Objection

determined by the psychological states of an individual and the effects of physical forces or conditions upon that individual. In addition, I will discuss Stace’s belief of moral responsibility being compatible with determinism. Although there are many objections to Stace’s version of compatibilism, there are reasons to believe his theory holds true.…

This essay aims to demonstrate that the demandingness objection has probative force against the theory of act utilitarianism. I will be arguing that act utilitarianism is false because it requires the agent to make very great sacrifices in order to maximise utility. This essay will be exploring Brink (1986) and Sobel’s (2007) response to the challenges faced by act utilitarianism. I will be using Williams’ (1973) argument to demonstrate the various problems act utilitarianism encounters when…

Wager. In Section One, I will briefly summarize Pascal’s argument. In Section Two, I will make an argument in support of Pascal’s argument being unsound. In Section Three, I will address a possible objection to my argument. Section One The Wager consists of the following premises: 1. If you are…

Traditions of the lottery have been implemented in the cities for as long as people can remember; furthermore, the lottery has at least occurred for 77 years, because that’s Mr. Warner’s current age, he states the lottery has been occurring since he was born. Participants include all families, and all members of the family have to participate. Annually during the lottery, each head of the household has to go up on stage to draw, when each family has a slip of paper, everyone waits in…

he responds to an essay written by a man that left his native country for a different one. Sanders uses the strategies to also state his perspective about moving. There are a lot of unique writing strategies; allusion, analogy, and anticipating objection are a few Sanders uses. Sanders uses quite a bit of allusion to show examples from years ago to make a point. He uses the example, “The Dust Bowl of the 1930s was caused not by drought but by the transfer onto the Great Plains of farming…

In this passage, Zadie Smith conveys a strong stance against the closing of libraries. She believes that libraries shouldn't be closed because they provide people with more than just books. To support her argument, she acknowledges counterclaims, uses logic, and uses emotion. To begin with, Smith addresses counterarguments to her claim. She acknowledges that, "... money is tight... and that libraries are not hospital beds and classroom size. But they are still a significant part of our…

the dead penalty. The author is in agreement with death penalty and his defense of death penalty considers, "a life for a life". The author defends capital punishment against several objections, as follows: a right to life objection, a contradiction objection, lack of proportionality, an unpreventable error objection, and a bias and prejudice…

of voluntary active euthanasia (VAE) is sound and that Brock offers persuasive responses to the objection that (A) VAE is an act which involves the deliberate killing of an innocent person and (B) the deliberate killing of an innocent person is always morally wrong. To achieve this, I will begin by summarizing Brock’s argument for the moral permissibility of VAE. Then, I will synthesize the objection to Brock’s argument and Brock’s subsequent responses. Finally, I will describe why I find…

Her teaching career is just as important as Matthew's scholarship to college but he risked that by cheating and he must deal with the consequences of his actions. For objection number three, Ms. Green is just handing Matthew the necessary grade he needs to get his scholarship even when he does not deserve it. Matthew is a cheater regardless of his family situation and regardless of what a bright student he is. He should…

motivate the Argument for the Equality of Animals, as well as present an objection to the argument. The Argument for the Equality of Animals is based on four premises. Premise one of the argument is: “Equality of individuals cannot be based on equality of ability.” Individuals all have different abilities, so testing their abilities…