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    from large families. Boykin from Wisconsin was the eldest of six‚ and Schoenhofer from Kansas was one of nine children. Both theorists have credited their close knit families and small town upbringings as significant determinants in their overall personhood and character development. Both served in various academic positions throughout their careers. Together and individually they have published books‚ articles‚ and research projects surrounding the Nursing as Caring theory.

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    bathroom and change their hair or clothes to fit in‚ and because of this blind following of others completely lack any individuality. In this society there is no chance at real personhood because if you are different and not able to be defined by the corporations you are worthless‚ but Calista and Quendy have no personhood either‚ because they have no sense of self or

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    considered a fetus must: "have consciousness of objects and events‚ reasoning‚ self-motivated activity‚ capacity to communicate and the presence of self-concept and self-awareness." Using these criteria‚ Warren determines that the fetus has not reached personhood and therefore‚ is not guaranteed the right to life. Thus‚ she believes that at least until birth the fetus has no moral status and a lacks a right to life. (Warren) Warren’s argument may seem a bit flawed because her criteria do not provide a clear

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    investigate the two major theories trying to explain why do primates have large brains. Even since the seminar study of Jerison in 1973 it has been acknowledged that primate brains are unusually large for their body size. There are three main groups of theories giving more or less persuasive explanations of the evolution of large brains and high cognitive skills in primates. The first group is a group of social theories‚ postulating that primate cognition is a result of complex social interactions between

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    5 Sentences on the Big Picture • I think that the author wants you to remember or provides you‚ the foundation of a theory that allows treatment of corporations as members of the moral community‚ of equal standing with the traditionally acknowledged residents: biological human beings‚ and hence treats Wicker-type responsibility ascriptions as unexceptionable instances of a perfectly proper sort without having to paraphrase them. • In my view the author’s thesis is that corporations can be full-fledged

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    has the choice about whether or not to terminate the life of the foetus. Viability is the point at which the foetus is able to survive independent from the mother. This is around the 20 week mark of pregnancy and the foetus then has the status of personhood. Prior to this point‚ the foetus is not a person‚ therefore should not have the same rights as a person would. This means that it is justified if the foetus is aborted‚ as the rights of a person do not apply. Consequently‚ abortion is not murder

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    Jared White Don Wacome Philosophy and Christianity May 2‚ 2010 Personal Identity and the Afterlife Inquiring about personal identity will inevitably give birth to questions dealing with our being people‚ or‚ as many philosophers like to say‚ persons. To the thoughtful person‚ these questions may be familiar‚ but still remain complex: What am I? When did I begin existing? What is going to happen to me when I die? Others are more complex: How is it that a person can persist from one time

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    but a mere speck of dust and our world is reduced to ashes. The day corporations realise that profit is not only about earning money‚ but saving lives of the people‚ saving time and resources‚ and saving our world‚ will be the day that corporate personhood will be welcomed by

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    Evolution and The Modern Dues Ex Machina’ Margret Betz argument can be summarised as: C- “Recognising a scientific theory like evolution makes holding basic Christian principles impossible”. However Betz focuses on a specific scientific theory in order to prove this. She offers first specific justification for the view that Christians can not hold simultaneous beliefs in both the immortality of the human soul and the theory of evolution of species. As she puts it: “I would argue that no Christian

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    Chapter 6 Primates What is a primate? Primatology Evolutionary trends—these are part of a continuum 4 categories of primate traits: 1. Locomotor 2. Dietary 3. Sensory 4. Behavioral/life history 1. What are the locomotor trends of the primates? Types of locomotion Brachiation Suspensory climbing VCL--what does this stand for? Arboreal quadrupedalism Terrestrial quadrupedalism Knuckle-walking quadrupedalism Bipedalism Limb proportions Location of the foramen magnum—what

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