C. Jarv Consideration of Animal Rights Peter Singer’s Theory of equal consideration for animals means that animals should be equal rights with respect to their particular interests. If a bird’s interest is to lay eggs‚ nest‚ fly and eat. It should be left to those interests. Different animals species have different interests. Implications of this would be an animal would not work a farm‚ be used in research‚ be served on the dinner table or any other activity that might remove it from
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Hundreds of animals are tested on and are used for human entertainment yearly. The ethics of animal testing has always been questioned. Many people look at animals as companions while others only see them beneficial if they are used to advance medical techniques or further research. Some people do not want to think of animals as on the same level as humans. Animals may not be able to speak and are not thought to have the same ability of thinking as humans‚ but they do not deserve to be tested on
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Although there are many people who attempt to embody the virtue of happiness‚ Bill Gates appear to be the one to do it most effectively. In Aristotle’s Nicomachean Ethics‚ he defines happiness to be obtained through “habituation or by some sort of training” of the virtues‚ a practice Bill Gates knows well (Aristotle 121). According to Forbes magazine‚ he was voted to be “the world’s most generous person”‚ further expressing his ability to exercise virtues (Mac). But is Bill Gate only appearing to look virtuous
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involved in animal research. Ethical Issues In terms of ethics‚ the main issue in animal testing is simply that many experimental animals suffer in ways which are unnatural to them. Through the use of genetic manipulation‚ obese mice ‚ diabetic mice‚ and mice with Huntington’s disease can be created. Surgical experiments can be performed on larger animals – such as pigs‚ sheep‚ and dogs‚ as “practice” for human surgery. Normally‚ such things would not happen to these animals. Any suffering
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Aristotle’s Nicomachean Ethics goes to show that he believes that the end goal of all human actions is eudaimonia‚ or happiness through success and fulfillment. Following this concept Aristotle goes on to explain that through virtuosity a human being can lead a happy life. He defines virtue as a disposition to make the correct decisions that lead to the chief good of happiness. A perfect example is when he describes someone who does an action well as being good‚ but they are only considered good
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Magenta Dumpit April 29‚ 2013 Ethics Final Paper Animal’s Have Rights Animals everyday are being treated inhumanely and with cruelty due to the unconscious actions of humans. In regards to valuing animal life Regan states that‚ “the fundamental wrong is the system that allows us to view animals as our resources‚ here for us-- to be eaten‚ or surgically manipulated‚ or exploited for sport or money. Once we accept this view‚ the rest is as predictable as it is regrettable” while Fox
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February 2011 Animal Fur Rights God created this beautiful university. He breathed life into animals and man‚ and made them living souls. Animals are just like man. So‚ why are there on earth the rights to kill animals? Why human are being so cruel to the animals? Animals have been killed for their fur‚ burnt‚ sliced‚ poisoned with toxic chemicals‚ tested in the laboratory. The question is not‚” Can they reason?” nor‚” Can they talk?” but rather‚” Can they suffer?” Is it right to take the life
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In Book 2 of Aristotle’s The Nicomachean Ethics‚ he outlines his definitions of moral virtues and how they are acquired. He reaches an implicit conclusion that performing virtuous actions is not sufficient for counting as virtuous by arguing that one must perform virtuous actions in the manner of truly virtuous people in order to become virtuous. This essay will thus analyse the structure of Aristotle’s argument on the relationship of virtuous actions to one’s virtuous character. In Aristotle’s
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ANIMAL RIGHTS Did you have any idea how many animals were used as pets‚ as food‚ as prey and clothing‚ as entertainment‚ as experiment subjects? Have you ever seen cages crowded with chickens‚ and some live chicken living with dead chickens‚ or cows being placed on dirty barns where their head to toe are caked on mud and feces‚ or dogs that are tied outside the houses of inhumane owners not letting them have a shelter to stay with? Do animals deserve to have rights to a have a home‚ to feel loved
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Aristotle highlights in Nicomachean Ethics‚ that moral virtue is “acquired by repetition of the corresponding acts‚” thus virtue is acquired‚ not innate (Cahn 134). By doing moral acts repeatedly one becomes wise‚ “having or showing experience‚ knowledge‚ and good judgment” therefore‚ to be virtuous an individual is requires a plethora of wisdom‚ which is not learned or taught nor inherent‚ but from the source of trial and error. Additionally‚ after virtue becomes a habit the individual would then
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