Objection

Descartes’ journey through the realm of his mind and his internal exploration of all the things he previously thought to be certainly true, brings him to the subject of the existence of God in his Third Meditation. Before he touches on the existence of God, he concludes that there are three different types of ideas. There are fictional and adventitious ideas which Descartes’ creates on his own and finally there are innate ideas which are present in the mind at birth. With these types of ideas in…

Firstly, I will explain all of what utilitarianism entails, including its normative principle. Next, I will apply utilitarianism to prove why the death penalty is beneficial. Lastly, I will present an objection to my view that the death penalty is not beneficial and will respond to the objection. The death penalty is the most effective form of punishment…

Immanuel Kant is considered one of the most influential thinkers of modern Europe, the last period of the Enlightenment and universal philosophy. Currently Kant continue to have effect in various disciplines such as philosophy, ethics and politics, among others. Immanuel Kant thought that the only thing that have intrinsic value is good will. Kant believed that an action is correct only if is out of the parameters of our moral duties and such actions have to be right. Kant offers the categorical…

point at which it begins. Unfortunately, the topic of life and where it begins is filled with nuance, and to this day there is no universally agreed upon definition. This argument cannot be made objectively without a clear definition of life. This objection is also flawed by its misuse of the word murder, which is a legal term. To regard abortion as murder is to directly undermine the United States Supreme Court who in 1973 declared abortion to be…

are guilty of devouring some decadent food item, of course, that item of food differs from person to person. For some fellow food lovers, their dietary plan is simply to appreciate the vast variety of food. While for health-conscious people, their objection is to eat pure foods that will allow for a clean bill of health. Meanwhile, there are some that try to cheat the system of eating to try to lose weight. However, one must be in charge of their dietary patterns to guarantee a sound personality…

In a society where seeing a new movie in theaters is a weekly activity, it easy to look past any hidden themes. Sarah Boxer, former staff writer and editor for The New York Times, points out the real meaning of why so many children movies have the dead-mother plot. Boxer uses an easygoing and knowledgeable approach to appeal to her readers and advise parents and movie enthusiasts about the overlooked misogyny in children movies. Readers are able to connect with her personal approach and are also…

The book; Eichmann in Jerusalem: A report on the Banality of Evil by Hannah Arendt presents the various irregularities of authority and procedures to render a legal judgment in the trail of Eichmann. Moreover, in this paper, I will be discussing the question of whether justice was attainable in the case Adolf Eichmann, also, I will further examine and outline the strengths and limitations of achieving justice in such cases. As well as outline the meaning of the phrase “Banality of evil”. Lastly…

not amount to a damning critique of virtue. A good conscience would prevent most from calling anyone who suffers great misfortune happy, even if that person was virtuous, but it seems that we could make this objection about anything that is posited as the human good. Regarding the next objection, if one can possess virtue even while asleep, then presumably one could possess happiness then too. But perhaps this is not so, and happiness, which we have reason already to suppose is a sort of…

The Argument of Compatibilism Whether or not humans have free will, or are able to make decisions without outside influences affecting them, has always been a controversial topic. There are many different views on this topic, including the compatibilist view which believes that free will and causal determinism are compatible. There are many arguments about free will that refute the compatibilist view and believe that free will and causal determinism cannot coincide. However, there is good…

Government (Kirby 1998). In 1995, Shell announced the granted dispose plan to the world. However, this has been strongly objected by the Greenpeace, other NGOs, European Ministers and the public. Many protests, campaigns against ocean dumping, and objection voices form the stakeholders have contributed to the reverser of Shell UK disposing decision (Greenpeace 2015). In 29…