Explain the challenges to the moral argument Kant’s moral argument can be summarised in 4 points. Point 1‚ a good will or a person with right moral intentions seeks to bring about the summum bonum. If we take our ethics seriously we can see that we want to achieve the summum bonum. Kant‚ however was adamant that people should not act nice to receive an award at the end of the act. Kant was convinced that an act is only morally good if it is done for its on sake and without any selfish thoughts
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The argument that I am laying out to you is the legalization of marijuana for both medical and leisure purposes. This argument does not pertain for marijuana being healthy for us or for illegal drugs to be legalized. Furthermore‚ it is more geared in the direction of marijuana in the medical world and its health benefits in association to legal substances. First‚ I want to explain some vocabulary in this argument that I feel needs to be explored. When the female
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It is said that Chris McCandless was a bright and ignorant person according to Cellarmans argument and maybe others point of views. In my perspective I agree but disagree as well although I agree with the argument that was said by Callarmans. As I state a quote that was said by Shaun Callarman “ had no business going into Alaska with his Romantic silliness”. As it says “Romantic silliness” he was meaning that he wanted to die in a poetic but as well as a beautiful surrounding of love and happiness
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interesting and so valid in life? Simple‚ with logic alone you can present “educated” arguments on any topic you want. Logic is the base of life whether it’s with the logic of religion to educate someone on a belief or even presenting logic to convince someone that a stop sign is in fact blue not red. One of the worlds most recognized philosopher Aristole‚ was a strong believer of logic and used it in his arguments. I’m intrigued by the fact that with logic alone you can try to prove something
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Paley’s Teleological Argument William Paley’s teleological argument is the concept of how an object such as a stone can exist simply because it has been in one spot forever when you can’t say the same thing about a mechanical device such as a watch. Paley’s conclusion to this argument is that he believes an object or device‚ or in his example the watch‚ is created for a specific function or purpose‚ regardless of if it works properly‚ is defective or whether we understand how or why it was created
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Running head: WRITING AN ARGUMENT PAPER Writing an Argument Paper LaQthia Cooks University of Phoenix Management – MGT521 Instructor: Diane Hunt-Wagner August 8‚ 2011 Writing an Argument Paper The Internet contains several encyclopedias and research websites. Some websites are valid‚ credible‚ and reliable whereas‚ other websites are not. This paper represents as an argument of whether Wikipedia online encyclopedia is a valid‚ credible‚ or reliable source of information and
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between arguments and disputes may seem difficult to understand‚ however‚ I look at both in two different ways. An argument is a series of reasonable points in attempt to convince another individual of your certain belief. They are often caused because both parties have a sufficient amount of evidence supporting their cause. I often feel that arguments do not end unless one of the two (or more) people is left to abandon their initial idea or walk away in frustration. I think of an argument as a simpler
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Outlining a Satirical Argument First off‚ before we get any further into this argument and things are stated‚ I must make it very clear – I’m a 100% against trying to put any type of force against our right by the Constitution to bear arms. The biggest question I have that pertains to this subject is always “Do people seriously think gun control is going to make any type of positive affect on this country?” I mean‚ seriously‚ think about it. No‚ I don’t mean think about it in a way that you actually
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Descartes has two arguments for skepticism‚ the first the dream argument and then second the evil demon argument. Both examples are used to raise doubts in things that we may commonly believe to be true. It seems right to believe that if you know something then you cannot doubt that thing‚ but Descartes wants to be certain in every way that he does in fact know that thing. These two examples are used to bring skepticism into your knowledge of things. For example‚ I know that I am taking a test‚ but
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Mitt Romney. On the surface‚ Gingrich is making a strong argument against Romney’s‚ in Gingrich’s words‚ “sucking up.” From a critical view‚ however‚ Gingrich actually commits one of several fallacies that often serve to weaken one’s argument. In this case‚ Gingrich uses an unsupported assertion in order to have his argument appear stronger than it actually is. A fallacy is a mistaken belief which is usually based on an unsound argument. One example of a fallacy is called an unsupported assertion
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