Explain the challenges to the moral argument Kant’s moral argument can be summarised in 4 points. Point 1‚ a good will or a person with right moral intentions seeks to bring about the summum bonum. If we take our ethics seriously we can see that we want to achieve the summum bonum. Kant‚ however was adamant that people should not act nice to receive an award at the end of the act. Kant was convinced that an act is only morally good if it is done for its on sake and without any selfish thoughts
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in the world. Child soldiers are kids who are under the age of 18. Not all of them fight in war but some are used as cooks‚ suicide bombers‚ messengers‚ spies‚ human shields‚ guard prisoners‚ domestic servants and almost always used for sexual purposes. Anyone over the age of 16 who has killed someone in war‚ does not deserve amnesty‚ but those who have not killed anyone in any age deserve amnesty. A reason why people over the age of 16 do not deserve amnesty is because they are old already
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Do people deserve a second chance? The question may be easy to ask‚ but quite difficult to answer. In life‚ most people believe that they deserve a second chance. However‚ there are so many different factors that go into a decision on whether or not to give someone a second chance. In literary work‚ there are numerous examples of asking and sometimes receiving second chances. It’s usually better if the author has personal experience to draw upon when it comes to the material that they write about
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Middletons & Gramjon Limited a) Describe the matters that the partners of Middletons should have considered and the procedure(s) the firm should have carried out in determining whether it should accept the appointment as auditors to Gramjon Limited. The most general definition of an audit is an evaluation of a person‚ organization‚ system‚ process‚ project or product. Audits are performed to ascertain the validity and reliability of information‚ and also provide an assessment of a system ’s internal
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What programming techniques or structures can stop or exit an infinite loop? Sources found on: http://www.dummies.com/how-to/content/breaking-out-of-an-infinite-loop-in-your-c-languag.html & http://www.ehow.com/how_5697840_stop-infinite-loop.html Loops are programming devices that specify that a section of a program is to be performed one or more times. Typically they are divided into two categories‚ "for loops" and "while loops". A "for loop" is executed a set number of times. A "while loop"
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Personal and Professional Moral Compass NRS 437V Grand Canyon University Personal and Professional Moral Compass There are many influences that can affect how individuals think‚ behave‚ and react when confronted with an ethical dilemma. People make decisions throughout their life that are guided by what they have encountered through personal experiences‚ as well as cultural and spiritual influences. With the cultural diverseness of our Western society
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a 4th point in the love triangle. He is a pretentious‚ pompous‚ condescending fool in his actions and his thoughts. He thinks he is higher up the social ladder and house hierarchy when he is merely a steward who takes dislikes a little too far. Malvolio’s Punishment Malvolio may deserve his come-uppance‚ but there is an uncomfortable universality to his experience. Malvolio’s misfortune is a cautionary tale of ambition overcoming good sense‚ and the audience winces at the way he adapts every
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ethics are relative‚ but there are other people who believe that ethics are absolute too. For a person who believes ethics are truly relative‚ they evaluate acts as right or wrong based on their culture or the person. Ethical or moral relativism is the position in meta-ethics that morality is not universal‚ but that moral truths can be determined by factors relative to social‚ cultural‚ historical or personal circumstances. In the other hand‚ people who believe ethics are absolute‚ they support a set
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To conclude‚ Meursault does not deserve death‚ nor any punishment at all. While it is true that Meursault murdered the Arab‚ the defense maintains that the execution of Meursault would be more unnecessary bloodshed. For is the life of a thuggish‚ violent Arab equivalent to the life of an educated‚ hard-working Frenchman who works for the greater good? The clear answer is no. Shooting the Arab is the same as removing a stain from our great nation. Dozens of Arabs are currently locked in prison‚ wasting
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Robert Pittman Professor Methvin Critical Writing I 16 October 2013 Student-Athlete’s Deserve A Paycheck Entering college‚ athletes are appointed the title of “Student-Athlete.” However‚ they become “Athlete-Students” once the season begins. The title of student drastically becomes overweighed by their athlete epithet. Throughout the past years‚ the NCAA developed a million dollar industry. The NCAA is a non-profit organization that organizes sports for colleges and universities. By providing
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