Duty to warn

Kant, Wordsworth, and Descartes have different beliefs on what it means to be a human being. Kant believes that we must represent ourselves as members of the kingdom of nature while also being members of the kingdom of ends. Wordsworth believes that the conception of human nature is based upon the relationship between the power of one’s imagination and nature. While Descartes argues that having a mind connected to a body is what it means to be a human. After discussing the differences between…

indifference upon waking up. In fact, the language used by the author implies a cold, distant relationship between the father and son. The tone relayed by the narrator throughout the poem is one of regret and shame for not realizing these sacrificial duties of the father. In “Those Winter Sundays,” Robert Hayden uses a mixture of clever language, imagery, and sound repetition to craft a poem perfectly expressing the inevitable regret of realizing the sacrifices of one’s parents and a failure…

Problem Analysis - Administrative Team As an executive assistant (EA) for a very large, global technology company, one of the most significant issues the group faces is an inconsistency in job duty execution. EAs have standard job duties as well as job duties that are unique to the department in which they are assigned. As EAs, we all share the same job title, yet we are individual contributors rather than part of a team or function. Because EAs are ranked and rated against one another, those…

In an instance where an individual decides to take another’s life in order to preserve their own life might be under the assumption that their action is just based on necessity. However, the assumption would be false, a fact that has been proven in a number of court cases throughout history. In the case of Her Majesty the Queen v. Thomas Dudley & Edward Stephens (1884), Jeremy Bentham’s principal of utility presents a valid defense for the reasons that led to Crown choosing a guilty verdict. The…

never ending sleep. Frost writes "The woods are lovely, dark, and deep,/ But I have promises to keep/ And miles to go before I sleep/ And miles to go before I sleep. This form of isolation is redemptive for him because it relieves him of all of his duties. He no longer has any "promises to keep." In Tennyson's "The Lady of Shalott" she chooses to remain isolated in a tower watching life pass her by through the shadows in her mirror. This form of isolation is redemptive for her, because while she…

whistle-blower should only blow the whistle if the benefits outweigh the cost. On the other hand, if a deontological theory were to be applied, the consequences would be considered irrelevant, and the whistle-blower would have a duty based on their whether they felt it was their moral duty to reveal the information. A utilitarian may argue that the cost of Tamm blowing the whistle may have outweighed the benefits, since Tamm suffered many consequences as a result, such as being unable to find…

Ebola is a communicable disease through ordinary contact and is deadly with fatality rate up to 90% (World Health Organization, 2014). Since the outbreak of Ebola or Marburg hemorrhagic fever, health care workers in the front line have been fulfilling their obligations, and at the same times, facing hazards in many ways. When dealing with the global epidemic, clearly ethics is of central importance. Notwithstanding, many largely applied ethical theories are insufficient to the task and fail to…

According to David Hume, the moral rule which obligates us to fulfill our promises cannot be the product of natural law, firstly, because promises could not conceivably exist prior to human society and “conventions,” and, secondly, because even if this was conceivable, in such a state there could not be any obligation attached to promises (516). (*Detail what I'm going to explicate, and what I'm going to evaluate and argue) Hume claims that in order for promises to be natural they must stem…

If laughter is defined as “to not be bothered by something,” why would someone who has been damned laugh (Merriam Webster)? It seems preposterous that damnation could be something so easily shaken off. However, Anthem, or rather the society that is shown in it, has a misconception of what damnation is. What is something that should exile a person to be damned if he or she lives to be his or her happiest person, and who would be bothered by being damned if that simply meant that one could more…

Military today is essential. No matter the mission there are always direct tasks and implied tasks within the scope of the Army’s mission and all these tasked must be completed in a timely and efficient manner. Our professionalism and dedication to duty is measured by our ability to not only complete the assignments given to us but with a high level of competency and to or above the standards set forth. Following Orders and Completing Tasks to Standard This essay is about the importance of…