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    Institutes of Health‚ Report of the Human Embryo Research Panel (Bethesda‚ MD: National Institutes of Health‚ 1994). Nussbaum‚ M.C.‚ “Aristotelian social democracy‚” inLiberalism and the Good 203‚ R. Bruce Douglass‚ et al.‚ (eds.)‚ pp. 217-226‚ 1990. Parfit‚ D.‚ Reasons and Persons (Oxford: Oxford University Press‚ 1984). Posner‚ R‚ Sex and Reason (Cambridge‚ MA: Harvard University Press‚ 1992). Radin‚ M.‚ “Reflections on Objectification‚”65 Southern California Law Review 341 (November 1991). Radin‚

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    APA Reference Style Guide - 1 – Updated 9 July 2009‚ OpenJournals Publishing Periodical‚ xx‚ xxx-xxxx. Retrieved Month day‚ year‚ from web address Online document Author‚ A.A. (2000). Title of work. Retrieved Month day‚ year‚ from web address Referencing other sources A book with only one author Rose‚ L. (1977). Crime and punishment. London: Batsford. A book by two authors Gordon‚ E.W.‚ & Rourke‚ A. (1966). Compensatory education for the disadvantaged. New York: College Entrance Examination

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    misp_210 52..76 MIDWEST STUDIES IN PHILOSOPHY Midwest Studies in Philosophy‚ XXXIV (2010) American History X‚ Cinematic Manipulation‚ and Moral Conversion CHRISTOPHER GRAU 1. INTRODUCTION American History X (hereafter AHX) has been accused by numerous critics of a morally dangerous cinematic seduction: using stylish cinematography‚ editing‚ and sound‚ the film manipulates the viewer through glamorizing an immoral and hatefilled neo-Nazi protagonist. In addition‚ there’s the disturbing

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    should be put on the body‚ saying that people do not talk to ‘consciousnesses in caves of flesh’. Butler argues that Locke’s argument is circular‚ since he claims that a person is conscious‚ and because it is conscious‚ she is a person. However‚ Parfit goes back to Locke in terms that the body is irrelevant‚ since in case of epilepsy treatment‚ something in the brain is cut which makes either side of the brain control either side of the body rather than jointly‚ and yet‚ although their body is not

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    1. Defining the Concept ‘Equality’ is a contested concept: “People who praise it or disparage it disagree about what they are praising or disparaging” (Dworkin 2000‚ p. 2). Our first task is therefore to provide a clear definition of equality in the face of widespread misconceptions about its meaning as a political idea. The terms “equality” (Gr. isotes‚ Lat. aequitas‚ aequalitas‚ Fr. égalité‚ Ger. Gleichheit)‚ “equal‚” and “equally” signify a qualitative relationship. ‘Equality’ (or ‘equal’)

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    Examine Shakespeare’s presentation of family relationships in Hamlet. Consider how these relationships effect your critical understanding of the play. Essay Plan Introduction: Include reference to the question‚ discuss the characters in which I will be analysing‚ the family relationships‚ and how it effects my critical understanding of the play. Paragraph 1: Analysing the insight of the relationship that Hamlet shared with his father (positive) in relation to the relationship that he shares

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    Managing Organisations “In order to successfully manage a culturally diverse workforce‚ managers should undertake diversity training. Discuss to what extent you agree with this statement‚ illustrating your answer with reference to company practice around the world.” ” It has been demographic organizational change in the last two decades. In the beginning‚ diversity management is a supposedly new management paradigm from USA that to deal with the inequality and diversity issues of the workplace

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    (Redirected from Utilitarian) Jump to: navigation‚ search This article discusses utilitarian ethical theory. For a discussion of John Stuart Mill’s essay Utilitarianism (1861)‚ see Utilitarianism (book). The Utilitarianism series‚ part of the Politics series Utilitarian Thinkers[show] Jeremy Bentham John Stuart Mill Henry Sidgwick Peter Singer Forms[show] preference utilitarianism rule utilitarianism act utilitarianism Two-level utilitarianism Total utilitarianism Average

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    Philosophia (2008) 36:141–150 DOI 10.1007/s11406-007-9094-4 A Dilemma for Rule-Consequentialism Jussi Suikkanen Received: 30 April 2007 / Revised: 23 July 2007 / Accepted: 7 August 2007 / Published online: 3 October 2007 # Springer Science + Business Media B.V. 2007 Abstract Rule-consequentialists tend to argue for their normative theory by claiming that their view matches our moral convictions just as well as a pluralist set of Rossian duties. As an additional advantage‚ rule-consequentialism

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    Utilitarianism and the Theory of Justice* by Charles Blackorby‚ Walter Bossert and David Donaldson August 1999 revised August 2001 Prepared as Chapter 11 of the Handbook of Social Choice and Welfare K. Arrow‚ A. Sen and K. Suzumura‚ eds.‚ Elsevier‚ Amsterdam Charles Blackorby: University of British Columbia and GREQAM Walter Bossert: Universit´ de Montr´al and C.R.D.E. e e David Donaldson: University of British Columbia * We thank Don Brown‚ Marc Fleurbaey‚ Philippe Mongin‚ John Weymark

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