Philosophical arguments

The premises of an argument are just as important as the conclusion they are defending. The purpose of premises in an argument is to validate the conclusion. There are many approaches one can take to display their reasons in a logical manner.Three of the major supporting strategies are linear support, branching support, and joint support. Arguments do not need to have an abundance of reasons for its conclusion to be deemed legitimate. Linear support is an example of this. Linear support…

This helps identify healing progression and determines if changes need to be done to the wound care. During a visit to an assisted living facility (ALF), a wound care nurse used her camera to take pictures of the unhygienic facility. She stated “look at this filth; it’s no wonder the patient’s wounds won’t heal.” She related that she had sent some of the pictures to the state so the facility could be inspected. With great concern, she was reminded that the camera was only to be used for…

development program within her organization. With such a high profiled project, she is torn amongst her staff as to who should lead the project. The meeting with her staff and the potential candidates did not turn out as well as expected and led to an argument amongst her staff as to who would be a viable candidate for the position. In the meeting, there are two types of conflict preferences that arise, competition and avoidance. John has clearly been taking the stance of avoiding the issues…

occasionally; affecting our behavior and emotions in all areas of our lives. There are lots of reasons why couples argue with each other. It goes from arguing about simple factors to arguing about major incidents which can deeply harm the relationship. Arguments between couple deeply wear down the relationship and become one of the main reasons for separation. The quality of the relationship seems to have effects on the health of its members; harmonious interaction has a protective value and,…

World is putting their trainers in by having them work with their killer whales. In response Sea World published, on their website, an article titled "Truth about Blackfish". The article attempts multiple times to discredit "Blackfish" by using weak arguments and deception. These strategies fail by the end of the article and leave the readers unconvinced that Sea World is not harming their own killer…

religion is a multidimensional practice that goes beyond simple sociological or anthropological paradigms. Despite such merit in his intent, Schleiermacher fails in achieving such expansion of analysis in the study of religion by falling back on arguments that render religion academically unapproachable and moreover, vulnerable to critiques of the Enlightenment period. Through his chapters on “Defence,” “The Nature of Religion,” and “The Religious,” Schleiermacher is unable to provide an…

achieved as a moral code, our structure of society must be changed. In this paper, I will argue that Peter Singer adequately presents his argument. I will also raise an objection to his argument and state his refutation of that objection. The objection raised is that charity and duty are separated by a line in our society which conflicts with Peter Singer’s argument. In the essay “Famine, Affluence, and Morality” Peter Singer addresses the idea that people…

A Critique of Epicurus’s Argument about Death Kejia Jiang Word count: 1419 As the founder of Epicureanism, Greek philosopher Epicurus presented the view that it is irrational to fear or hate death and death is not a misfortune for one who dies. The main idea he used to defend his argument was that no one will feel painful while dead, therefore death is not a bad thing for people and there is no need to fear it. At the first glance, the argument may seem to be plausible. However,…

persons in attendance, While the root -At means, the place of someone or where something is. This topic is an issue of debate all over the world. Some people support this rule while others are against it. Many arguments in favor of strict attendance policy have been presented while some arguments are against the strict attendance policy. Students in college and universities are mature enough to make their own decision. The school attendance policy affects the life of the student in many…

with the argument Thompson makes in her essay,’ A defense of Abortion,’ that abortion is; morally permissible in the instance of rape or possible health complications that would endanger the life of the mother, and morally permissible in other circumstances due to the mother’s right to her own body outweighing the child’s right to live in the circumstance that the parents took the appropriate precautions to prevent pregnancy. Thompson’s violinist case provides a strong conclusive argument for…