Is Polygamy Morally Ethical? Group 1: Brittney Brown‚ Kasandra Foster‚ Kelsay Helm‚ and Alicia Grant PHI 105 Online Professor Pitre April 22‚ 2012 Introduction Polygamy is a highly debated topic among many people across the world and largely misunderstood. Polygamy is commonly defined as a marital system in which one man is married concurrently to more than one woman. The word “polygamy” actually translates from the Greek language to mean‚ “often
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Is There a Case for Legalizing Polygamy? 1. For a long time I have found the practice of polygamy intriguing‚ and have wondered why opposition to this form of marriage is so strong in the United States and most of the world see my A Treatise on the Family‚ 1981‚1993‚ Harvard University Press. I have been reflecting on this subject again as a result of the arrest several months ago of a fundamentalist Mormon leader in Utah who was charged with practicing polygamy‚ among other things. The Mormon
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Sirisakul Ratanachomsakul Argumentative Essay Girls love dolls and boys love trucks is what we have been taught by our grandparents‚ parents‚ and teachers generation by generation and has become gender stereotypes. Women are expect to marry and have children. She also put her family’s welfare before her own; be loving‚ compassionate‚ caring‚ nurturing‚ and sympathetic. For that female is often seen as a symbol of a weaker gender comparing to male who are bigger‚ stronger‚ and financial provider
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cultural relativism of "polygamy". Based on Merriam-Webster Dictionary polygamy is a marriage in which a spouse of either sex may have more than one mate at the same time. A cultural relativist living in Non-Moslem countries would be against in "polygamy"; while cultural relativist on the Moslem countries would be legally acceptable by their culture. When a society deems that this is right‚ it will be accepted within the society. Using my earlier example about "polygamy" and the following disapproval
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Polygamy In todays society the idea of Polygamy is looked down upon. Polygamy is the act when a person has one or more spouses. Three objections that might be made are; first‚ Bentham’s utilitarian view‚ which says all people should maximize good/ pleasures‚ second‚ based on the Intuitionism view that says there is no “one” principle‚ and third‚ Russell’s utilitarian view that polygamy is nature. In this paper I will use a Virtue Ethics theory to defend the view that Polygamy is morally impermissible
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to destroy the conscience of the human race than any other error” (George Shaw). Polygamy is the practice or custom of having more than one wife or husband at the same time. In the United States‚ it is illegal. In some cultures‚ polygamy is acceptable due to the shortage of women that live there. This practice is mainly associated with Mormons and the Fundamentalists Church of Jesus Christ Of Latter-Day Saints. Polygamy is wrong because it is unconstitutional‚ it increases forced marriages‚ and it
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POLYGAMY IN IGBO CULTURE In the whole world‚ there are five continents. Africa is the world’s second largest continent‚ with 80 percent of its area in the tropics. Africa is usually portrayed as a dark continent historically and physically isolated from the rest of the world but it is not. Nigeria is one of the most important country in Africa. It is located in western Africa‚ bordering the gulf of Guinea between Benin and
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ARGUMENTATIVE ESSAY Do curfews keep teens out of trouble? Thesis Statement: In the modern day‚ with growing knowledge and curiosity of teens about the real world‚ as well as the desperation of people caused by poverty‚ curfews nowadays‚ though believed to keep teens safe and controlled‚ anything like crimes can happen in any time‚ so curfews do not really keep teens out of trouble. OUTLINE: I. Introduction A. Background information B. Definition of the topic C. Thesis statement
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Argumentative Essay About Internet Censorship Censorship has been defined as “The removal of material that is deemed or judged offensive to any sector of the population. Many have wondered‚ “Just how beneficial is censorship to man‚ when is it enough and does it help”? It is my view however; that there is no clear answer to the question‚ for censorship has its fair balance of advantages and disadvantages. I argue that the censorship of the internet in the modern digital era is “Ludacris” ridiculous
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Argumentative/Final Draft Over the past few years‚ many schools have been contemplating whether or not they should enforce a mandatory uniform or dress code. Schools have held meetings addressing this idea and even taken votes from the students and parents regarding the option of uniforms. This is an extremely controversial issue; some say uniforms would be beneficial to students while others argue that they would take away from the students’ individuality. Personally‚ I can say from experience
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