G. E. M. Anscombe

was meant to be an answer to cases such as SB, TB, CC, HC, and more. Kant’s version of the DDE is very simple and has too many problems that are obvious to be true. A big one is how the case is described, as this can change the outcome of the case, and therefore, if it is permissible or not. Warren Quinn attempts to fix the doctrine by focusing on actions that have intrinsically bad effects, and instead focus on choices that are “intended under some intrinsically negative description.” He states that the new doctrine needs to find a foolproof way to show that the actions in CC and TB are intentional killings, but SB and HC are not. In addition to this, it needs to show how the actions in GP are intentionally bad and not in DR. Elizabeth Anscombe gives evidence that can help prove these two points that the new doctrine needs to hit. She states that when asked a question on why an individual is doing something, if they reply with a “to” answer, then the answer is what they intrinsically intend to do. Such as when asked why someone is pushing a mower, if they answer with “to mow the lawn,” or, “to make the yard look nice,” then they are pushing the mower for those reasons. However, if they answer with something other than a “to” response, such as “I’m just doing it because,” or “it’s great exercise,” they have an ulterior motive. This seems be a solution to one of the main problems of Kant’s DDE. Without the ability for the motive to be left to interpretation, it will be much…

The Wasp and the Echo: The Oneness with Everything In A Passage to India, E. M. Foster explores various conflicts between the Indian and the English in a dramatic setting. Foster is a master of realism; however, what walks side by side with the realistic plots like the trial and the friendship is the mysticism, which reflects Foster’s extraordinary ability to grasp the essence of the Oriental spirit. Realistic descriptions in many colonial literary works sometimes cannot suffice to present the…

The Cultural Divide In Interpreter of Maladies, Jhumpa Lahiri emphasizes the divide between Western and Hindu culture through contrasting imagery of the sari and revealing clothing worn by Mrs. Sen, Mrs. Das, and Mala in the stories “Mrs. Sen’s”, “Interpreter of Maladies”, and “The Third and Final Continent”. By using contrasting imagery, Lahiri shows the cultural barriers that stem from her characters feeling the need to choose their own traditional values and beliefs or those of a new culture.…

sunlight is horrifying(Reader, 145). Outside of their physical separation from nature, there is the mental aspect. People no longer think about nature, there is no longer a need to answer any questions about nature since everything is “perfect” the way it is, it is so removed from their society that they don’t even know what snow(Reader, 146) is anymore. We see this same alienation in the people from “WALL-E”, they have spent their entire lives on space ships, having never seen Earth. They have…

In the extract from the essay ’’The new empire within Britain’’ Salman Rushdie, an Indian born Briton and author, explores the subjects of institutional racism, the subconscious racist nature of the English language and the stains that the time of imperialism has left on the British mentality. To gather Rushdie’s main thesis, one need only to look at the title: “The New Empire within Britain”. Rushdie states: “It sometimes seems that the British authorities, no longer capable of exporting…

Is it possible for Indians and English people to become friends and tolerate each other 's differences? These differences include race, power, and religion. Can they, in a larger sense, unite together in friendship through collectivism and dharma? The answer is not obtained through the text, A Passage To India, by E.M. Forster; instead, the reader must observe the text and decide an answer to these questions. Through observations, the reader learns that it is necessary that all living creatures…

Mahasweta Devi, a proficient Bengali writer and activist who puts a question mark on the democratic and civilized nation, India. It is imperative to have a clear understanding of “marginalised “in order to understand and appreciate the writings of Mahasweta. According to the Oxford Dictionary, the concept “marginalize” means “to make somebody feel as if they are not important and cannot influence decisions or events; or to put somebody in a powerless position”. Mahasweta empathetically restates…

By 1909 many technological inventions that are still used today had already been invented. At the same time, however, there was still so much that the world had not yet seen nor expected. E.M. Forster, realizing the longevity of the era of technology, wrote “The Machine Stops,” in which he imagined a futuristic world entirely consumed by “The Machine”—a world that had witnessed incredible technological advances, but had also seen the almost complete reversal of human social skills. Forster uses…

these technological advances seemed but a mad man’s delusion; text messaging, video conferencing, television, webcams, computers, and the internet. However, Forster’s writings have predated them by over a hundred years. He even forewarns of the consequences of depending on our technology. He foretells of a society who has lost the ability to socialize, or to even be around another human being without feeling uncomfortable due to the lack of human interaction. Just as it is true now as the…

The Machine Stops” is a story that tells about a mother and son, Vashti and Kuno, living in a dystopian society where machines controlled everything and were made to care for an individual in isolation. Food and water is dispensed from the machine and all communication including personal, professional, and educational is done through a monitor. In this society, no one is allowed to leave his or her room without a temporary permit. If they did something that was deemed illegal, has punishment…