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and it goes against the freedoms defined by the US Constitution and the Declaration of Independence. Premise 1: The basis of all rights that are laid out in in the US Constitution are to protect the individual, not the wishes of the society or of other individuals. Requiring a doctor to perform care that other’s wish for would infringe on his or her rights to pursue the career envisioned. Premise 2: It is not right to force one person to act in helping another person at their own expense,…

ethics in theory is a moral theory that concludes that “the view that an action is morally right if one’s culture approves of it” (Vaughn). To elaborate, the theory of cultural relativism is a response to the question “What is morally right?” The premise being every culture has different values, and the conclusion being therefore an action is morally right if one of said culture’s approves of it. For example, suppose Bob and John are discussing if gun control is ethical. Bob asserts that gun…

argument, and Modus Ponens. Throughout all of these examples many flaws or counter examples arise that can either help or reject the argument by themselves, but when using all together you get a better stance on the argument. Upon closer examination of premise one, I know that I have hands only if I know I am not a brain in a vat, this statement could be false itself because what if even if I was in a “Vat” I wasn’t just a brain but an entire body, seen within the movie The Matrix. Either way I…

28th, 2012. • The plaintiff was a recreational user of the defendant’s premises. • The plaintiff slipped on grapes which were on the fruit isle floor in the defendant’s premises. • Before the incident, the plaintiff was in good health. • As a result of the fall, the plaintiff has now been left suffering with permanent mental and physical injuries. Legal Issues- The plaintiff was a recreational user of the defendant’s premises and was injured as a result of neglect, i.e the grapes on the floor.…

In this paper I will define, explain, and give an example of functionalism. Then, I will examine the three premises and conclusion that constitute the Absent Qualia argument against Functionalism. Additionally, I will evaluate premise 1 of the Absent Qualia argument and explain my agreement. Lastly, I will evaluate premise 2 of the Absent Qualia argument and explain my disagreement with Phenomenal Consciousness. Functionalism is the idea that a particular mental state is identified by…

Premise: Homosexual sex that does not reproduce it wrong. Conclusion: Therefore, homosexuality is wrong. Counter Argument One: Premise: Any kind of sexual activity that does not reproduce is wrong. Conclusion: Therefore all non-reproducing sexual activity is wrong. Argument One is an unsound argument because it…

In this case, it is much more difficult to identify each of the terms. Like the first syllogism, Craig would like the first two premises to function as self-evident, but, as you can see, the conclusion is conspicuously different. This conclusion falls prey to the fourth term fallacy. While the major term of the first premise is ‘the physical laws of our universe’, Craig slightly changes this term in the conclusion to ‘something above physical laws’, which changes the structure…

The argument for God’s existence has remained a constant topic of conversation, and at the head of much controversy. An argument attempting to prove the existence of God can be found through the Cosmological Argument, known also by its informal name as the “first cause argument”. The argument raises the issue of a first cause and where all things in the universe originated. This issue serves importance by highlighting conflicts humanity faces when questioning the origin of all things, and…

STEM field. His first premise (1) is that STEM majors do not need to take courses outside their major. His second premise (2) is that a liberal arts education lacks depth in required general education courses. His third premise (3) is that a liberal arts education does not prepare STEM majors for the real world. His fourth and final premise (4) is that a STEM degree from a liberal arts college will not hold as much importance as it would from a STEM college. Based…

interpretation of the common law system. It is clear to the court that there was no real dispute between the parties about factual matters, however the issue at trial was whether the applicant breach the contract to cease personally to occupy the Premises. The decision of this case heightens the application of precedent and the interpretation of the status. This case note will evaluate the decision of this case and the doctrine of precedent. Ⅱ THE…