It is for this reason that I have chosen Utilitarianism as the ethical and moral system I employ in my everyday life. ... " This quote, by Leon Trotsky, written in his book, Their Morals and Ours, depicts relativistic ideals in that through relativism, the end results of actions taken may easily justify said actions as long as the person taking said actions benefit from the end result. ... Furthermore, a person who follows a deontological mindset, which focuses more on the rightness or wrongness when it comes to an action rather than the consequences of an action, may look at a utilitar...

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According to Kant, a person who takes the liberty to take control of their own or another individuals life acts in violation to the moral law, Kant argued that euthanasia is an unnatural act. ... In this case of euthanasia if a person desired to give up on life they would be disrespecting themselves also the person that would supposedly help them to die. ... A person can make a choose to excessively drink , smoke or eat unhealthily and reduce their life expectancy, if this is permissible in the UK state then why can an individual not take a decision regarding their own life where they can die...

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Rights which are commonly accepted throughout the more heavily advanced, including in a moral sense, might consist of Lockes principle rights of life and liberty. The majority of people, whether they agree that it is morally impermissible to kill other people or not, believe that they have a right to life and to not be killed. It certainly must stand then that a person is attached to their life and for the good of any given person, should not be separated from it, and as carries, humanity as a whole, or in part, should not be separated from any of the lives which it consists of forcefully. Thi...

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Kant advocated a society free from the governance of emotion as he believed it obscured a person's judgement. ... The second maxim states that you must not use a person as a means to an end. ... As the sixth commandment states, "thou shalt not kill"; this includes the life of an unborn foetus. ... It is the belief of the Church that life begins at conception. ... Furthermore this notion outlines the fact that all life is sacred and that it is not up to us to assume a position of power and take life into our own hands (Catholic Social Teaching, 2015). ...

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The first traditional commandment is, " Treat all human life as of equal worth" (Singer 190). This statement is very difficult to follow; almost no person believes this statement whole-heartedly. ... It gives way for someone to say, if a person is a vegetable, has no vital capabilities, this person's life is of no worth anymore. ... This statement allows for a person's right to free will, even a person who is a Christian may more fully agree with this statement just for the pure reason that they want to believe more in God's promise of free will in their life. ... The final of t...

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(ESSAY) Socrates and Epicurus had different teachings in regards to the human soul, which support immensely different ideas of what the pursuit should be in a person's life. ... Epicurus believed that the soul was not immortal; he taught that the most important goal in life was to achieve happiness during your physical life. ... Epicurus criticizes some of these attempts: The irreligious man I s not the person who destroys the gods of the masses but the person who imposes the ideas of the masses on the gods .. ... He feels that if a man has spent his life searching for the truth and liv...

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This statement clearly shows that he is a person who strongly opposes the Philosophy of Altruism. ... In the film, the writer teaches her audience that one of the ways to measure the integrity of a person is to be true to his self. ... Rand believes that moral virtue is a requirement of practical success in every endeavor of life. ... Writer Rand effectively uses strong characters throughout the entire film to portray that a person's real values are those things or persons he or she considers valuable and of significant worth that can fill life with meaning and purpose. ... He rules his p...

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The learning materials have definitely made me rethink my understanding of "being a person" as well as what it means to express your sense of personhood in social systems. At first I made a strong connection with the idea put forward about legal rights (e.g. right to vote or the right give or not give consent) and the capacity to exist as a person. ... " I thought this reflected a person who was fighting for her personhood in very difficult circumstances. In turn, it highlighted how important a life with dignity and autonomy is to self-awareness and personhood. I agree with Do...

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", virtue ethics tends to ask the question "what kind of person do I want to be?", and instead of defining one's moral duties by nature, virtue ethics seeks out the "good life" and what conditions and characteristics make up this "good life". Virtue ethics prescribes that we imagine a picture of the good life and of the good person and act in accordance to those ideals. ... With this, Aristotle is attempting to understand how we should act in order to become a virtuous person and attain the "good life"; this being a foundational principle of ...

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By undermining this distinction between people and their uniqueness, we are actually disregarding our differential esteem for human life. ... If we decide to clone human beings for the purpose of creating appropriate transplant tissue such as bone marrow or kidney, automatically, we demean the person cloned for the purpose. ... Does anyone have the right to use a person, in this case their very existence, as the means to an end? In order to do so we must deprive life created of any intrinsic worth and pave the way for other uses of the cloned person, which might violate their rights further...

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Everybody has their own ideas of what is right and wrong how a person should live. For some, the way to live your life and live a good life is to live totally for yourself, to do everything solely on the basis that what you do is good for you and the only person that matters in yourself. ... It also does not take into account a person's individual rights. ... This is one major flaw that I see in utilitarianism, that one person's or a people's view of happiness can vary by a great deal. ... All in all although I see both good points and bad points in utilitarianism, Mill doe...

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According to the utilitarian principles, Mill also claims that it is the result of an action that counts rather than the motive of an action or the morality of the person who does the action. ... Aristotle believes that, in order for human beings to achieve happiness as the highest of all realizable goods, he should carry a contemplative life with reason and virtuous acts. ... So, life for most people seems to be in an endless cycle of chasing illusory goals – because knowledge is endless (at least, as far as I know). ... As another example, if a man who ran into a burning house to save...

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Because ethics is something that is viewed differently from person to person, many people argue whether a decision is honest and just. ... Next, one must look at the norm of individual rights, which is a person's entitlement to something. The only right of the elderly woman that was somewhat violated is the right to life and safety. This rule states that each individual has the right not to have his or her life or safety unknowingly and unnecessarily endangered. ... Each person ma...

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Which he believes that anyone can create happiness if they are serving their purpose in life every day and making decisions that are good for the specific job in this world. ... To Aristotle the end of this judge's life would create happiness as long as they are continuing to make moral decisions every time they rule. ... I believe that this statement leads to the thought that every person will always make morally ethical decisions which is not the case for everyone on a daily basis. ... Decisions made for the good create a positive virtue, while unethical decisions made be a person in th...

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This is perhaps due to the declining basis of traditional morality through religious teaching, and therefore a greater desire to understand the ways of living a good and prosperous life rather than following strict rules; something which the agent-centered nature of virtue ethics inherently achieves. ... She saw other contemporary ethical theories as heavily reliant on a basis of punishment and reward such as Kant's rewarding of morality through the 'Summum Bonum'; therefore they could not provide a guideline to achieve the moral life. ... Hence, what Anscombe believed in was...

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Utilitarianism and Kant's philosophy of principle, duty-based ethics and virtue ethics represent three different interpretations and theories however virtue ethics offers more as a basis for living a good ethical life. ... Aristotle considers what the ultimate goal of a worthwhile human life should be. ... It considers the 'rightfulness' and 'wrongfulness' consistent with the idea that a 'good person' is one who lives virtuously. ... It's holistic approach focuses on the ethics of the individual considering aspects of the individual's life and ci...

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Rachels (2001) then suggests that the distinction could be between moving and not moving but later refutes this as letting a person die may also involve actions such as leaving the scene. ... But we can feel, and are morally responsible for murdering people as we intended to do harm to someone and if we had not intervened, that person would have had a high chance of being alive. ... The idea that active euthanasia will always be forbidden within society stems from the value of human life. If we were to allow euthanasia to be legalized then the sacredness of life will become unprotectable. ... ...

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In the essay "The Ethics of Belief," by Peter Singer, Singer's argument is that "a person who believes what he is told and is unreflecting and unquestioning should not be allowed to hold great political power.... But even if most Americans share his beliefs we need to consider what we are to think ethically of someone who bases there life completely on unquestioning faith. ... Singer ends his essay by stating, "If this were merely a matter of one person's private beliefs, we might deplore it, but we could ignore it. But when that person is president of the Unit...

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If God has a plan for us, and knows exactly when we will pass, then how is it possible to alter our life at all? ... It is very rare that someone is such a detriment to society that it would be permissible to end his or her own life. ... Aristotle wrote that "Now when a person kills himself in a fit of anger, he acts voluntarily in violation of right reason; and that the law does not permit. ... Hume believes that if one does not find happiness in their life, why would they want to endure much more. ... Kant argues that "to destroy the subject of morality in his own person is tantamo...

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The first important point that Dewey makes is that moral principles are an integral part of the social life of mankind; that the school is a form of man's social life, not a preparation for one. ... The moral person according to Dewey "must have the power to stand up and count for something in the actual conflicts of life" (Tiles, 142). ... A person who says one thing and believes another, lacks a "force of character" (Dewey, Moral Principles, 32). ... Still what about the educated person who lacks force of character, who is fearful of standing up to danger and the threats of dange...

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Then he goes to say that if the person who stepped on your foot responded by saying "you're not important to me" it would cross your mind that even though you might not be on this person's favorites list he's no better than you are. ... He brings up consequences of breaking promises such as trust which plays a big role in a person's moral character. Implying that after so many times a person won't even consider your promise genuine or even make a promise with you because of previous circumstances. ... Since rules are created to keep order rule utilitarianism ...

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Such technological methods as advance surveillance are used by governments to support in acquiring information from many factors of life. ... Getting to Know the Facts Surveillance can be defined as the observation or monitoring of a person, place or thing. ... State surveillance is much more invasive than it has been presented in the past where a person's presence may not always be needed to gather information. ... The existence of "the right to respect for one's private life" exists locally and is one of the fundamental human rights and freedom protected that can be found...

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Therefore a person selling his or her sexuality can also be correct [ CITATION Ole11 l 2057 ]. ... A madam is a person who usually is a former prostitute herself and manages a large chain of other prostitutes. ... In some even slavery is done to make a person enter into prostitution (Deady 2011,p.15). ... This theory is defined as ethics based on duty or obligation of a person. ... This theory is based on judging a person's action to determine whether it is moral or immoral. ...

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Human beings should not have the ability to give up their body, or certain parts of it to another person for that person's own benefit or utilization. ... Yes, a person has ownership over his or her own body, but this type of ownership should not be allowed to be transferred to any other party. ... What is morally wrong is telling a poor person that if they want money then they should sell their kidney or remain in poverty. ... Not a single wealthy person will ever need or want to sell his or her organs. ... Buying an organ from someone means treating this person as an object and a means....

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In Philippa Foot's essay "The Doctrine of Double Effect," she discusses various cases that present a choice between the death of one person or the death of five. ... One of the cases she discusses is that of a patient who is in need of a massive dose of a certain drug in order to save his life. ... Therefore, it is more permissible to allow one person to die, rather than five. ... Foot argues that this distinction between positive and negative duties supports why different situations of saving one person vs. saving five result in different perspectives of moral permissibility....

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