Critically assess the claim that conscience is a reliable guide to ethical decision making In order for conscience to be consistently and absolutely reliable‚ infallible‚ it must stem from an infallible source - God. Alternatively‚ conscience might have a potential of ultimate reliability‚ if the faculty of conscience was dynamic and capable of solving problems i.e. if it was an innate part of human nature. St.Paul‚ Newman‚ Aquinas‚ Butler and Freud all argue on their ideas of what the conscience
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Should the names of registered sex offenders be available to the public? The state of Georgia requires the disclosure of every sex offender’s address in a given area. Research also show that 67% of sexual assaults are victims under the age of 18. Almost 2/3 of all sexual assaults are committed by someone who knows the victim. At the moment all 50 states have a registration and tracking system to monitor the sex offenders’ movement. In the past there have been various attempts to enact laws
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The U.S. Border Patrol The United States Border Patrol (USBP) has a substantial history as our nation’s first line of defense against illegal migration. Its fundamental intent was to curb the illegal entry of aliens‚ contraband‚ and the flow of forbidden alcohol from Canada and Mexico into the United States. The USBP was founded in 1924‚ and was established in El Paso‚ Texas‚ and Detroit‚ Michigan. Under the influence of the Immigration Act‚ it was approved by Congress on May 28‚ 1924. The United
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How important is that we are certain about what we claim as knowledge? According to my opinion‚ it is crucial to identify what we claim as knowledge. The world has a lot of information but not all of them can be claimed as knowledge that is suitable to. Everything from your opinion to the life changing decisions you make are dependent on the knowledge that you identify as your own through your own perspectives and also through your experiences. To me‚ unnecessary knowledge is something a person
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Similarly‚ if one was to choose a restaurant that had a reputation of bad sanitation‚ they would be much more likely to be subject themselves and the person they are dining with to a case of food poisoning due to their poor dining choice. Within the claim‚ it is already insinuated that knowledge is a virtue that can be possessed. The possession of knowledge plays an important role in these examples because if you know what you like‚ or what you don’t like‚ you most likely will choose a career that matches
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Evaluate the claim that the Senate is far more powerful than the House of Representatives The US federal legislature is bicameral‚ therefore it consists of the Senate and the House of Representatives‚ and in theory they should both be of equal power. However‚ in reality it is the Senate which is considered to hold the most power‚ although there are arguments to in favour of them having equal rights. In order to reach a balanced judgement I will consider both sides of the argument‚ beginning with
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Asses the claim that proportional electoral systems are superior to majoritarian or plurality systems (50) Most constitutional reforms see electoral systems as how democratic a country is. This is illustrated with ‘elections are the defining institution of modern democracy’. All new countries or democracies seem to choose a form of Proportional Representation (PR)‚ for instance following the collapse of Yugoslavia post 1989‚ the Czech Republic chose AMS and similarly after the fall of Sadam Hussein
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Insanity Defense Samantha Valladares Psychology A5 Insanity defense is something everyone has a different perspective on. Some people accept it‚ while others don’t believe it’s the correct thing to do. In criminal trials‚ insanity defense is the claim that the defendant is not responsible for his or her actions due to mental health problems. The person who commits the crime realizes‚ understands‚ and admits that they have committed a crime however they argue they should not be
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broadly speaking‚ there are two types of language‚ cognitive and non-cognitive. Cognitive language conveys facts i.e. things that we can know or be cognisant of. Non-cognitive language conveys information that is not factual; feelings and emotional claims. Those who believe that religious language is non-cognitive and so meaningless stem their beliefs from the Logical Positivist. The Logical Positivists were a group of philosophers who were primarily concerned with the truth contained in statements
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Should our University invest in computers that are available for all students? As the role of computers in academic contexts is becoming more and more important nowadays there is a discussion if universities should invest in technology which allows students to take exams on a computer. The aim of this essay is to assess the advantages and disadvantages of such a proposal. For the purposes of this essay the task only appraises the potential situation at the University X and will focus on investments
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