The Moral Philosopher and the Moral Life

When it comes to animals, some ancient philosophers have argued that they are fundamentally different from humans, while others believed that we share important attributes with animals. Here, I shall review some criteria used by ancient writers that both support and deny the claim that animals and humans are fundamentally different. In doing so, I will focus on what I consider to be the main criteria put forward by ancient philosophers in making their arguments. For instance, those who maintain that

rulers for their democratic beliefs and views on the government. In ancient Greek civilization a change was emerging and philosophers and scientist alike were questioning and developing theories on the way in which the universe not only worked but how it affected the human body in both a mental and physical state. One of the many new findings was that of theater, philosophers and scientist both believed that patients with mental illnesses would benefit greatly from this type of therapy. Kleisiaris

point of life if we cannot choose our course of actions. But from a scientific perspective we have questions like is it possible that anything can happen without having it be caused by something else? Some things really can't be described within the science that we all rely on. It makes people have free choices that forms who they are, and are responsible for their consequences. "Majority of philosophers suppose that the concept of free will is very closely connected to the concept of moral responsibility"(Connor

Aristotle, a Greek philosopher, believes that one acquires virtue by exercising moral habituation. Aristotle’s theory of a virtuous character is developed by aligning with the Doctrine of the Mean. The philosopher developed the Doctrine of the Mean in Book II of Nicomachean Ethics to serve the purpose of conveying Aristotle’s concept on virtue ethics. A virtuous character can be considered as a person who acts in the right manner through habit and practice rather than reasoning. Aristotle writes

with a complicated moral quandary. Debate rages as to what constitutes legitimate paths of inquiry and where to draw the line as to research that strikes many people as morally wrong. The basic question is: "how does society determine what 's right?" While, of course, questions regarding human genetic research are new, this basic question is as hold as civilization and has been addressed over and over again by history 's great philosophers. One of the most notable philosophers of the modern era

suggests that is a moral punishment for certain offenders. While both sides of the issue have valid points, the claim that the death penalty should not be prohibited is the stronger position, the position supported by the preponderance of the evidence cited in the passage. The most convincing and forceful reasons in support of the position that capital punishment should still be used are that it is the only moral punishment for brutal and heinous crimes, that it is more humane than a life long prison sentence

Sentimentalism or Moral Sense Theory is one of the most deeply argued topics that David Hume, a philosopher, researched in his philosophical endeavors as a Sentimentalist. Sentimentalism is the theory, that when making moral judgments or decisions requires the person to emphasize both, emotions and reason equally when postulating an answer. Immanuel Kant, a Rationalist, would have utterly rejected Hume’s moral compass when approached with a moral predicament. Kant would passionately say that reason

respectable life. Topic 2 Compare and contrast Mill and Kant on the question of moral obligation. In particular, explain and explore the differences between them on matters of the relevance of an action’s consequences to its rightness or wrongness. Moral obligation is a term that describes a belief that an act is one prescribed by a one’s own set of values. Simply put, a way one acts is determined by what they believe is right or wrong. Many philosophers debate the topic of moral obligation;

Abortion is a debate that has been raging for several years. Some argue that abortion is morally permissible and that women should be able to decide what happens to their body. However, others argue that abortion is morally impermissible, and that the fetus must be protected. In this paper, I will argue that abortion is always morally permissible. I will be using Kantian ethics for my argument. My argument begins with explaining the concept of personhood. I will argue that the fetus is not a person

that caused these questions to come about were the people started to realize that everything isn’t exactly what it appears to be. Philosophy started in the town of Miletus, many early philosophers came from here. The philosophers started their work around 585 B.C. Thales, one of the early Miletus philosophers, left no writings behind, all we know about him is memorable incidents recorded by later writers. He lived between 624 and 546 B.C. His unique contributions to thought was he believed that