Maria K. Philosophy Mar. 6‚ 2012 Arguments Against Moral Relativism Moral relativism is the belief that the morally correct decision to make‚ when faced with a moral dilemma‚ is the one that is acceptable within the context of a given culture. This means that the correct decision varies depending on the culture in which one makes it. Today‚ with great variability between societies and cultures‚ moral relativism is greatly accepted as a matter-of-fact‚ but this is not necessarily the case
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individual to influence federal and/or state elections. This limit made fundraising one of the most time consuming activities for politicians. Even though individuals had the right to donate as much as they wanted the social judgment of openly paying for your political ideals kept many rich silent (and many were simply uninterested). This began to change with Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission ruling which overturned the ban on the use of corporate or union funds in politics. Yet‚ corporations
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environmental justice movement began in the mid- 20th century‚ when the country realized that the environment needed help. This movement throughout the last several decades has evolved from protecting woodland areas from deforestation to protection against the gas industry. Hydraulic fracturing is the process by which natural gas is extracted from the earth’s shales. The process begins with drilling through several layers of the earth‚ like the freshwater aquifer. Next‚ water with “fracking fluid”
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"The ability of women to participate equally in the economic and social life of the Nation has been facilitated by their ability to control their reproductive lives." an opinion stated by Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg to Gonzales v. Carhart. Abortion is a medical procedure that terminates a pregnancy. There are many public views that may cause quarrels in the state and federal legislation. It was established as legal 1973‚ beforehand women would need to find people‚ who are most likely
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sides that are either for or against whether or not it would be beneficial to rescind the guidance presented in this letter from 2011. As I did my research into this particular issue‚ it became apparent to me that most media‚ news articles‚ and forums were strictly against Secretary DeVos’ plan to remove the guidelines in place. It seems that there were two main reasons people were against her plan. According to civil rights attorney Alexandra Brodsky‚ most are against Devos’ intention to rescind
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The jury system might be outliving its usefulness to society and the public because of its perceived time consumption and the tax dollars that are funneled into running juries. The jury system was instituted by the British government in 1846. These trials were often biased and were conducted with secrecy that was not open to the public. Later the constitution mandates the right of trial by jury for all civil cases‚ but included that they be “speedy‚ public‚ and fair” (Rottenerg 4) to ensure that
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The private prisons industry is growing quite rapidly‚ and many have questioned their intentions. Those who are against the private prisons say that profit purely drives them and that they will do whatever it takes to make sure they turn a profit each quarter. The first key argument that they mention is in regards to the safety aspect of the private prisons since they tend to hire improperly trained employees. Followed by the dependency problem that could result from having private prisons take over
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I am against school uniforms because first‚ families will spend more money on them‚ second‚ school uniforms teach and unfavorable lesson about making choices on your values‚ third‚ students will still find a way to judge each other. First‚ families will spend more money than they would if they didn’t have to buy uniforms. In 2000‚ American families spent about 1.7 billion dollars on school uniforms. Two separate outfits including: two pairs of pants‚ two shirts‚ and a sweatshirt is about $250 to
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Have you heard any of the debates about racism going on right now? Things like racism don’t show the equality that most Americans are looking for in their country. The main person that I think made everyone realize that everyone is the same no matter what your skin color might be is Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. I think once he was murdered everyone including the people he couldn’t convince realized that this was just a ridiculous thing going on. The America I believe in has very hard working people
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than non-psychopaths do. Although this may seem like an emotional deficit‚ since they do not experience the same levels of empathy as any other person would‚ Kennett explains that the responses to seeing people suffer presented by children are exactly what sets off the development of some rational capacities that rationalists consider crucial for moral judgement. This proves that if a psychopath’s deficit is affective or emotional‚ it does not mean that his deficit cannot be rational as well‚ since such
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