It is for this reason that Kant rejected consequentialist or utilitarian notions, such as the greater good (Johnson, 2004). ... The second maxim states that you must not use a person as a means to an end. ... Aristotle was a Greek philosopher who lived between the years of 384 and 322 BCE (Egs.edu, 2012). ... " (Kraut, 1997) On the other hand, Aristotle recognizes termination as unvirtuous if the sole reason for the act is for the sake of the act itself. ... The Catholic Church maintains a mostly deontological viewpoint on abortion, however it allows for what is known as 'The Doubl...

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Aristotle believed that we should be good just because. ... Using people was acceptable, but not as a means to an end. ... All together, we act and make the decisions we do for one ultimate reason: happiness. ... Reason and sentiment are said to occur in all moral decisions. ... Kant believes morality is based completely on reason. ...

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This can be seen when editors manipulate videos and pictures, use of unreliable sources, or practice sensationalism over journalism. ... Ethical Models 1A: Aristotle's Mean The earliest model to be formulated whose main aim of the model was dedicated in speech giving is Aristotle's Mean. ... Some think that Aristotle's mean is ironically enough, meaningless. ... In Confucius' Doctrine of the Mean we find a similar thread to Aristotle only there is an implied center of balance. ... In the workplace you might find that people use social media on company time. ...

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For humans, we are equipped with reason as our most powerful tool. ... Thus, Kant concludes that man's reason is destined for an end other than happiness; instead, the purpose of reason is to direct humans to good will itself. 4. ... Aristotle also deals with this issue in a similar way in his Nicomachean Ethics. In his investigation of justice, Aristotle argues that intention is crucial for an action that is in to be considered virtuous. ... Using philanthropy as an example, Hume would argue that giving money to the less fortunate is moral because it is considered worthy of esteem in th...

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Plato and Aristotle made clear that there was a distinction between humans and animals. ... However, humans had a second soul which was immortal due to the human ability to reason. ... Aristotle was more severe in his thinking as to the separation of humans and animals. ... He also believed animals were aware of pleasure and pain, but did not have the ability to reason and lacked emotion. ... Regarding animals being used as laboratory experiments, many hospitals are now using alternatives for scientific testing. ...

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Aristotle tells us this in Happiness and the Good Life. ... Aristotle concedes that although we want to do what is honorable, we want to be happy also. ... We must use logic and reason to determine what is "right", and can use logic through wisdom. Kant says that every practical law has behind it a reason which is for "good" in some form. ... "Every system of morals is a sort of tyranny against "nature" and also against "reason". ...

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Aristotle said that justice is giving people what they deserve. ... He said, "your reason for respecting rights is not to respect the person who holds them but to make things better for everyone" (104). ... Suicide violates the Categorical imperative because a person decides to end his or her life by using him or herself as a means to escape pain. ...

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