Utilitarianism and Kant’s respective have different ways for demonstrating whether an act we do is right or wrong. Corresponding to Kant‚ we should look at our maxims‚ intentions‚ of a particular action. Kantians believe “If we are rational‚ we will each agree to curb our self-interest and cooperate with one another” (Shafer-Landau‚ Russ 194). In other words‚ humans are rational beings capable of rational behavior and should not be used purely for self-interest. On the other hand‚ Utilitarian’s believe
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How are religious and ethical principles used in the abortion debate? Abortion has been legal in the United Kingdom since the Abortion Act of 1967‚ which was further amended in the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Act of 1990‚ lowering the length of pregnancy in which it is legal to have an abortion from 28 weeks to 24 weeks‚ owing to advances in medicine and a decrease in the age of viability of a foetus. There are four criteria which allow women to have an abortion‚ as long as they have the
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In today’s world‚ people often paint the Enlightenment as an era where reason finally triumphed over blind faith and antiquated viewpoints. However‚ not every view espoused by the Enlightenment thinkers furthered humanist ideals like universal equality and personal liberty. While the writers of the time did make massive strides toward theorizing a more just society‚ half of the population was entirely excluded: women. Not only did the Enlightenment thinkers fail to support increased rights of women
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within us. When the book was originally released the name of the author was kept a mystery although the wordsmith was described as a Wall Street financier. However‚ that did not prevent eager quotation propagators from fabricating attributions. The maxim has been assigned to the introduction writer‚ Nock‚ and it has even been credited to the head of the publishing
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specific end; and the categorical imperative‚ which dictates a course of action that must be followed because of its rightness and necessity. The categorical imperative is the basis of morality and was stated by Kant in these words: "Act as if the maxim of your action were to become through your will and general natural law." Therefore‚ before proceeding to act‚ we must decide what rule we need to follow if we were to act‚ whether we are willing for that rule to be followed by everyone all over.
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Lifespan Human Development Summer 2006 A Brief History of Attachment Theory The theory of attachment was originally developed by John Bowlby (1907 - 1990)‚ a British psychoanalyst who observed intense and distressful behaviors among orphans in hospitals during and after World War II. Between 1948 and 1952 Bowlby‚ along with his employee and then colleague‚ James Robertson‚ came to realize that infants who had been separated from their parents were not able to form an attachment with a
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choosing the “literal” meaning is but an interpretation of the text. As a consequence‚ the maxim that tells us “Where the law is clear and free from ambiguity‚ there is no room for construction or interpretation” should now be confined to the archives. It has no practical value except that it is often used as a rhetorical ploy to insist that one’s interpretation is superior to other readings. Those who use this maxim seem to argue that they are merely applying and not interpreting the law. The assumption
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Mens rea is a Latin term meaning "guilty mind". It refers to the criminal intent that is necessary as an element to be proven in a crime. Many civil law claims also include some level of mens rea as a required element. The four levels of mens rea set forth in the Model Penal Code are: 1. Purposely - Express purpose to commit a specific crime against a particular person 2. Knowingly - Knowledge that one’s actions would certainly result in a crime against someone‚ but did not specifically intend
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What are the four Main Tenets of “Ethical Formalism”? - Immanuel Kant 1. Act only on that maxim through which you can at the same time will that it should become a universal law 2. Act in such a way that you always treat humanity‚ whether in your own person or that of any other‚ never simply as a means but always at the same time as an end. 3. Act as if you were‚ through your maxims‚ a lawmaking member of a kingdom of ends 4. If something is wrong‚ it is wrong all the time; an
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