Abortion Introduction Abortion is one of the most controversial issues around concerning moral philosophy, and is an issue that will never be agreed upon. ... Another aspect which needs to be introduced is the definition of a person. ... One's own definition of a person would most likely greatly impact his opinion on whether abortion is morally justified or not. ... The pro-life movement also argues that the severely mentally handicapped do not meet the definition of a person in extreme cases, and yet we would not see them exterminated, as they become a burden to society. ... A w...

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The moral normative theory, Subjectivism, from Hume's philosophy examines the moral pleasure the narrator receives by doing this action. ... To understand this normative status, the definition of moral pleasure must be described. ... Second in Subjectivism, Hume is concerned with actions, but the definition of the kind of actions is important. ... Thus by the definition of subjectivism, the action was the right action to have performed. ... This definition requires many terms to be more clearly defined. ...

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For the duration of this essay, "egoism" and "ethical egoism" will refer to the above definition, and "altruism" will refer to the opinion that one should always act in a way that will benefit others. ... Certainly, Rachel says, all of Rand's arguments against altruism work, but only if one accepts her definition of altruism, which is an "extreme" version of the philosophy, night to egoism's day. ... Not many altruists will agree with this definition. ...

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