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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I usually notice people generally discriminate against race and gender but I believe discrimination pertains to each one of us. Black men and women feel the hand of discrimination the most. Discrimination can happen any place‚ any time. In retrospect‚ people usually keep to themselves when they’re being
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for the food supply being a target or tool of terrorism can no longer be viewed in hypothetical terms. Hoping and complacency are not an option. With the events of 2001‚ terrorism and bioterrorism became a key security issue. The issue of terrorism against the food supply is one that the food industry takes very seriously. In assessing the risk of intentional contamination of the food supply in the United States‚ the food industry has focused on three areas‚ what we like to refer to as the “3 P’s
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information‚ 82% off all respondents noted the media as one of their sources.” Parents have based the safety of their child’s life off controversial or persuasive information resulting in the decrease of immunizations leaving children unprotected against contagions. If a child was locked out of the house in a rainstorm‚ we would consider that neglect‚ but why are vaccines any different? Vaccinations should be mandatory to protect the lives of children whose parents are
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In “Against the Legalization of Drugs‚” by Peter de Marneffe‚ the argument that the use and possession of drugs needs to be decriminalized is made‚ because of the belief that the criminalization of drug use and possession violates the rights of citizens. In this paper‚ I will defend de Marneffe’s position by refuting a possible objection. Contrarians may claim that decriminalizing drugs will inevitably lead individuals to try harder and more dangerous drugs. Beginning his argument by differentiating
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Do you sometimes think that the rules and laws in America aren’t fair? If you do‚ listen carefully. America is a great country with many freedoms‚ but some people like to "work the system" or break the law‚ in the law‚ so to speak. That is mainly thanks to the first amendment‚ which basically says we can do anything we want with religion‚ speech‚ press‚ assemblies‚ petition the government‚ and so on. Our government shouldn’t be so lenient. We should get rid of all the cults and gangs. The only way
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vegetarian including ethical‚ health‚ or environmental. Vegetarians can be traced back into early history but‚ in today’s world‚ vegetarianism is on the rise as a concern for climate change is too. Major portions of the population are taking a stance against meat producing industries and changing their diets. Meat production is a huge contributor to pollution and climate change. Eating meat can also have a toll on one’s health. In order to change the course of rapid climate change‚ the population has
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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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From a Christian standpoint‚ God made everyone and each and every person is unique in their own way. Also‚ in the pledge of allegiance it says that we are ‘one nation under God’‚ so would that mean the government would be going against our ancestors Christian morals? This country was based on Christian morals‚ so what would our ancestors think of this? I will admit‚ it would be nice if we lived in a world where no one had no cancer or disease‚ but it is morally wrong. I was raised
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Ariel Ashcraft Alice Eagly Psychology of Gender October 17‚ 2003 War Against Boys: Fact or Fiction One of the oldest debates in psychology is the nature versus nurture debate. Its roots extend far beyond the nineteenth century psychologists such as Freud and Skinner into the beginnings of scientific thought. Even Greek philosophers such as Aristotle and Plato addressed the issue of how personality is formed. Today‚ a relative consensus has been reached that nature and nurture work in tangent
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