without sacrificing themselves in helping that person‚ than that person should help. Singer also argues that if people did act upon principle our lives‚ our society‚ and our world would fundamentally change. Singer first argues that distance and proximity shouldn’t be taken into account when it comes to helping. He argues that it makes no moral difference whether the person you help is a neighbor ten yards away or a person in another country (Singer‚ 1972‚ p. 231-232). Singer also wants you to take
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Throughout the chapter‚ Genetic Choices‚ the issue of moral obligations in regards to genetic information about potential disease and illness. Upon review‚ I find individuals to have a moral obligation to warn others if they have knowledge about their genetic predisposition in regards to disease and/ or illness. The first case I will discuss is when an individual knows their family members are either at great risk or are certain to have a specific disease and/ or illness due to their diagnosis or
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Nicole Swires Mrs. Matayabas ENG 101 2:05 18 February 2010 My Moral Obligation to the Poor Have you ever stopped to think about all the general essentials you have access to and all the material possessions you have been blessed with? Often times I see people around me who seem unhappy with what they do have. There is nothing wrong with wanting or buying more than what we need; luxuries are nice. The problem comes in when we only think about ourselves and not about other people. Some people can
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What is moral obligation? What is the extent of our moral obligation to other people and other living things? By definition moral obligation is the belief that an act is one prescribed by a persons set of values (Wikipedia‚ 2005). It is also a duty‚ which one owes‚ and which one ought to perform‚ but is not legally bound to fulfill. David Hume ’s moral theory hinges on a distinction between psychologically distinct players: the moral agent‚ the receiver‚ and the moral spectator. All actions
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Affirming achieves the value of morality defined by the American Heritage Dictionary as‚ “conforming to the rules of right conduct; moral or virtuous conduct.” This is the proper value for the round because of the word ‘ought’ in the resolution which the same sourced defines as‚ ‘Used to express duty or moral obligation’ meaning the resolution is asking us to determine the more moral means of providing drinking water to people. Morality is also the proper value because
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A Democratic Society Throughout time the debate upon which is the best system of government has been an ongoing debate. Somewhere between the realms of democracy‚ socialism‚ fascism‚ communism‚ and monarchism lies the answer to the perfect system. Traditionally speaking‚ North America has always tried to remain democratic in ruling. The democratic system‚ unlike it’s alternatives‚ encourages equality and liberty among the people which in modern society‚ makes it the most attractive system
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Pornography and the Moral Dimensions of Censorship In A Democratic Society In discussing this topic‚ we cannot fully understand the topic without defining what censorship and pornography are. Censorship can be defined as the suppression of speech or other public communication which may be considered objectionable‚ harmful‚ sensitive‚ politically incorrect or inconvenient as determined by a government‚ media outlet or other controlling body. It can be done by governments and private
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This is the core of discussion whether there is a general moral obligation to obey the law. This discussion started in the 1970’s in the United States. The background to it was the civil rights movement in the United States‚ and the Vietnam War with its political scandals. People who disagreed with the governments’ policies started arguing that sometimes‚ a citizen is justified in acting illegally. The question is: does a citizen have a moral duty to obey the law and if so‚ why? In the writings of
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is we have a moral obligation to produce the greatest happiness to the greatest number of people (Mill‚ p. 364) and Peter Singer believes we have a moral obligation to help others less fortunate than we to the extent at which no more moral good comes of comparable significance to the bad thing that we “ought” prevent (Singer‚ p. 874). How is it that we are somehow philosophically indebted to society and required to alleviate suffering? Can such an obligation even be construed moral? I contend that
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Life isn’t always simple for those in third world countries. Because of this‚ Peter Singer has said that we as a society have a moral obligation to help them by donating to charities. However‚ not everyone agrees with this point. Personally‚ I believe that you never have a moral obligation to do anything‚ unless you personally believe that you must. Some people may not feel obligated to help the citizens of poor countries. More often than not‚ this is because they believe that their charity will
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