to simply tell a skeptic‚ "That rock will fall from the cliff because of gravity‚" he won’t believe me because he will simply say‚ "Not necessarily." In fact‚ this can be the skeptic’s answer to just about any attempt to refute his position. It has long been pointed out by opponents of skepticism that such an attitude cannot be taken to its extreme conclusion in the real world in which we operate- even skeptics must live their lives according to rules they must rely upon not to fail. Skepticism
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Kelcey PHIL 1320 Brant September 23‚ 2010 An Argument against Egoism I shall argue that the ideas of both psychological and ethical egoism are fundamentally flawed and should not be practiced. Egoism is flawed because it ignores the fact that people have a predisposition for compassion toward others that cannot be completely expelled from their motives of action. Egoism is also flawed due to the fact that altruism cannot coexist with egoism; therefore‚ because there is altruism in the world
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that they are very uncomfortable with the Peter Singers ideas on donating all money beyond what they need to charity. Although they did think that it was a good idea‚ they didn’t necessarily believe that it was a moral decision. Of the arguments that I heard against Singer‚ and I did hear many‚ I don’t think that they are created equal. I’ll mention three in detail and some justifications that I heard that aren’t as relevant. First‚ Zach takes a view of freedom‚ that’s to say that he believes that
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The argument against abortion is subject to personal interpretation and it should not be legislated against. Illegal abortion is also rife with discrimination. The fourteenth amendment prohibits states from violating an individual’s rights of due process and equal protection.. The first‚ fourth‚ ninth‚ and fourteenth amendments explain that each citizen has an individual right to privacy against state laws (Kelly par. 4). Abortion should not be prohibited in the United States because the
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Defense of Marriage Act The purpose of this paper is to provide a history and overview of the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA). Next‚ I will analyze the impact that this policy has had on LGBTQ individuals. Finally‚ this paper will review support and opposition to the bill‚ which will conclude with personal views regarding this issue. History and Overview In 1993‚ Hawaii state government ruled that prohibiting same-sex marriage violated equal protections defined by the Hawaii Constitution (Pelts‚ 2014)
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made from water bottles‚ milk jugs‚ toilet paper rolls‚ and even tissue boxes! A couple styles of art from the earth are street art or “rubbish” kind of art‚ earth art and making art from unconventional materials. Many different specific pieces could be sorted into these three categories. Anyway‚ Earth without art would be just eh! In fact‚ street art or “rubbish art” is a very unique style of art. Street art is made from recyclable items as is every other style that is listed‚ but this kind became
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Section 1: Socrates’ argument Socrates sits in a prison cell‚ sentenced to death. His wealthy friend Crito has come to speak with him as he waits for a ship from Delos to return and allow executions to begin. Socrates knows that he‚ “must die the day after the ship arrives (Plato‚ 44).” Socrates also knows that he is not guilty of the crimes he was convicted of‚ stating‚ “There have been many who have accused me to you for many years now‚ and none of their accusations are true (Plato 22).” It is
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year from illegal abortion (Short 1991). This is an ’epidemic ’ of gigantic proportions. Usually great efforts are made to curb tragic and unnecessary deaths‚ such as those from smallpox‚ malaria and AIDS. It is surprising then that almost nothing has been done about this shocking worldwide tragedy of the deaths of so many women from backyard abortion. While the deaths from epidemics are accidentally caused‚ these deaths from abortion result from government policies. This is in itself a statement
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Arguments Supporting Torture to Protect America’s Security When at Risk Justifying the needs of implementing various methods of torture is strongly a recommended option to protecting America’s security and American citizens. While the debate of whether the use of torture is valid to protect the United States of America overall‚ supporters of the argument strongly argue that interrogating terrorists is only useful when various torture methods are involved. During one of the United States of America’s
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it can both‚ prevent harmful ideas from spreading‚ or suppressing the freedom to express an idea to society. The question regarding the legitimacy of no-platforming as a tool of activism can be rebutted as seen in the debate for‚ or against no-platforming. For against no-platforming‚ it is argued that no-platforming is
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