Beyond Freedom and Dignity

defined as being “a spirit of deep esteem for somebody or something elicited by their powers, qualities, or achievements.” While this is an excellent summary of the term, I dare to ponder that respect is much more than this. In fact, this word goes beyond our century and resonates throughout history. Respect is more than a mere noun found in the English dictionary; it’s a virtue of those who are truly noble. It is observable that many distinguished individuals during the course of their lives…

situation in Birmingham to old testaments prophets who left his village to spread the word of God. Similarly, like Apostle Paul who left Tarsus to spread “the gospel of Jesus Christ,” King asserts that he too has the missions to spread his” gospel of freedom” beyond the boundary of his home. (¶3) 5. King rebuked his audience by telling them that their statement “fails so express a similar concern for the conditions that brought about the demonstrations.” (¶5) 6. The four basic steps of a…

Garton Ash believes democracies should move beyond hate speech laws because they prevent “open and robust civility”, are paternalistic in nature, ineffective at preventing prejudice and discrimination, and lead to a slippery slope of what demands protection by law. Garton Ash presents the idea of “open and robust civility” as the balance of tolerance and ability to openly express oneself, which may be intolerant by nature. Hate speech laws prevent the ability for self expression if the views…

covered in the article, one got the sense that even though great efforts were taken to stop the trade of human life, the leniency afforded to slavers and those who violated individual human sovereignty, people who outright denied dignity and freedom to other human beings is beyond deplorable. Moreover, what I also found interesting was that most of the laws and enforcement of seizures of slave ships and the banning of slavery itself happened in the early-to-mid 19th century. This is the era when…

Lately, I have been struggling to grasp the moral absolutism found in Kant’s philosophy on freedom, morality, and goodness. His ideas rest on the notion that humans are rational, autonomous beings by nature who have the “capacity for reason [that] is bound up with [the] capacity for freedom...[which] sets us apart from mere animal existence” (108). Our greatness as a human species comes from the fact that we have the ability to make moral choices independently of any inner initialization or…

document signed by both physician and the patient the nurse should follow the patient wishes for treatment. The patient is the nurse priority and since they are unable to make a competent decision for themselves, the nurse needs to respect human dignity and speak up for the patient and not ignore the statement by the family which allows the nurse to comply with the values and wishes of the patient. The nurse should notify the physician if there is an advanced directive or DNR documentation found…

mascots. This implies the comparison of animals and people as equivalent. No person, no matter their race, should ever have to deal with the discrimination the athletic world presents with these mascots. America stands as a country of equality and freedom. Nonetheless, Native American mascots prove inequality true within this country as sports cage American Indians. Obey the foundation of America and grant Native Americans justice by banning such mascots. They are people and no person deserves…

was founded on the principles of freedom, liberty, and democracy. With the achievement of the right to these principles through the American Revolution came the need for a redefinition of women’s duties, standards and rights. The role of white, American women in economics expanded from the four walls of their houses and edges of their families land, to positions in factories and public workplaces. Their presence in education shifted with the achievement of freedom through the values of…

To start off, Brown Douglas traced back to the development that initiated America’s culture in establishing this law. The Anglo-Saxon myth, where freedom and purity is tied to white virtue, became America’s identity. In addition, America was believed to be the New Israel and Americans to be the New Israelites. Jonathan Edwards noted, “America was discovered about the time of reformation, in which God…

functioned willfully out of their rights to do so as full citizens of the empire of Rome. In Rome many more could become citizens than in Athens. It was less restrictive. According to document A, Rome and Athens had some similarities, but Rome went beyond the standards of Athens. In both Athens and Rome, free, native born adult males could be citizens, but in Rome, your parents must have been born in specific areas of the Roman Empire. In the Roman Republic, free females, free male children,…