Take the first Inquisition, it was established by the Roman Catholic Church and the office of the pope in the middle ages, and was stimulated by seeking out and punishing persons that the Church felt, were guilty of deviation by exiling them. ... He persecuted and murdered innocent people because of they"re religious, and culture differences and he was able to do these acts because of his stature in society and his power gained through his stature. ... Hitler and the Church had no definitive reason to commit the crimes at hand, and why would they, murdering innocent ...

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Act utilitarianism is defined by J.C.C Smart as "...the view that the rightness or wrongness of an action is to be judged by the consequences, good or bad, of the action itself"- or, simply that a person's act is morally right if, and only if, it results in the most happiness of everyone concerned. ... Hence, in this given situation, ending the life of an inmate to save the life of an innocent is seen as the morally superior action. In the view of a rule utilitarian however, ending the life of any human being, whether a criminal or an innocent, is inherently wrong due to the ...

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Abortion I"m writing about abortion, the rights, the innocent babies, and the society we live in. ... But it just depends on each person and they"re believes. ... Until that moment comes, I think that we must rely on set rules that every person has and on governmental enforcement in order to survive in this world. Well last but not least, I believe that the government has the responsibility to step in and not permit the murder of its unborn citizen, especially an innocent baby, if there was intent to destroy the child late in pregnancy for questionable reasons. ...

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Varying viewpoints on this issue generally stem from or are influenced by a person's morals, principles or faith. ... 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. ... Through selfless and virtuous action, the person is able to innately make the right decision (Brown, 2012). ... God alone is the Lord of life from its beginning until its end: no one can under any circumstance claim for himself the right directly to destroy an innocent human ...

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For a person who uses the Kantian theory, they believe that the only pure good is human reason without any regard to the consequences. ... To have a quick overview of the main differences before going in depth, I would like to refer to the table below: Utilitarianism Kant's Theory Only consequences matter Consequences do not matter Morality is closely connected to desire/pleasure Morality is based on reason No absolute rules (act) Morality provides absolute rules Motives and intentions do not matter Intentions are of highest importance Persons are not intrinsically valuable Persons ...

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I argue that there should be no reason, no matter the situation, that a person should see or know about a situation such as this and not do something to prevent further occurrences; but utilitarianism does not agree. ... Most importantly I hope that I have proven my argument with valid and strong facts as to why Bentham's utilitarianism view on the Penn State scandal should be rejected due to the blindness it shows to the feelings and human rights of the young, innocent boys who were clearly violated of their rights. Morals are the most important aspect of a person in my view and no matt...

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The greatest good is that which is in the best interest of a particular person in the long run. ... It certainly seems logical that each person is best equipped to fulfill his own needs. I am the only person in the world who can know my deepest desires and dreams, so it follows logically that I am the only person in the world who can fulfill my deepest desires and dreams. ... And in a perfect world, we could just ask, but more often than not, a person's desires are kept hidden for one reason or another. ... Where does one person's private affairs begin? ...

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First and foremeost, there is the classic question of whether persons in public administration are good or bad. From here, he differentiates a political person between an administrative person. The political person includes both elected and politically appointed officials while the administrative person is the merit-based civil servant and certain executives appointed on the basis of professional rather than political criteria. ... For the political person, personal gain, with the absence of controls and enforced standards, will precede public interest. ... The story revolves around the d...

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You rarely win, but sometimes you doShe was the bravest person I ever knew" (pg. 149). ... He appealed to the judge, jury and audience by presenting his defense on how Tom was wrongly accused and why he is innocent. ...

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