You’ve looked at a few things that present Peter Singer’s argument against the way we use animals for food and other products. Pretend that you’re talking to a friend and they ask you why Singer thinks it’s wrong to eat a cheeseburger. Explain his argument (or what you take to be the core of his argument). Remember‚ you’re trying to explain this to someone who isn’t familiar with Singer. And‚ what you’re trying to explain is not just *what* he thinks‚ but why he thinks it. If I were explaining to
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Definitions of euthanasia abound in the medical community. John Keown in his book Euthanasia‚ Ethics and Public Policy: An Argument Against Legalisation‚ creates a succinct definition of euthanasia based on various understandings of the process‚ "Euthanasia involves doctors making decisions which have the effect of shortening a patient’s life and these decisions are based on
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Author of the above argument contends that Palean buckets were not uniquely Palean. The argument put forth by the author seems coherent at first glance; upon scrutiny‚ however‚ the argument appears seriously flawed and based on several questionable premises and assumption. The most glaring error in the author’s line of reasoning is his acceptance of archaeologists discovery. Firstly‚ they found a similar Palean basket in Lithos which was across the Brim river from Plaean. Paleans might do trade with
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Descartes’s Dream Argument This would all be well and good‚ were I not a man who is accustomed to sleeping at night‚ and to experiencing in my dreams the very same things‚ or now and then even less plausible ones‚ as these insane people do when they are awake. How often does my evening slumber persuade me of such ordinary things as these: that I am here‚ clothed in my dressing gown‚ seated next to the fireplace – when in fact I am lying undressed in bed! But right now my eyes are certainly wide
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that position with moral reasons but in the understanding of emotivism‚ a moral reason to support an argument does not exist other than as a tool to influence other people to share our reaction.
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In this excerpt Kass is presenting his testimony to the National Bioethics Advisory Commission‚ in which he urges the commission to declare human cloning unethical. Kass’s argument is based on: considerations related to the ethics of experimentation‚ concerns about identity and individuality‚ the dangers of transforming procreation into manufacture‚ and the negative impact upon out understanding of what it means to have children. Throughout the testimony goes on to explain not only why cloning is
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A problem with Thomson’s argument is why others should have to admit to the fact that a woman has no more obligation to her own child than she has to a violinist that she has never met before and doesn’t even know? Therefore‚ she is saying that the mother doesn’t have a commitment to her child that has yet to be born than she does to people whom she doesn’t know‚ especially in the case where the mother has been raped. Another problem that Thomson states in her piece of writing is that if own possessions
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building a dog park in the local area‚ One of the leading arguments for the positive side is that the majority of the pet owners live in an apartment complex and do not have space for their dogs to run free due to city ordinance.The fact that in new york dog bite reports went down from 40‚000 to fewer than 4‚000 per year is enough concrete evadience to allow an area to be put aside for a dog park to be built. On the other side of the argument the writer says "I like dogs‚ but I don’t want a public
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articles contain logical fallicies in their argument and use many of the same tactics to argue their point such as scare tactics‚ statistics‚ and quotes from people on the other side of the argument. However‚ the “Times of Trenton” editorial is able to cover up these fallicies and present their side in a cleaner and more efficient way than the “New York Daily News” by making the statistics seem more credible‚ the quotes from the other side of the argument more persuasive‚ and the overall organization
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According to an argument in BBC‚ it states that‚ “Scientists experiment on animals for a host of different reasons‚ including basic research to explore how organisms function‚ investigating potential treatments for human disease‚ and safety and quality control testing of drugs‚ devices and other products. Its proponents point to the long list of medical advances made possible with the help of animal research” (Katsnelson). I believe that this first argument is the strongest because it offers several
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