Immanuel Kant’s moral theory can be best explained by comparing it to a math equation. Kant’s moral system will always hold true no matter what the circumstance just like how two plus two will always equal four. According to Kant‚ our lives should be lived according to maxims that can be willed into universal law (Kant‚ Fundamental Principles of the Metaphysic of Morals‚ p 303). However the action regarding a moral decision is not judged by the consequences of that action‚ rather by the motive
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Under what conditions (if any)‚ should human reproductive cloning be permitted? Kubiak‚ J.Z. and Johnson‚ M.H. (2001). Human Infertility‚ Reproductive Cloning and Nuclear Transfer: a Confusion of Meanings. Bioessays‚ 23(4)‚ 359-64. This article argues that confusions in the semantic meanings of human reproductive cloning may hinder future scientific progressions to discover an ethically viable solution to infertility treatments. Kubiak and Johnson postulates that the term “nuclear transfer”
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How does the discussion of public goods indicate a need for business practice to include an ethical analysis? Salazar (September 19) 4. Short answer: What is the Categorical Imperative? How does it function in a Kantian framework for ethics? 5. Discussion/Essay: Using a Kantian framework‚ evaluate the claim that profit-maximization is a central goal of business ethics. 6. Discussion/Essay:
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A Pharmacist’s Right to Refuse to Dispense PHIL 333 Assignment 4 Pharmacy is a noble respected profession guided by strict laws and regulations. Pharmacists are the care providers who are responsible to provide drug therapies that improve the quality of life of a patient and their family. Previously pharmacists were only thought to be a drug dispenser but now they are the care providers of the community (Lai‚ Trac‚ Lovett‚ 2013). In the 1800s‚ pharmacists played the role of apothecary
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Aumio Golam October 31‚ 2013 Philosophy 1700 Midterm Exams I. Introduction (Pick 1 out of 3) 1. Explain the difference between Value Theory‚ Normative Ethics‚ and Metaethics. Give an example of a claim from each area‚ and explain why each claim falls into the category it does. Value Theory is a reflection of the word; we analyze what human’s value and why we find it valuable. For instance‚ Schafer Landau states on page 2‚ many philosophers try to figure out whether happiness is the main
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It has always been debatable if some actions such as lying for some advantages are moral. With different criteria and notions‚ how to judge what is moral‚ what is genuinely moral and what is not are not so clear. Moreover‚ the reason or benefit why we should be moral at all can sometimes be obscure. This essay will discuss on each theory of ethics proposed by various philosophers from past to present and how they may help us reach an answer to why we should be moral. Immanuel Kant’s idea on ethics
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Immanuel Kant concerns himself with deontology‚ and as a deontologist‚ he believes that the rightness of an action depends in part on things other than the goodness of its consequences‚ and so‚ actions should be judged based on an intrinsic moral law that says whether the action is right or wrong – period. Kant introduced the Categorical Imperative which is the central philosophy of his theory of morality‚ and an understandable approach to this moral law. It is divided into three formulations. The
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Capital Punishment: Moral‚ Effective‚ or Barbaric? Debra Johnson PHI103 Informal Logic Instructor: Philip Bence June 11‚ 2013 Capital Punishment: Moral‚ Effective‚ or Barbaric? Public support for capital punishment has eroded across the nation‚ largely because Americans are ambivalent. Many think that capital punishment is acceptable‚ but they are apprehensive about innocent people being executed. As the political debate of the past two decades centered on wrongful convictions and
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These arguments are; (i) the child is treated as a means to an end and therefore violates the Kantian principle of treating people as ends‚ (ii) its inconsistency with the idea of familiar relationship‚ (iii) the violation of the autonomy of the donor sibling and the right not to be harmed‚ and (iv) the slippery slope argument‚ which states that it
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Euthanasia and PAS Euthanasia and PAS In this paper‚ the main topic of discussion will be on how Utilitarian theory and Deontology handle the subject of euthanasia and PAS. While both methods have the same effect‚ PAS (Physician-Assisted Suicide) is performed by the patient injecting a prescribed lethal dose of medication‚ whereas euthanasia involves the doctor administering the lethal dose. The specific question being addressed in this paper is whether or not these options‚ PAS and euthanasia
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