Philosophical terminology

1. What is, according to Kant, the only kind of motive for action that has genuine moral worth? According to Kant, the act from duty is the only kind of motive for actions that has moral grounds. This shows someone determination towards act on any circumstances. This act from duty is to do right things for specific reason, in this matter motive plays a key role. Motives which lead humanity have more standing rather than selfish motive or self-agenda. 2. State the Formula of Universal Law of the

A hotly debated topic in our time is whether abortion should be allowed. Moral arguments have battled back and forth for years, each argument refuting the next. Finally, Don Marquis, a professor in philosophy at the University of Kansas, makes his argument against abortion. Does Marquis play the trump card? Is this the end all argument? Let us explore his argument. What makes killing us wrong? Much had to be considered when approaching this question, but, in summary, Marquis comes to this conclusion:

Thompson’s conclusion is that abortion is permissible regarding consensual sex, both when preventative measures are used and when they are not. Her argument is centered around her definition of the right to life. In her argument, she starts by trying to prove that the right to life in neither a positive or a negative right. Using the Henry Fonda case, she is trying to prove that the right to life is not a positive right, by which requiring someone to do something. If this was to be the case, Mr.

Appealing to reason rather than religious beliefs, abortion is not wrong because essentially you are not killing a person. According to Warren five conditions for personhood are consciousness (of objects and events external and/or internal to the being), and in particular the capacity to feel pain; reasoning (the developed capacity to solve new and relatively complex problems); self-motivated activity (activity which is relatively independent of either genetic or direct external control); the capacity

Based Carl Rogers’ theory that when people are involved in disputes, they should not respond to each other until they utterly and justly state the other person’s position. The Rogerian Argument moves away from a combative stance and redefines negotiation until a common ground is reached. The author Jane Willy uses the Rogerian Argument in her article “Is the College Use of American Indian Mascots Racist?” to show her position and create context to what her beliefs are aside to the opposition. Beliefs

Ian Frazier’s “Coyote vs. Acme” is a referential analysis on Wile E. Coyote and he’s lawsuit against the Acme Company. Mr. Coyote is seeking compensation for the damages and injuries that the Acme Company has had effect on him. Along with this being referential it is also persuasive that has evaluation and narration of event. Frazier’s primary purpose is referential in this piece because in “Coyote vs Acme” he is explaining the topic using facts given by the Plaintiff. The evidence is consistent

In Malcolm Gladwell’s Outliers, he depicts certain situations that created success stories. In Jeannette walls’ The Glass Castle, Jeanette is raised in a crazy and poor family that gives her no chance for success, but she is able to overcome her family’s history. In both the Glass Castle and Outliers, Jeanette Walls and Malcolm Gladwell develop a central idea that people become successful based on the their families cultural legacy. Gladwell believes that the advantages given to people at birth

Have you ever seen someone that was so stressed out that they have done something you can't believe? Or someone who was so troubled that they did something that was so shocking? A Juxtaposition is a comparison of two things that are polar opposites. In “Krik? Krak!”, a series of short stories the author Edwidge Danticat utilizes Juxtaposition to create troubled characters, that in return create an overall shocking moods throughout the book. The three characters that display this shocking mood are

Juxtaposition is the act of putting two thing together or side by side to cause a contrasting effect. In A Separate Peace, multiple elements have been set up by the author, John Knowles, to contrast characters, and uses juxtaposition as a tool for characterization. Knowles majorly contrasts the characters Phineas and Gene, as well as Brinker and Leper. Juxtaposition is the main way that Knowles characterizes his characters. One example of juxtaposition between Phineas and Gene, was when Finny saved

What does it feel like to be wrong? Some may answer this by saying that it can feel disappointing, embarrassing, or humiliating. But these are answers to an entirely different question: What does it feel like to realize you are wrong? When anybody comes to this realization, it can make him or her feel a multitude of emotions: anger, discouragement, or even revelation. However, actually being wrong feels exactly the same as being right. “Wrongologist” Kathryn Schulz addresses this phenomenon, how