In a way both cases are different in the sick violinist example we assume that the person you are plugged into is a total stranger but in the mother's case the child is not a total stranger to her body she feels and sees the child. ... Thomson suggest in her sick violinist example that we have no moral duty to support a stranger so therefore it is permissible to unplugged yourself and not provide good and services. Otherwise, Noonan challenges this statement and provides that in some cases we do have a moral obligation to help a stranger. ...

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Morality is what decides right from wrong in our daily lives. Without morality we would act on our impulses and desires no matter the consequences. What drives each of us to make the decisions we do is different. Many of us base our rules or guidelines for morality off of the God we believe in, usin...

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However, some individuals would rather help a complete stranger than family member due to either family issues or simply the more pleasure that will come out of the act. ... Say for instance, when giving to a stranger, they may look at us as an easy way out of the troubles of life. ...

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They sold Jim as a slave to a stranger for forty dollars. ... Huck thought of writing the letter because he thought Jim would be happier if he was a slave as home with his family rather than be a slave for a stranger. ...

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Morality has been the topic of interest since the beginning of human civilization. Through most of history discussions pertaining to the moral aspect of human nature lay in the realm of religion and philosophy. The development of scientific thought brought new tools for understanding of this phenome...

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Everyone knows someone that can make his or her sunny day turn into a rainy, gloomy day. Or maybe someone has had an encounter with a person on the subway that bumped into you, knocked your bags down and still didn't have the audacity to say excuse me or can I help you with that? What comes to mi...

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Hugo A Vargas Jr September 16, 2003 Dr. William Bogard Antiquity and Modernity Of Gods and Men "Divine Subjectivity in "The Odyssey- Throughout the centuries, religion has served human societies as a form of justification to the eventful world around them "a way to bestow meaning upon t...

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He said, "It's ridiculous that you should think it makes any difference whether the victim was a stranger or a relative, and not see that the sole consideration is whether or not the slaying was lawful . . . because the pollution is just the same." ...

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There are many implications to consider when questioning the moral status of animals. It is a moderately modern idea that non-human animals have moral status, and philosopher Peter Singer dedicated a lot of his life towards this debate. It follows that humans have certain inviolable rights such as t...

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The reason that mainly family members are helped is because of coincidence; most of a life is lived with family and when it comes to one of those members being hurt, the altruist is going to feel worse to see a loved ones pain than to see the pain of a stranger. ...

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Every new work has served me as emancipation and catharsis; for none of us can escape the guilt of the society to which we belong. Henrik Ibsen In his play "A Doll's House,"" Ibsen profusely illustrates the middle-class society's numerous offenses against the wome...

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Domestic violence and abuse can happen to anyone, but sadly it is often overlooked, excused, or denied. Most define abuse as physical, but it can also be psychological. Emotional abuse can cause just as much, if not more damage. It is difficult to understand why some chose to live in fear of the per...

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The reason that mainly family members are helped is because of coincidence; most of a life is lived with family and when it comes to one of those members being hurt, the altruist is going to feel worse to see a loved ones pain than to see the pain of a stranger. ...

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After taking into consideration the prejudice and ostracism a person faced when expressing different views to that of their surroundings the reader is able to better understand the way Holden felt in regards to a world he felt he was a stranger to. ...

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Ethical egoism is a theory of ethics which states that all people should act in accordance with their own personal interest. The greatest good is that which is in the best interest of a particular person in the long run. For the duration of this essay, "egoism" and "ethical egoism" will refer to th...

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