David Sauer English 123 Frank vs. ... Toward the end of the novel, Sonia, the good prostitute, compelled Raskolnikov to realize the wrongness of his actions and to do something to set things right. ... Another reason as to why Raskolnikov supposedly killed the pawnbroker and her sister was "So as to make a completely new career for myself and set out on a new road of independence Well well, that's all Well, killing the old woman, of course that was wrong Well, that's enough!" ... Frank believes that the well being of the whole is more important that the sum of the parts. ...

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The lifelong process of socialization transmits culture from one generation unto another (Elkin and Handel, 1996) as one will see when going through such topics as human development: nature vs. nurture and the elements of personality. ... One example would be that children share some biological traits of their parents including some physical as well as the potential to excel in areas such as music or art, but whether one develops this potential depends on their social position (Sociology and everyday life, 1997, p.79). ... He believes when one experiences the world in terms of pain and pleas...

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All of this does raise the good point "can minds be created?" ... This whole idea is called Strong A.I., which states that the human mind is only a well-programmed computer that runs on the right software, which means that A.I. is possible. ... Another good philosophical point A.I. brings up is speciesism, Peter Singer. ... This quote easily explains the A.I. conundrum with Robots vs. ...

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Even though Mills believed so strongly in his idea of happiness another man named Immanuel Kant believed that the well being of each person should be an end in itself. ... The major fault to Mill's ethics is that by making the greatest amount of happiness the first principle of morality, this takes advantage of the few for the well being of the majority. ... In Mill's point of view this would be right because the greater good was served. ... Kant says that a good act without a moral intent has no value, but then why would anyone want to be on the receiving end of a moral intention ...

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