and state. But abortion is not something that should be forbidden by law. All adult human beings have the right to autonomy and so it should be the woman’s choice‚ not the government’s‚ to deem whether or not the execution of abortion would be a viable option for herself. “Pro-Life” advocates tend to centralize their arguments around the premise that the
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the fact that drug use is already up among every age group and that legislation for decriminalization would change the setting for drug use and thus the setting will change the mind set resulting in lower addiction rates. Legalization restores our right to use drugs responsibly to change the way we think and
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is filled with mention of rights‚ yet do we all share the same understanding of what they are? For our purposes‚ rights should be taken to mean protections afforded to others by individuals agreeing to live in a cooperative and just society. For example‚ the right to free speech is a right the United States gives to its citizens‚ because most people consent that this right is something they wish to have‚ and therefore everyone should have it. The same goes for the right to life and liberty; these
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Choice or Control? Over seventy percent of teens would stop coming to the health clinic if their parents were informed every time that they tried to obtain birth control (Wind 1). Teens feel as if they can not come to their parents about birth control and feel as if their privacy is being invaded. Our state’s population rate has increased exponentially since the 1990s‚ and having access to birth control can prevent pregnancies to teens who did not intend to be parents. Currently‚ the law states
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Kelcey PHIL 1320 Brant September 23‚ 2010 An Argument against Egoism I shall argue that the ideas of both psychological and ethical egoism are fundamentally flawed and should not be practiced. Egoism is flawed because it ignores the fact that people have a predisposition for compassion toward others that cannot be completely expelled from their motives of action. Egoism is also flawed due to the fact that altruism cannot coexist with egoism; therefore‚ because there is altruism in the world
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