Surviving Famine: The Kantian Dilemma Say your family and you are struggling to meet your basic needs such as food during a harsh famine. Your basic instinct is to acquire food by any means necessary. One way you could get food is by stealing it from your neighbor. In this essay I will examine whether this issue is morally right. I will argue that by using Kant’s End in itself theory‚ stealing food from your neighbor in time of famine is morally wrong. Kant’s end in itself theory is stated
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Qstn. No.1: Calculate the annual depreciation expense that Delta and Singapore Airlines would record for each $100 gross value of Aircraft. a. For Delta‚ what was its annual depreciation expenses (per $100 of gross aircraft value) prior to July 1‚ 1986‚ From July 1‚ 1986 through March 31‚ 1993 and from April 1st‚ 1993 on? b. For Singapore‚ what was its annual depreciation expense (per $100 of Gross aircraft value) prior to April1‚ 1989 and from April 1‚1989 on? | | | | Delta Airlines
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opposite towards the “categorical imperative”. The hypothetical imperative tells an individual the steps needed to be done that will eventually help them in reaching their goal. Kantian ethics differs greatly from the “Utilitarianism” and is more of a “Deontological” point of view. The basis of which isn’t defined. For a Kantian‚ his/her morals‚ ethics and values come from their own practical and non-judgemental reasoning and belief. Immanuel Kant ’s categorical imperative Numerous ethical theories
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Which is stronger emotion or reason? Emotion is the first and easiest response to any situation because it comes naturally‚ and is processed way before reason. Reason only overshadows emotion at very specific and unique times. Emotion is stronger than reason because it is more instinctual‚ heart-felt‚ and irrational‚ while reason is rigid and logical. Firstly‚ emotion outweighs reason because it happens instinctually in a situation before any sort of rational thought can be constructed. This
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Writing Assignment 1 on the Sociological Imagination Due Date: 7PM‚ Saturday‚ June 29th‚ 2013 The blackboard website will be unavailable between 7PM to midnight on June 29th for maintenance‚ so please make sure you upload it before 7 PM. Do not wait till last minute. Late assignments will result point deduction or even a zero essay grade. Format: Please submit an electronic word file named “your full name essay 1”‚ such as “JohnSmithessay1”‚ through blackboard on time. This essay
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WWW.RASBD.TK Speaking Practice Questions and Answers Introduction 1. Hello. Could you show me your identification card please? Hello. Sure‚ here it is. 2. Could you tell me your full name please? My full name is X. I am also called by my nick name Y. 3. What shall I call you? You could call me X. 4. How are you? I am well thank you‚ and yourself? 5. How old are you? I am 22 years old. In other words‚ I was born in 1980.On the eighth of March 1980‚ to be exact. 6a. Does your name have any special
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MN404: Incentives and Governance in Organizations Analytical Exercises Sesssion 5 Question 1 Consider a problem in which a principal (P ) must delegate one task to a risk-neutral agent (A). There are two effort levels e ∈ {0‚ 1}; and two possible outcomes (output or revenue levels): S ∈ 0‚ S . The principal can offer a contract t‚ t in which t is a monetary transfer from the principal to the agent in case S happens‚ and t is a monetary transfer from the principal to the agent in case S =
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Final Project Part 2 Utilitarian Ethics: act and rule Definition of Act Utilitarian The goal of an act utilitarian is to maximize a person’s overall happiness in the universe. With an act utilitarian the goal will be to “Maximize pleasure and minimize pain” (Waller‚ 2005‚ p.49). An act utilitarian says that people could do that and they would not only make everyone happier but they would also be doing what is morally right. An act utilitarian doesn’t have conflicts over any action being
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and externally has been questioned by philosopher. However‚ two have stood apart. Two great philosophers‚ Thomas Hobbes and John Lock‚ had two very different theories that have swung back and forth through people’s minds. Complete opposites that are grouped in one major debate that has only been named only recently‚ one that has been raging as long as humanity itself‚ Hobbes vs. Locke. Human nature in Hobbes eyes is a foul‚ corrupted thing. Like a beast‚ soiled with foul breath and a mangled appearance
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The underlying principle of utilitarian theory is it seeks to punish offenders to discourage or deter future unlawful activity. However‚ the retributive theory seeks to punish offenders because they deserve to be punished (Net Industries‚ 2014). The utilitarian theory recognizes that punishment has penalties for both the offender and society. It holds that the total good created by the punishment should go beyond the entirety of evil; meaning punishment should not be unlimited. For example‚ releasing
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