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    development of social policies within the United Kingdom is extremely complex. Often involving conflicting factors. Each government must consider human rights and the individual entitlement of members‚ while also respecting the political and social moral values of the state. Human rights are basic rights and freedoms that every human is entitled to regardless of who they are‚ where they were born or how they chose to live their life. In the United Kingdom‚ these rights and freedoms are protected

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    England but in other westernized societies? And the main question I will be addressing is: Does paying for sex exploit women? I will start by clarifying the British laws regarding prostitution and trafficking in women‚ as this will give a clearer idea as to the difficulties of deciding whether prostitution is right or wrong. Throughout this essay I will use terms such as ‘prostitute’ or ‘sex worker’ which implies a woman who offers sexual favours for money‚ or has done on at least one occasion

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    _______ Emmanuel Kant was an influential German Philosopher. He was born in Konigsberg in Prussia to Protestant parents he lived from 1724 to 1804. Kant observed the world around him and observed that that every culture religion and society has moral law whether they are obeyed or not. The Formula of Universal Law- Act only in accordance with that maxim through which you can at the same time will that it become a universal law. The Formula of Humanity- Act so that you use humanity‚ whether

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    Moral Philosophy is arguably one of the most ambiguous forms of philosophy‚ but is also one of the most necessary. We‚ as humans‚ seek some moral reference point from which we can assign moral good and bad in everyday life. However‚ it is not clear exactly which moral standard‚ if any‚ is closest to this intangible moral ideal. The problem is that‚ when speaking of morality‚ there are so many factors and perspectives to consider. First there is the intention of the person which determines the desired

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    “Power” be immoral? To answer this question I would have to go back to Master Moral Vs. Slave Moral. Nietzsche stated Master Moral was of “noble human being honors himself as one who is powerful‚ also as one who has power over himself”. (page 25 &26) And Slave Moral of “slave’s eye is not favorable to the virtues of the powerful: he is skeptical and suspicious‚

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    In The Groundwork for the metaphysic of Morals‚ it is formulated that Kant bases his theory of morality off the groundwork of metaphysics. The idea behind the science of metaphysics brings about the a priori and/or pure necessary truths. Any existence of anything empirical is immoral which only abandons one’s reason and intentions‚ which are the foundation of their duty to gain good will. Good intensions bring out good will. As Kant presents the four reasons of all actions‚ he believes that one gains

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    population of animals that depend on the forests for food and shelter. Despite the fact that clearing of tropical forests increases land for farming so as to meet food demand for the growing population‚ the arguments of deontological ethical theory would disagree. According to deontological ethical theory‚ human beings are morally obligated to act according to certain set principles and rules regardless of the outcome of the

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    Reflective Essay Kant ’s non-consequenlialist approach to ethics The name of Comm101 is Principle of Responsible Commerce. Before I enrolled the Comm101‚ I have no idea about principle of responsible commerce. At the lecture on week two‚ teacher had the presentation about this subject what the responsible commerce is. Generally speaking‚ the corporation has the responsible for animal‚ thing or person and so on. In my own understanding‚ to a person‚ if one person wants to have success on the commerce

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    From birth‚ we are trained to behave in a certain manner. From our name‚ which normally conveys some sort of poetic meaning to inspire others‚ to our first outfit‚ blue or pink obviously‚ depending on our gender‚ to the toys we play with to encourage future occupations. These actions seem minuscule and insignificant but are the often indicators of who we are‚ how we behave‚ and how we prosper in society. I often remember being told by my parents as a child to “behave like a lady‚” or “ have manners

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    In this paper I intend to show examples of deontological and teleological on how they are critiquing war. The first paragraph will exemplify evidence of a deontological view and how its critiquing and affecting just war. I will also be reasoning why it’s better than teleological. The second paragraph will represent the teleological aspect‚ how it cannot critique wars‚ as well how teleological is less effective than deontological. Finally‚ in the third paragraph‚ I will revise both arguments and personally

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