Objection

at the pros or why their reasoning may be flawed. Other arguments, based on their concern and objections to the enhancements are also used. They use these arguments stating that people’s character will betray themselves and show immoral character. This thought process was one I struggled with in conclusion to believing if enhancement was permissible. Buchanan uses the arguments against these objections in his text. He states four different ideals on biomedical enhancement when it comes to these…

John Stuart Mills’ liberty principle states that the only justified use of force from a state is to prevent one individual from harming another. Unlike other views of how the state should wield power, such as paternalism, Mills states that protecting an individual from themselves is not an adequate justification for state intervention. As a follower of Jeremy Bentham, Mills attempted to justify his liberty principle with utilitarianism, rather than a natural rights justification, essentially…

1) The first Objection based on legal realist of law is that law is made by legal legislatures and constitutions which works in one state might not work in another and that it could go both ways and it is left in the hands of the judges to make a decision which could affect both parties. Law as stated above is made by constitutions and legislatures but the law is merely a state prediction as to how it will follow. The example given is of a taxi business which is owned by the Jones family who own…

know the consequences of my possible actions before I can choose what to do. 2. But I don’t know the consequences of my possible action. 3. So that means act utilitarianism is false. To better understand act utilitarianism let’s consider pseudo objections and Mills replies. First, is that there is more to life than pleasure, knowledge, virtue and other things that are important too. Utilitarianism is a doctrine worthy only of swine. Mills replied that utilitarianism requires that we consider…

Demandingness objection is defined as “an argument against varieties of consequentialism” (Mulgan). Consequentialism is defined as: “one’s conduct is the ultimate basis for any judgment about the rightness or wrongness of that conduct” (Haines). It is important to define these terms because they are ways to see the objection that people have towards Singer. Digging further into the concept of demandingness objection, laid out by a critic of Singer’s, Tim Mulgan, states…

The judge determines the conclusion of an objection; either sustains so that the action discontinues, or overrules which permits the action to continue. E. Closing Arguments Once the defense’s direct testimony and cross examination by the prosecutor of all the witnesses is completed, the defense…

For instance, some objections by Muslim fundamentalists have driven suspicions about the polio vaccine in Pakistan, Afghanistan, and Nigeria. The local Taliban in Southern Afghanistan have called polio vaccination an American ploy to sterilize Muslim populations and an attempt…

In the book, The Most Good You Can Do: How Effective Altruism Is Changing Ideas About Living Ethically, by Peter Singer, the author introduces readers to a new movement called “Effective Altruism”. As stated in his book, effective altruism is “a philosophy and social movement which applies evidence and reason to working out the most effective ways to improve the world.” (Singer, 4-5) To be able to practice effective altruism, the book offers several ideas to become an effective altruist such as…

Christianity has preached the gospel message for epochs now. Throughout the ages, cultures have rejected it for several reasons. Today, the American culture may view the gospel message as outdated. Furthermore, the American Postmodern culture negatively perceives the gospel as exclusive since it proclaims to be the only way to enter heaven. Moreover, since the culture seems to believe that people are inherently good, it undesirably views the gospel. People may reject the gospel because it…

Many people have justifications for why they do certain things. Some justifications are based off of happiness, desires, god or morals. People who use happiness and desires as their justification use theories of the good. While those who use god and morals use theories of morality. Some theories that fall into the theories of morality are the divine command theory, consequentialism, and social contract theory. I will argue that act consequentialism is the most plausible moral theory because it…