theories have contributions although Kant’s is most pronounced. An overview of the subject matter will further understanding in determining this decision. First‚ we divulge in the exploration of Kant’s normative ethical theory. The basis of the Kantian ethical theory is that acts‚ and the intentions behind those acts‚ are what makes an outcome good over bad. Kantianism divides this theory into three ways to determine intentions behind acts; “universal law”‚ and the “formula of humanity”. These
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Kant: the Universal Law Formation of the Categorical Imperative Kantian philosophy outlines the Universal Law Formation of the Categorical Imperative as a method for determining morality of actions. This formula is a two part test. First‚ one creates a maxim and considers whether the maxim could be a universal law for all rational beings. Second‚ one determines whether rational beings would will it to be a universal law. Once it is clear that the maxim passes both prongs of the test‚ there
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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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The topic of religion and God is perhaps the most diverse one of all in the field of philosophy‚ perhaps because it of all other topics dives the most in the domain of the unknown leaving the contributor and the reader befuddled with more questions than answers in almost every occasion. One of the philosophers who dealt most with that topic was Emmanuel Kant‚ and in his book “Critic of Practical Reason” which was published in 1788‚ I believe is where his most knowledgeable work is coined. In chapter
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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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