Kant and Deontology Judy Havens‚ Claudia Burns‚ Amber Montalvo‚ Kimberly Jones BSHS/332 Audra Stinson University of Phoenix When people think of Ethical Theory then the word morals‚ respect‚ and honesty seem to come to mind. Kant devised an ethical theory that is broken down into major elements to explain what he believes is ethical for society to believe. This is where the act of good will comes to existence and the nature of a person’s demeanor comes into how he or she decides what is the
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of the three theories that we looked at the second half of the semester‚ utilitarianism‚ deontology‚ and virtue‚ I think the virtue theory is the most accurate of them all. The theory says a person is determined good or bad based on their character. I think that is most accurate because if a person is constantly acting badly‚ then they would be considered a bad person. If a person is constantly acting good‚ then they will be considered a good person. Looking at the other two theories‚ utilitarianism
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John Aagesen Professor Burns English 1020 7 May 2012 Supersized Children: A Blind Form of Child Abuse Childhood obesity is a form of child abuse and act of neglect that directly correlates to poor parenting and lack of attention to young children’s diets. Furthermore‚ fast food advertising agencies should be just as guilty of child abuse as some parents‚ due to the fact they specifically market cheap‚ harmful‚ and unhealthy foods to today’s youth. Additionally‚ the government is partially
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Deontology and Stem Cell Research Stem cell research is very controversial in today’s world. Although stem cell research has the potential for curing diseases and conditions‚ some people view stem cell research as unethical and immoral. People do not realize that there is hope for medical advancement today because medical specialists can use stem cell research to grow practically any cells needed for sick patients. Today‚ I am going to tell you what deontology is‚ how the school of thought views
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Child Abuse Throughout the years‚ child abuse has been detrimental to our society. "Statewide‚ the number of deaths attributed to abuse or neglect rose from 95 in 2005 to 170 in 2006‚ according to the annual report from the Child Abuse Death Review Committee." [Chapman] "Child abuse is causing or permitting any harmful or offensive contact on a child ’s body; and‚ any communication or transaction of any kind which humiliates‚ shames‚ or frightens the child. Some child
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Tile: Effects of Child Sexual Abuse Student’s name: Professor’s name: Course title: Date: Effects of Child Sexual Abuse Child sexual abuse is a form of child abuse where by an adult or rather older person uses a child for sexual stimulation against the child’s will. Child sexual abuse is not only about rape but comes in different forms like asking or pressuring a child to engage in sexual activities‚ indecent exposure of the genitals‚ female nipples‚ to a child with intention to gratify their
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Consequentialism‚ Deontology‚ and Virtue Ethics The philosophies of consequentialism‚ deontology‚ and virtue ethics are guidelines for decision making that utilize very different theories of how an ethical dilemma should be approached. Consequentialism is a philosophy that asks whether or not the end justifies the means. “In other words‚ an act and therefore a decision is ethical if its favorable consequences outweigh its negative consequences” (Brooks‚ 2007‚ p. 329). Deontology‚ on the other hand
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The Long Lasting Effects of Child Maltreatment on a Child Student Name Here SCHOOL NAME HERE ABSTRACT This paper reviews child abuse and child maltreatment (both terms are used interchangeably in the text) that overviews the effects that child maltreatment may have on abused children when they reach adolescent and adult ages gathered from research that was gathered offline through books and personal experience and through online sources. Common abbreviations in the text are CDC which is Center
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Emotional abuse: Emotional abuse can severely damage a child’s mental health or social development‚ leaving a lasting impact on his life. Physical indicators: There are not really physical indicators of emotional abuse‚ but the child may have frequent psychosomatic complaints‚ headaches‚ nausea‚ abdominal pains. Behavioural indicators: The child may have mental or emotional development lags. Sometimes the child’s behaviour is inappropriate for the age. The child may be scared of consequences
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that children who experience abuse are more likely to have negative outcomes in adulthood. These negative outcomes may be mental or psychological problems‚ problems in behavior as well as economic status. Two studies (Colman‚ Widom 2004; Belt‚ Abidin 1996) find that there is a correlation between child abuse and relationships in adulthood. Two studies (Burnette‚ Ilgen‚ Frayne‚ Lucas‚ Mayo‚ Weitlauf 2007; Lansford‚ Dodge‚ Pettit‚ Bates 2010) show that childhood abuse can be an indicator in an increase
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