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Thomas Nagel is a New York University professor and has written many things regarding the mind and moral theory. In moral luck Nagel thinks through the whole Kantian view of morality which shows that everyone is equal participants in the moral enterprise. Nagel argues that the Kantian view is too simple and doesn’t take into account the way external factors impinge upon us. Nagel brings up four different types of moral luck: constitutional luck, circumstantial luck, consequential luck which…

Money and happiness, two completely separate things, that people tend to relate to each other. In other words, some believe that money can buy happiness. However, that is not the case. Happiness can be achieved in a million different ways, and everyone has a different type of happiness. Money might have to do with some people’s happiness, but to be truly happy one cannot depend on one’s paycheck. So, happiness is not determined by what one’s bank account can afford, but it is about the small…

Effects of Land on Colonial Culture: New Jersey More often than not, the most successful people endured obstacles and difficulties. Even when they have the tools to succeed, outside forces impede and slow them down. Fertile land, access to water, and a location that was ideal for trade. These characteristics of New Jersey seem to be the perfect foundation for a booming colony. However, the advantages of these features were weighed down by disputes over possession, a lack of common currency, and…

The technology in today's society is used to stay on the so-called hip status. It is used to stay up to date with all the issues, hot topics and anything else that may be happening in the society. This technology comes with the expense that effects humans deeply. Technology causing our neurological pathways to alter in an atrocious way. In the article, “Does the Internet Make You Dumber?” by Nicholas Carr, he argues that the internet is causing an individual’s brain to become shallow along with…

Deeply rooted in philosophy, the correspondence view of reality and truth is the typical way of thinking in society. Reality in this model may look like the following thought process: Reality is the correspondence between what is in the outside world and what is in the viewer’s head. Reality is independent of the subject, but the experience of reality is dependent on the subject. It is independent because objects in reality exist as they are without the experience of observers. This ontology…

There are many factors that cause relationships to form. Whether it be love, hate, envy or indignation they all draw people together either in helpful or detrimental ways. Feelings and emotions are the driving force of why humans connect. Some of the emotions or driving factors that may seem like opposites, actually are eerily similar. For example, love and hate are both very strong emotions or feelings one could have for another person, yet they have some of the same characteristics. When one…

illusion of being “happy.” But then he realized there were greater possibilities. So, he sold his small plot of land and bought some elsewhere. He repeated that pattern until the day he died, and if he hadn’t of died, the pattern would have continued. As humans, we’re selfish, we’re greedy, and we always want more. When looking for…

Always Costs,” not only lays out the facts about the damage that reckless advancement has on Earth, but also outlines some methods of testing and caution that should be put into practice for the benefit of humanity. Witnessing the recklessness of the human race through detrimental untested technological innovations, Suzuki describes through several examples the damages of technologies such as that of DDT and thalidomide. Furthermore Suzuki outlines a dangerous system ridden with a lack of…

Suppose there was a world in which no one had a moral compass. There would be nothing stopping someone from doing anything, as nothing would be seen as “wrong” or “right.” It would be a real life Lord of the Flies, with savagery and disorder being commonplace. But what is a moral compass anyway? The dictionary definition defines it as “a person's ability to judge what is right and wrong and act accordingly,” but is there more to it than that? The use of moral compass can be seen almost anywhere,…

At one point or another, we must come to an agreement that everyone sees everything differently from one person to the next, opinions are widely different and very diverse, however; there are many subjects which only broadens the spectrum even more than before. Now some people choose to keep their opinions behind closed doors, mostly for the sole purpose that they are not harshly judged by the other individuals that they may happen to be around in just a regular day. Judgement is just something…