the decision of building the Wonthaggi desalination plant conform the categorical imperative of Kant’s theory. As Shandon L. Guthrie (2001) said moral is more actually like strength of binding‚ morality must be necessary and universal. In other words‚ the categorical imperative of Kant’s theory may a word which is stand for universal moral law and the highest principles of behavior. As Richard G. Graziano (2010) said the categorical imperative is the foundational—again‚ Kant calls it the “supreme”—principle
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TOK Essay Jeana Joy Tan Belief has been described as “certainty about what cannot be seen”. Does this statement hold true any‚ some or all areas of knowledge? Over the years‚ philosophers have tried to grapple with the concepts of belief‚ certainty and knowledge. Despite numerous controversial claims and arguments that come from both sides‚ we have yet to come upon a general consensus. However‚ the contention here is that belief can contribute to all areas of knowledge. Even though
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The War against Terror as War against the Constitution Jackson A. Niday‚ II Abstract: This essay examines rhetorical dynamics in the 2004 US Supreme Court case Hamdi v. Rumsfeld. News reports suggested the court split 8-1 or 6-3. However‚ case texts show substantive disagreements created a 4-2-2-1 split in the court. Moreover‚ while the justices on the bench split into four camps rather than two‚ those camps were not defined along ideological lines. This essay argues that pragmatism‚ the legal
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judge it morally. Kant said that nothing was good in itself except for a good will. By will he meant the ability to act from principle; only when we act from a sense of duty does our act have moral worth. We determine our duty by the categorical imperative. An example of good will would be to use the “Golden Rule‚” do unto others as you would have them do unto you. Kant uses this to say that a person’s
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Tedium of Immortality”‚ Bernard Williams argues that immortality is undesirable because one would achieve one’s categorical desires which will cause one to become bored and find immortality undesirable. In this paper‚ I will argue that this argument fails because if one lives a recognizably human life‚ they will experience memory decay thus allowing them to repeat the same categorical desires without becoming bored. In addition‚ if one must experience immortality in a recognizably human form then
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CHAPTER 1—DATA AND STATISTICS MULTIPLE CHOICE 1. Methods for developing useful decision-making information from large data bases is known as |a. |data manipulation | |b. |data monitoring | |c. |data base conversion
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evaluating particular rhetorical acts. Again‚ it is particular. Week 2: World War II rhetorical situation; close textual analysis; strategic ambiguity; declarative tone; characterization; repetition; neo-classical criticism; ethos; logos; pathos; syllogism; enthymeme Rhetorical situation: Lloyd Bitzer’s theory on context‚ which includes: 1. Exigence- “imperfection marked by urgency” (ex. Pearl Harbor)‚ Exigence calls for discourse 2. Audience- “mediators of change” as a result of the speech
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Explain Kant’s moral law theory with particular reference to the categorical imperative [30] By Hannah Parry-Evans “Two things fill the mind with ever new and increasing admiration and awe the oftener and more steadily we reflect on them: the starry heavens above me and the moral law within me.” – Kant (1788)‚ pp‚ 193‚ 259 Immanuel Kant introduced and initiated his ‘moral law theory’ in the late 18th century. The doctrine in question sought to establish and constitute a supreme or absolute principle
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PHL 101 November 5‚ 2012 Deductive Arguments and Fallacies in the Presidential Debates Politics has always been one of the subjects where people use all sorts of different words and styles to convince people that their choices are the right choices. It isn’t surprising that one of the easiest places to find deductive arguments and fallacies is during one of the largest broadcasted and viewed political events‚ the Presidential Debates. In this paper I will point out a deductive argument
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is the right action. Kant did not believe that just mere virtues can measure ethics. Looking at Kant’s general criticisms of previous ethical theories‚ his definitions of autonomy and heteronomy‚ his formulation of categorical imperative principle and the relationship between categorical imperative and autonomous ethical choice‚ the argument is that there is not one theory of ethics that could summarize man’s power to decide what’s good and bad. Criticizing previous ethical concepts Kant’s
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