which has just the same amount of diversity. With diversity comes a lot of different beliefs and religions and because most of our morals are based on the religion that we follow there can never be one definite answer. As the philosopher Louis P. Pojman states in his book‚
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References: Baxter‚ W. F. (2012). People or penguins: The case for optimal pollution. In L.P. Pojman & P. 327-331). Boston‚ MA: Wadsworth‚ Inc. (Reprinted from Columbia University Press (1974)). Bureau of Land Management (BLM). (2012a‚ January 16). The Bureau of land management: Who we are‚ what we do History. Retrieved January 20‚ 2013 from http://www
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Great new Wilderness Debate‚ (Athens‚ Georgia: Georgia Press)‚ 1990. pp. 246-270. [ 2 ]. Arne Naess‚ “The Shallow and the Deep‚ Long-Range Ecological Movement”‚ In Environmental Ethics: Readings in Theory and Application‚ Sixth Edition‚ Pojman‚ Louis P.‚ and Paul Pojman‚ Towson University: Wadsworth‚ Cengage Learning‚ 2012‚ p.130 [ 3 ] [ 32 ]. Ramachandra Guha‚ “Deep Ecology Revisited”‚ In The Great new Wilderness Debate‚ (Athens‚ Georgia: Georgia Press)‚ 1998 1998‚ p.274 [ 33 ] [ 34 ]. Guha‚ “Deep Ecology
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utilitarianism is that it addresses the problem of posterity. Going back to the first strength of utilitarianism‚ the theory of utilitarianism could provide an answer to any situation that is given. “Do what will promote the most utility” (Fieser and Pojman‚ 107). This means that in any situation based on the theory of utilitarianism‚ the choice that is made should provide the most usefulness‚ profitability‚ or be the most beneficial. Whenever someone is faced with a difficult decision and cannot decide
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mean choosing what would result in the greatest good. However‚ it would not be a dilemma if it was an easy decision to make. Thus‚ the decision maker must ensure that the scenario is examined from every angle to ensure the correct decision is made. Pojman and Fieser (2009) state that there are four domains of ethical assessment; the action‚ consequence‚ character‚ and motive. These domains clearly show that morals and ethics have more than observed behavior and each domain takes on a more or less important
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regardless of the possible consequences or opposition to our inclinations (Pojman and Vaughn 239). Kant writes about two formulations of his categorical imperative‚ the first being Universal law. The formulation of Universal Law is the basis of Categorical Imperative. It states that “Act only on that maxim [principal rule of conduct] whereby you can at the same time will that it would become a universal law” (Pojman and Vaughn 239). Universal law suggests that the maxim is an objective and universal
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also finds unwise‚ for the same reasons as the others‚ they believed they knew more than they did. After this questioning‚ he comes to the conclusion that he is indeed the wisest man‚ because he is the only one who acknowledges that he knows nothing (Pojman and Vaughn p.8).
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value is morally upright is dependent on the norm of the society. The action proven as morally upright in one society can be proven as wrong or right with another. This underscores a critical discussion on the theory of ethical relativity according to Pojman. The philosophy
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apparent in his questioning toward the young man. W. K. Clifford wrote an essay titled “The Ethics of Belief” in which he “argues that there is an ethic to belief that makes it always wrong for anyone to believe anything on insufficient evidence.” (Pojman/Rea 498) This short essay of comparing thoughts and beliefs will compare how Euthyphro by Plato‚ shows the importance of belief in comparison to that of W. K. Clifford in “The Ethics of Belief.” Furthermore‚ it is important to see how the text on
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that morality is culturally based. It states that what confirms moral principles is the judgment of the society‚ that what is right is determined by what the society accepts‚ and what is wrong is what the society does not consider to be “normal”. Pojman in his article‚ ‘A Defense of Ethical Objectivism’‚ thus concludes “that there are universal moral principles based on common human nature and a need to solve conflicts of interest and
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