Maria K. Philosophy Mar. 6‚ 2012 Arguments Against Moral Relativism Moral relativism is the belief that the morally correct decision to make‚ when faced with a moral dilemma‚ is the one that is acceptable within the context of a given culture. This means that the correct decision varies depending on the culture in which one makes it. Today‚ with great variability between societies and cultures‚ moral relativism is greatly accepted as a matter-of-fact‚ but this is not necessarily the case
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Racism is a hot topic all over the world‚ but what really is racism? Miriam-Webster defines racism as “poor treatment of or violence against people because of their race; the belief that some races of people are better than others.” In more colloquial language‚ racism is discriminating anyone because of their race and or ethnic background. Racism is all around us‚ and racism will be prevalent until the end of time. The idea of racism developed from “xenophobia‚” which is the fear of foreign peoples
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The first premise is certainly false. “If we (everyone) minded her own business‚ and tended to their own needs‚ then everyone would be better off.” This premise‚ as it is‚ cannot hold up the self-reliance argument let alone ethical egoism. If John‚ an elderly man‚ was walking in the park and had a fall‚ would he be better off if Jill‚ a bystander‚ just continued on her way? She was running late to work and could easily tend to her own needs leaving John on the ground moaning in pain. The second
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“Animal rights” are rights that are believed to belong to animals to live free from any use in medical research‚ hunting‚ and other services to humans. For the past 20 years‚ there has been a long ongoing debate about whether experiments on animals for the benefit of medical or scientific research is ethical. “Animal rights teach us that certain things are wrong as a matter of principle‚ that there are some things that it is morally wrong to do to animals” (BBC-Animal Rights). This says that human
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As we all know‚ Abortions are very well known and controversial in society today. Abortion is the process of removing a living human fetus from the mother’s womb with an intention to end the life of that fetus preceding to its natural birth. Many people feel as though abortion is a huge crime; killing a human being‚ but just a different process. On the other hand‚ many other people may feel as though abortions are okay‚ and it should be the women’s decision on whether the fetus should continue to
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26 November 2013 Legalization of Marijuana The argument of legalizing marijuana in the United States has been an ongoing situation for many years. Since the use of marijuana is becoming legal in certain states‚ the argument has continued to rise. The debate is both for medicinal and recreational use. Medicinal use is supported much more then recreational use. Like any other argument‚ there are many pros and cons. A total of five uses of marijuana have been discovered. These uses include‚ hempen
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In this week‚ there was the topic from the whaling ban and the issues this caused. I chose the whaling ban because I like the animals and I’m against the violence or any harm with animals. Each paragraph answers the questions for the assignment. I don’t agree with the Norwegian and Japanese for hunting whales as a cultural exemption. My arguments to be against this “cultural tradition” are the cruelty the whales suffer when they got kill with lethal methods such as the use of the explosive grenade
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15). Many of the injustices against Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people are specific to them‚ for example land rights and the stolen generations issues. In response to these issues‚ the Federal Government has discussed the adoption of a Northern Territory National Emergency
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Brink offers a reply in two parts to Williams’ claim that Utilitarianism fails to give the appropriate moral weight to an agent’s personal point of view. First‚ Brink (1986: 431) denies that Utilitarianism fails to account for the individual preferences of the agent. He asserts that the Utilitarian recognises autonomy as a valuable component to be considered in Utilitarian calculus. That being so‚ he acknowledges that the principle of impartiality requires that any value to be attributed to an agent’s
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creatures. Animals have become the resource for testing products and performing experiments. This has led to animals being molested‚ which has been the cause of many people’s outspoken opinions of vexation and anger. Many people have taken stands against this injustice to creatures and have impacted how animals are viewed and treated in this world‚ while others support animal testing. The movement of animal rights improves the lives of innocent animals and assists them from the mistreatment of abuse
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