Justification

quick to outweigh the pros. For those in favor of the death penalty, the argument usually consists of statements like “It is a possible way to deter future convicts” or “It puts the family of the victim at ease.” Dr. Jim L. Riley argues, “Moral justification of the death penalty can be justified by one simple principle: punishment should be roughly apportioned in severity to the nature of the crime.” An eye for an eye, so to speak. However, some are not so quick to agree (Riley). An article…

opposite sex. Unfortunately, this stagnancy in the curtailment or even eradication of this culture can be explained via the fundamental theory of system justification. This theory refers to the tendency of humans to unconsciously or unconsciously justify the existing status quo and is prevalent amongst disadvantaged groups. System justification argues that…

Our human lives are enormously reliant on science and thus it is important to question the process of scientific justification. Induction is one of the important basses for scientific knowledge, but its process of drawing conclusions can be greatly criticised. David Hume (1711-1776) was one philosopher who evaluated induction and found the following problems with induction (University of Edinburgh, 2016). Hume believed that inductive practices are based on the relation of cause and effect. This…

AP European History Hitler’s Justification to the Terrible events that occurred during World War Two Funny Title: How a crazy person justified doing crazy things Dr.O’connor Nick Kapoor Hitler had an extreme and lethal sentimental brand of his personality that mirrored anti-Semitism, which remains controversial to date, as he was born in Austria the year 1889, and hence was not a German citizen by birth. He was a dominant symbol in the First World War, When Germany lost torrentially in…

tolerance, “an attitude that is intermediate between wholehearted acceptance and unrestrained opposition” (Scanlon), directed towards the concept previously mentioned. Throughout Locke’s Letter On Toleration it is explained that there are two main justifications for toleration; prudence and rationality. Locke goes on to elucidate that as citizens under the rule of a magistrate everyone has prudential reasons in which they tolerate or “co-exist” with other religious systems. He further explains…

Humans contain a deep yearning for knowledge. Given that the previous sentence is merely an assertion with no justification, there is no need for one to believe me – it may be true, but until that is justified and found to be true, it is nothing beyond a belief. Prior to a proposition’s justification, one should not be infer that it is knowledge. Justification for objective knowledge can be divided into two categories: a posteriori arguments and a priori arguments. These categories take many…

are guilty but refuse to admit to it. There are five justifications used to explain the reason for their actions.…

Death is inevitable, its part of the circle of life. So, this notion that one has the right to end their lives by undergoing voluntary euthanasia sparks debate in regard to the moral justification of physician-assisted suicide. Physician-assisted suicide is defined as the killing of a person by the person’s own hand with the help of a physician (Vaughn 293). This is just another form to intentionally end one’s life in order to be relieved from pain and suffering. However, the Death with Dignity…

Lying is sometimes justified when you consider it to help individuals.We tend to see lying as something so malicious.You cannot forget we could use it in the hands of good.This type of lie is used to protect someone.In article one, Harold smith said he lied about his health problems to protect his daughter.He says,”I tried to protect her.It slowed down the anxiety.Later, I told her what really happened.” A lie that is selfless cannot be so bad.It is for the sake of someone else.These situations…

1919 was a big year for America. It was the year we ratified Prohibition because, it rode the Progressive Movement. Most Americans thought the alcohol was behind America's most serious problems, such as corruption, child abuse, crime, unemployment, and worker safety. But, their was a very serious problem with Prohibition. No one liked it, including enforecement and even the government. "The very men who made the Prohibition law are violating it. How can you send a man to jail for selling alcohol…