Rational

status. This idea contradicts utilitarian’s view because clearly animal and cognitive disabled are not autonomous nor rational. They cannot be held accountant of their actions. The utilitarian approach takes a more widely approach which include all creatures that can fell happiness and unhappiness. This broad approach let them include cognitive disabled and animals because being rational and autonomous is not a requirement. However, to the utilitarian view, they have the same right that…

Introduction Sociology is “the scientific study of society and human behavior” (Henslin, 6). In this E-Portfolio paper, I will analyze a College Student group using these two sociological perspectives, Functional Analyzes and Rational Choice. These will be used to analyze our role in society and interaction with others. Group Being a college student can be challenging; when you are the new student leaving home for the first time. It can be over whelming because it is a completely new world. Your…

In his Groundwork, German philosopher Immanuel Kant seeks to ground the metaphysics of morals in concepts of pure reason. Central to his work is “the categorical imperative,” that is, the formal procedure by which all rational beings may evaluate the moral worth of an action on the basis of its universalizability. In this essay, I will examine Kant’s ethic, specifically the categorical imperative, and assess the problems that arise within it. The fundamental basis of Kant’s moral philosophy…

On the surface, term limits seem like a great idea. Proponents for them argue legislators would be less focused on reelection and more focused on passing laws. However, a rational choice theorist would actually argue against term limits. Jonathon Rauch would argue that term limits would work against the public good by creating a collective action dilemma within Congress. Without term limits, legislators’ main motivator is reelection, but to be reelected they have to please their constituents.…

The existence of ghosts is a concept often disputed. When found in the situation where there is no rational explanation to something that happened, it is easy for us to create our own rational explanation in our minds. Perhaps the true rational explanation is right in front of us but we just cannot see it, much less explain it; because we do not understand it. This was the case for for the families living in a house in Amityville. Their stories lead to the labeling of the commonly heard Haunting…

At the outset, we recall that Hooker’s second assessment asserts that impartial benevolence serves as a direct guide to facilitate decisions about what we ought to do. Hooker states, I mean impartial benevolence as the direct and sole determiner of everyday practical decisions. By impartial benevolence, I mean an equal concern for the good of each. And by equal concern for the good of each, I mean treating a benefit or harm to any one individual as having the same moral importance as the…

is successful. Stoics’ Argument The Stoics argue that justice does not apply to animals, so we are not wrong for killing and eating them (1, 4). Justice does not apply to animals, say the Stoics, because only human beings are rational and justice applies only to rational beings. Therefore justice only applies to human beings. This line of argumentation is supported by…

Are Teens More Rational Than Adults? The human brain is a complex organ that serves as the center of the nervous system. It is made up of over 100 billion nerves that (with the cortex and other parts of the brain) help communicate throughout the body. By sending signals to different parts of your body, the brain communicates and is the main control centre.”Grey matter contains most of the brain's neurons, and it plays an important role in emotions, memory, decision-making, and…

The pursuit of national interest is always in the formula for the calculations of the rational decisions made by a nation. National interest is something each nation is thinking about when they go into war. World War I was the sacrifice of millions of lives to fulfill each nation’s national interest. William Kirby argues that, countries enter war because of their “rational calculations and national interests”. The source points out how the purpose of war is not irrational, it is rationalized by…

of people through-out the world that continue to use and/or sell drugs. This opens the question: why do people continue to associate with something that is known to have shattered lives? Social process theories, social structure theories, and the rational choice theory help explain why humans proceed in committing drug crimes. Sociological Theories Pertaining to Drug Crimes We have all heard the expression “you are what you eat,” learning theory teaches a similar…