Deliberation

Near the end of deliberations, the true extent of his racism, to which there have been subtle allusions throughout, becomes clear. In an impassioned speech, Juror 10 fumes and raves about “these people” who simply haven’t the innate moral capacity to comprehend certain things…

story Trifles, by Susan Glaspell, the women play the de facto jurors of their pier. Upon taking their preliminary vote regarding the boys innocence the overwhelming majority of the male jurors voted guilty; however, as the jurors continue their deliberation the verdict begins to shift. This is because of juror number Eight, who is not satisfied with the guilty verdict because he does not know whether or not the boy is guilty. In Trifles, the male detectives seek out a criminal to punish and the…

Can a Consequentialist theory account for the moral psychology of agents characterised by Pettit as non-atomism, non-moralism and non-actuarialist? Do you agree that these features do represent the moral psychology of agents? (Your essay should be based on either or both of Pettit’s or Parfit’s accounts). To start off my essay I will begin by explaining the three claims for the moral psychology in details, I will be commenting on Phillip Pettit’s response to the non- consequentialist approach to…

African-American slaves as well as all women. To the Founders, all men were created equal, but there was a difference between the two. That is what should be understood is that created equal is not the same as being equal. The Revolution framed the open deliberation about who was entitled to freedom and equality. This is still an ongoing debate. Freedom…

draw the sword and stub anyone who was behind the curtains meaning this was something he had been thinking about for a while (Felperin 56). Hamlet choosing to draw his sword and kill “Claudius” shows the deliberation to kill. According to the United States homicide law premeditation, deliberation and the will to kill are vital factors in differentiating between first and second-degree murder. Hamlets intention to kill was seen in how fast he moved to kill the individual behind the curtain…

In his paper, “Beyond Autonomy and Beneficence: The Moral Basis of Euthanasia in the Netherlands”, Guy A.M. Widdershoven touches upon the controversial issue of euthanasia and physician-assisted suicide, as seen from a medical ethics and a medical law standpoint. Although there are both pro-arguments and counter-arguments prevalent in today’s society regarding the morality of this issue; through the practices observed in the country of Netherlands, Widdershoven attempts to break-down and…

Introduction Rome and Carthage were two great rivals of the west that were almost equal in strength and resources. Rome government was mostly a mixture of democracy and republic with most of it features resembling that of ancient Greeks. On the other hand, Carthage had some similarities in her governing body as Rome when she entered conflict with Rome. In this paper, I will try to discuss the government of Rome, Carthage and how they differed, then end with a conclusion stating my view on the…

Individuals who desire to run for presidency first must announce that they are running for president. Once they announce they are interested they must undergo a process. Initially candidates will run by trying to attract interest groups and figures through debates on national television against all of the other candidates in order to gain the acceptance from elites and the officials in the parties of the particular party. Once it is narrowed down to a few acceptable candidates, they go onto the…

Banks expressed, there is a link between moral panic and morality policy making. Moral panics are often responded to in the form of policy changes and, ultimately, legislation that contains and reflects those policy changes. Plainly, there is a choice that legislators have to make and other who are involved in the policy assessment, and this is where unreasonable and immoral can happen. Good morals and profound quality approach together will make good policy ethical decision in criminal justice…

1. By claiming happiness is “the final end,” Aristotle means that it is an end in itself rather than a means to another end. According to Aristotle, happiness is the only end or good that we desire for its own sake, and it is for the sake of happiness that we desire all other ends or goods. For example, one pursues everything (pleasure, knowledge, honour) for its own sake and for the sake of happiness. For Aristotle, happiness is an activity of the human soul in accordance with excellence and…