When Committing Murder is Morally Justified There are many occasions when murders are committed and murderers are not brought to justice. In And Then There Were None and Murder on the Orient Express by Agatha Christie the theme in the books is‚ the morality of murder - that murder can be right and morally justified. Both books illustrate that murders took place and that the individuals that committed theses murders got away with them. As a result‚ the surviving family‚ friends and others such
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arguments‚ this paper will concentrate not on security issues as much as whether the war was morally justified. On January 17‚ 1991 the United States spear headed a coalition of countries in an intervention into Iraq after Iraqi forces invaded Kuwait. Although‚ this venture was successful from the standpoint that Iraq withdrew from Kuwait‚ Iraq soon ceased to comply with the UN Security Council Resolution 687 which laid the terms of cease-fire for Iraq. (Rourke 2006) Not only did Iraq ’s dictator‚
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this in order to remove what they consider to be the impurities of the system‚ and replace it with what is presumed to be necessary. Revolutions can take many forms‚ varying between social and political‚ and violent and peaceful‚ yet while revolutions in this modern sense are deliberate acts‚ either violent or otherwise‚ against a given government‚ they can‚ under certain circumstances‚ be justified. Revolutions can most commonly be justified when the majority of the people under a government determine
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Is Affirmative Action in the university setting morally justified? Affirmative action is defined as the effort to improve employment and educational opportunities as well as promote the rights or progress of minority groups and women. A minority group is any type of person that is differing from others in some characteristic of the same population and are often subject to different treatment or discrimination. Discrimination is the act of showing favor on a specific person based on group‚ class
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[2005] UKHL 71 and the article by W.L. Twining and P.E. Twining ‘Bentham on Torture’ at vol. 24 Northern Ireland Legal Quarterly 305‚ what is morally wrong with torture? Can it ever be morally justified? If so‚ when? If not‚ why not? Torture is not a popular practice amongst any developed society. To some‚ it is an extremely emotive word‚ the mere utterance of which brings to mind feelings of disgust and hatred towards those who might even think of employing torture‚ for whatever purpose. However
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life in a laboratory is a cold‚ unhappy and unhealthy way of living. So‚ lucky for Libby she was rescued just in time. Libby is a small dog that spent many of her years in an animal testing laboratory. She was kept in very unhealthy and filthy conditions. Although Libby was not an old dog when she was rescued‚ she had severe tooth decay and was terribly emaciated. Her body was desperately trying to fend of the parasitic hookworms and tapeworms that lived inside her. She was at last able to be
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Whistle blowing is informing on illegal and unethical practices in the workplace. It is becoming increasingly common as employees speak out about their ethical concerns at work. It can have disastrous consequences for the individual‚ as well as threatening the survival of the organization that is being complained about. In this issue‚ philosopher Sissela Bok asserts that although blowing the whistle is often justified‚ it does involve dissent‚ accusations‚ and a breach of loyalty to the employer
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What is responsibility whistle-blower A whistleblower is a person who raises a concern about wrongdoing occurring in an organization or body of people‚ usually this person would be from that same organization. The revealed misconduct may be classified in many ways; for example‚ a violation of a law‚ rule‚ regulation and/or a direct threat to public interest‚ such as fraud‚ health/safety violations‚ and corruption. Whistleblowers may make their allegations internally (for example‚ to other people
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moral position on the matter Whistle-blowing is the release of information by a member or former member of an organization that is evident of illegal conduct in or by the organization. Morality on the other hand can be defined as the concern with the distinction between right or wrong conduct. There are basically four categories of whistle-blowing in the organization. Whistle blowing can be internal‚ external‚ personal or impersonal. Internal whistle-blowing is where the matter is reported
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Part I - 3 actions I believe to always be morally wrong: 1) Stealing 2) Adultery 3) Violence Part II - 3 actions I believe to always be morally right: 1) Loyalty 2) Equality 3) Compassion Part III - Explanation The three actions I consider to always be morally wrong are stealing‚ adultery and violence. Firstly‚ stealing is a form of hindering someone else’s well being and wealth fare. You may be stealing for good but what about the person you are stealing from? For example‚ Aladdin
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