Does The End Justify The Means? by Mortimer J. Adler‚ Ph.D. Does the end justify the means? Can it sometimes be right to use a bad means to achieve a good end? Don’t the conditions of human life require some shadiness and deceit to achieve security and success? First‚ let’s try to understand the sense in which the word "justifies" is used in the familiar statement that "the end justifies the means." After that we can consider the problem you raise about whether it is all right to employ
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Psychology 324 Does true altruism exist? ______________________________________________________________ The concept of altruism has been around for a long time and the debate on its existence has been for almost as long in both philosophical and psychological circles. Altruism has been defined by Batson et al.‚ (1981); the motivation that arises within in an individual to help another in distress‚ from the desire to reduce the other’s distress. Some have argued that true altruism does not exist. Those
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A lot of schools have so many students that the school doesn’t have any more room for those kids. A lot of people wonder does class size really matter? My answer to that is yes for a variety of reasons. One on three students are being taught in overcrowded schools. According to the article "Everyone knows students learn more in smaller classes‚ or do they?" There are classes separated by a row of book cases as a wall to divide one classroom into two and anytime one class did anything noisy‚ everyone
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S. Keats Rowell February 10‚ 2012 Sociology Campbell When Does Life Begin In 2010 1.2 million abortions were reported in the United States alone. Of that 1.2 million 728‚000 were performed at less than 9 weeks‚ 217‚000 were between 9 to 10 weeks‚ 118‚000 were performed between 11 and 12 weeks‚ and 142‚000 were performed at 13 weeks or longer after fertilization. However these numbers do not fully account for all abortions‚ these are only the abortions that were reported to the United States
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Does Patriotism still Matter? First off‚ it is important to love our country‚ but it does become difficult to keep supporting our country. Now‚ in my generation (ages 10-16)‚ it doesn’t surprise me that a lot of my generation no longer understands the importance of our country or its flag. From my own knowledge and what I hear‚ my generation used to stand‚ hands on their hearts‚ greatly appreciating America‚ singing the National Anthem as high as they can. Nowadays‚ barely anyone would be caught
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you? We live in a world where we listen to music frequently because we are surrounded by it constantly therefore hard to avoid. If we do not wish to see something we close our eyes and if we don’t wish to hear something we cover our ears but it does not block the sound completely. [3] We hear music in stores‚ restaurants‚ in our cars‚ in our houses‚ and with our headphones. I believe music can influence everyone but up to a certain degree. There has been many research as to how music can affect
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officer claims the man is being pulled over for his speed‚ but the driver has a different opinion. He has heard on the radio that there has been a bank robbery nearby‚ and the wanted criminal is supposedly a young male‚ with no mention of skin color. Does this kind of behavior from officers exist? Is it logical to believe that this man was pulled over because of his dark skin? Do officers prejudice against races? There is a large debate on the subject of racial profiling‚ and whether or not it still
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remain rock solid‚ whilst society’s norms fade fast. Some women tend to favour older men‚ only because they have financial status. These men do not necessarily mature emotionally. Does this make the relationship socially acceptable? There is no appropriate age when we feel strongly about another individual. “Age does not matter in
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What Does Endermologie Do‚ And How Does It Work? Many people who have heard about this procedure are asking‚ "What does endermologie do?" Endermologie is a treatment that was first developed in the 1980s. It was used to help treat burns and reduce the appearance of scar tissue. Health care experts soon realized that endermologie is very effective for reducing the appearance of cellulite. This treatment involves using motorized rollers to massage and manipulate the skin tissue. Endermologie is a
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What does truth mean? Truth can mean many different things‚ to different people. I believe‚ that truth is what people accept as being correct when it can not be proven factually. "It is a relationship that holds that holds between a proposition and the corresponding fact"(Truth[Inernet Encyclopedia of Philosophy]). "According to‚ The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language‚ truth is conformity to knowledge‚ fact‚ actuality‚ or logic." There are three major competing theories of truth
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