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The theory is the opposite of utilitarianism in the sense that it considers both the means and the end, as opposed to utilitarianism which focuses only on the end.

Kant indicates that the goodness has not to contain a meaning of the consequences and results, it is good in itself.

My reply to the objection above is that the results may be determined by reason. The outcome is highly, if not, parallel to reason.

To gain an understanding of the story within a brief analysis, it is necessary to examine the story's plot, characterization, point of view, theme, symbols, and setting.

According to Friedman, 1970 he believed that when organization engage in social responsibility, a closer analysis will reveal that it aims to improve its image in the eye of the consumers, the government, the local [...]

This therefore means that it is wrong to state that it is the will of God for women to be ruled by men.

And as lying is a form of communication, and people know this fact, the only way out in order not to be defrauded is stop communicating.

The other issue in consideration is that of the black market which is supposedly benefiting due to the lack of a legal market for body organs.

Other definitions of global warming are "the increase in the average temperature of the Earth's near-surface air and oceans since the mid-twentieth century and its projected continuation".

Their views are mostly similar, agreeing on the concept that morality is a necessary part of human life and it should be guiding the actions and thoughts of every person. Immanuel Kant's theory is that [...]

To a large extent, it can be analyzed that Kant had formulated the problem of constitutionalism by stating that "The constitution of a state is eventually based on the morals of its citizens, which in [...]

The reason of why Kant's ideas are preferable to me is that the categorical imperative allows to define what actions are obligatory and which ones should be forbidden and to choose the way that is [...]

Unfortunately, in the scrimmage, George had to run for his life and by the time he came back to England he had not heard about his mother; they were separated.

College, on the other hand, offers a much more engaging and enjoyable academic experience due to the fact that we are more in control of our education.

Kant argues that, "a person is good or bad depending on the motivation of their actions and not on the goodness of the consequences of those actions".

The purpose of this paper is to analyze critically the concept of the sublime as presented by Immanuel Kant in his work 'The Critique of Judgment'.

Kant's moral philosophy holds that the final result of an action has no value; the value of an action lies on the motivation behind it.

The episode about the sons of Japetos is placed in the center of the story as the conquest of the supreme power of Zeus over the people and gods.

From the point at which Zeus rescues his siblings from his father Cronus, however, O'Connor follows the original myths quite closely, describing the war between the Titans and the Olympians, Zeus's journey to find Cyclopes, [...]

Whether the conflict between the three divisions hinder the company to compete in the market; Whether the present structure is cost-competitive; and Whether the present organizational structure will be able to meet the challenge posed [...]

The article by Seley and Weinger, improving diabetes self management attempts to address the possible barriers to patient education and the role of the nurse in assisting the patient to manage diabetes.

Gender norms violations can be identified as adoption of behavior patterns and actions atypical for a given sex and prescribed to an opposite gender Gender norms violations are perceived as such because at the level [...]

The theory of the World-system is a theory that is related to sociology and primarily concerns with the elucidation of the global industrial economy as being an absolutely societal structure and Immanuel Wallerstein, was one [...]

The current paper is concerned with aesthetics as a part of philosophy that deals with the problem of the existence of beautiful things and men's response to their beauty; the problem of artistic and intellectual [...]

When she answered in the affirmative, Jackie became sure that he was a terrible boy and a sinner who had broken all commandments all because of his old grandmother."I was scared to death of confession".

It is very neccessory to the one who speaks any of the language, to have the knowledge of use of phonetic alphabet in the language, so others can understand his words.

The main character believes in the beauty of the inner self and the beauty shown from within due to the spirit, this we pick from her passage, on the first time she was singing in [...]

As the relevance and the appropriateness of the metaphor are established, it is of paramount significance to consider the different aspects of the question in a meaningful and judicious manner.

The company has spread its branches to other countries like the UK where it is able to sell its products and also have the product been processed in such a country making its sales to [...]

Since Starbucks cannot control the personality of recipients, the environment in which messages are relayed, the environments surrounding responses, the group norms, and the relationships of individuals to groups, they have difficulty in assuring effective [...]

The plot of the story is unique, while the character of Hedwig and her life story emphasize the difficulties that people can go through.

Plato's proposed alternative is the rule of a philosopher-king a wise person able to see the essence of justice and, consequently, have the precise knowledge rather than a mere opinion of what is right.

In the context of a community, different factors contribute to the definition of this ultimate success. This is important, as people in the community will stand a chance to achieve the higher statuses that they [...]

I will use the texts of Plato's "Apology, the Trial and Death of Socrates" and Fyodor Dostoyevsky's "The Grand Inquisitor" in order to comprehensively analyze the theme and consider the questions of who I am, [...]

Therefore, to conclusively draw his philosophical views, it is paramount that we take what the characters say to represent Plato's stance and view of the world.

Thrasymachus argues that the moral values in the society are a complete reflection of the interests of the ruling group and not the society as a whole.

Military leadership is the process of influencing others to accomplish the mission by providing purpose, direction, and motivation and the basic responsibilities of a leader are the accomplishments of the mission and the welfare of [...]

In Plato's opinion, because the guardian class would be the judge of the people, there would be no need for laws, and this would make it easier to run the city.

We should say that Platos Allegory of the Cave could be used to prove the importance of an examined life and the role a person living according to this principle might play in the community.

In some countries like England, the legal profession is split between the Solicitor whose work is to represent and advise the clients and a Barrister who is retained by a solicitor to give a legal [...]

Plato thinks that knowledge is a guide to perform practical actions while true beliefs only in certain cases may lead to practical actions.

The following paper will evaluate the presentations in support of Plato's conception of Eros, by using a different approach in understanding appearance and reality and their influence on love, fate and eternity."The Consolation of Philosophy" [...]

After a period of five years, the National Labor Union and Federation of Trades that was founded in 1881 changed its name to the American Federation of Labor which was founded by Samuel Gompers.

Plato used the analogy of the sun, the line, and the cave in explaining the living conditions of prisoners in the cave.

It is not only children who imitate the behaviors of people they consider to be their role models but even the adults do.

The changes of the plot throughout the movie in comparison with the original novel are disturbing watchers since the times of cinema appearing and performance of the derivative movies.

The two issues that are outlined in the book are the definitions of justice and the reasons of being just. Although Thrasymachus stated that this was his explanation of justice, it was not truly intended [...]

In the book, The Joy Luck Club by Amy Tan, she writes about a group of four Chinese families who immigrate to the States, taking advantage of "The Better Life".

The main objective of the constructionist point of view is that it is aimed at uncovering how the individuals and the groups tend to participate in the creation of their perceptions of gender and women [...]

The next logical step was to have specific and testable objectives."In this study we want to see the perspectives of the students concerning collaboration through online and face-to-face discussion" is a reasonable statement of the [...]

Plato's idea of non-interference also can be applied to the first example of genetic treatment that individuals with an illness have their own specialization, thus treatment should not be provided as a disease is something [...]

One of the points that Plato expresses in this philosophical work is that rhetoric should be viewed primarily as the "artificer of persuasion". This is one of the similarities that can be distinguished.

The number of twins of like sex would be approximately equal to the number of mixed pairs. The most generally accepted theory to account for the differences between identical twins is based on this normal [...]

Therefore, using several rules of good definitions, the notion virtues is going to be defined with the further explanation of the rules used for this, Meno says that the virtue of a woman is to [...]

In his description of the ideal society, Plato explains that people in the society are not advised to act without knowledge such that before a city is erected, full understanding of justice should be known.

This normally impairs the reasoning of the rapist and at the same time, it impairs the defense of the victim. In both situations, that is, date and stranger rape the violation of the victim's right [...]

The dilemma in this dialogue is "whether God says actions or things are morally acceptable because they are naturally good, or such practices become moral because God appears to declare them to be ethical".

Furthermore, Thrasymachus' interpretation of justice can undermine the efficiency of the state and deprive the elites of their credibility. This is one of the paradoxes that should be recognized, and Thrasymachus does not speak about [...]

Socrates' argument is largely based on the premise that a citizen accepts the laws adopted in the society and should not resist the decisions of the state represents the interest of the community.

In the eighth page, as well as the ninth, Phaedo reports all the activities that went on in the room, including the views of friends and strangers on the decision of Socrates to pursue justice [...]

This new technique along with the publications of Sigmund Freud who was on a trip to New York at the time of the productions spread interest in the use of the unconscious mind. She is [...]

In "The Apology" by Plato, the characterization of Socrates is tied to the fact that the setting of the book was Socrates' execution.

The Athenian's contribution to the 'would be' laws of the new city is impressive to the Spartan and the Cretan and they therefore recommend him to be part of the team founding the new city [...]

Since knowledge already exists in the human soul, Plato believes in the theory of re-incarnation, a process that is ever occurring.

It will be dealt with Mary Shelley's biography and will also contain a detailed analysis of the most famous of all her books, Frankenstein.

Under business ethics, this is a form of art which is said to examine the ethical principles or even the moral problems which might tend to occur as a result of running the business and [...]

Some of the aims of academic achievement include a better career, higher opportunities, and a better understanding of life. The aim of academic achievement is to guarantee careers that we can enjoy in the future, [...]

The 'Allegory of the cave' and 'You, Screws' are two metaphors that different authors have used to show some similarity in the way people think and limit themselves to view the world and reality as [...]

The Equal Pay Act of 1963 was an amendment to the Fair Labor Standard Act, by the United States Congress, with the sole aim of abolishing differences in wages based on sex.

It is a follow up of Plato's 'The Apology' and provides a description of the conversations between Socrates, and his disciples, Crito and the jailer.

This will mean that what men are supposed to do is to get assistance and checkups so that they can have treatment of their disease within the time when the signs show in their bodies.

Religious leaders also pray for the body and the soul of the dead but lay a lot of emphasis on the soul.

The cave conditions are, therefore, a correlation of mans education or lack of it Plato tells us that if the prisoners were unlocked and forced out of the cave, they would prefer to go back [...]

The parable of the cave by Plato was an attempt to highlight the importance of education to the achievement of wisdom.

People in the Cave do not interact with the worlds outside the Cave, reflected in water, the things themselves, including the stars and the moon in the night sky and the sun.

He had the view that individuals naturally possess knowledge and that what they need is a direction for them to come to terms with what they already knew. He seems to be of the opinion [...]

Behind the prisoners a fire is playing, so that they can see their own shadows and the shadows of one another thrown by the fire on the opposite wall of the cave in fact, shadows [...]

Plato and Hesiod tried to evaluate the ideas of justice in their worlds and the ways of how people prefer to use their possibilities and knowledge using the story of Prometheus; Plato focused on the [...]

Occasionally, the carriers of the objects speak to one another, but their voices reach the prisoners in form of echoes from the wall ahead of them.

The prisoners are only able to see the shadow of the puppets on the wall of the cave-their only way of being acquainted to the outside world.

On the other hand, The Aeneid, written by Virgil, is a Latin epic poem, which tells of the story of Aeneas, the ancestor of the Romans.

The goal of Aristotle is knowledge in action and real knowing, which merge in the higher stratum of existence - the active mind.

For a government to be effective, there must be a set of morals and virtues in place to ensure the people are happy.

The sixth is a spectacle which is the visuals in the drama that include props, set, and actor's costumes. An example of a tragic hero is King Macbeth in Shakespeare's The Tragedy of Macbeth.

Chapter five of Kupperman's book "Theories of human nature" looks at great philosophers, namely Plato's and Aristotle's points of view in trying to define humanity. The writer tries to illustrate the complexity of defining a [...]

The purpose of this paper is to review each of the two theories and develop a comparison between them. This term is in contrast to the paths of extremities described by eternalism and annihilationism that [...]

Oftentimes, all one has to do is look at the parents of the child in order to determine the course of the social development of the child.

According to Plato, the functioning of every human being is closely linked to the entire society. Therefore, the major difference here is that for Plato, the function of every individual is to improve the entire [...]

Although it is possible to consider Aristotle as the first political scientist with references to the aspects of discussing political science in the context of the political philosophy, a lot of researchers also determine the [...]

One of the implications of syllogism to audiences is in regards to the possibility of creating offensive conclusions from an argument's statements.

Nicomachean Ethics is one of the most significant works of the prominent ancient philosopher, dedicated to the analysis of the moral purposes and virtues of a man.

It is also important to add that these values are only declared in many countries while the power is still in hands of the rich.

Galileo utilized a number of scientific techniques to prove to the church that the earth was not the center of the universe.

Shyness may seem like a normal or common problem faced by most children, but the disorder sometimes tends to interfere with the social development and growth of children and can prove to be a hindrance [...]

The two philosophers studied emotions to determine some of the common causes of this mental state, and the events that take place in the mind before one becomes emotional.

In particular, he writes that virtue is "a state that decides, consisting in a mean, relative to us, which is defined by reference to a reason, that is to say, to the reason by reference [...]

According to Aristotle, politics is the master of all arts since it is concerned with the end in itself. This is a central argument to the ideas of Aristotle and underscores his idea that politics [...]

On building trust at work, employers are required to give minimum supervision to the employees in an effort to make the latter feel a sense of belonging and responsibility.

From Aristotle's perspective, to know the purpose of nature is the most essential task of a philosopher and his strategies should be subjected to this task.

The paper reviews the traits of the best working places and compares the ideas with those offered by Aristotle. In fact, through training, the employees are able to develop virtues that enhance interactions, and the [...]

Their organization is such that the top in the rank consists of all properties of the one at the bottom. The rational soul's ability to reason that is not in the other types of souls.

This conflict tended to be a struggle between Iraq and the United Nations in which Iraq struggled to break out of the controls and sanctions the UN established as part of the cease-fire in the [...]

This is not the case in the contemporary work place where a myriad of factors contribute to the happiness of the employees.

However, the fact that there are many actions that people engage in, Aristotle argues that their ends are countless. Aristotle concludes that happiness is the key principle that causes people to practice virtues such as [...]

The main similarity of pre-WWII period and the Innti generation is close attention to Irish language and folklore. During the pre-WWII period of time, anxiety and desperation dominated in Irish poetry.

The weakness of philosophical theories is that they are mere intellectual theories void actions or activities, which require habitual practice as a process of achieving moral virtues.

'Leaves of Grass' is a collection of Walt Whitman's poems to which he wrote a preface titled "Inscription: To the Reader at the Entrance of Leaves of Grass".

Although the proton, neutron, electron, and possibly the neutrino are the most important of the elementary particles in the present universe, there are many others.

Arguments to the contrary, comprising the aforesaid petition to the employer's incomplete control area, do not account for rational restraints on worker confidentiality which is inherent to the requirements of the workplace and understood in [...]

In English law, there is no real distinction between public and private law, but the main essentials of constitutional law are clear, they include all the rules relating to the crown and its powers, the [...]

Broadly defined, the bildungsroman is "the novel of youth, the novel of education, of apprenticeship, of adolescence, of initiation, even the life-novel".

Phrases such as 'pain', 'pain in the neck, and 'bingo' are commonly used by American teenagers and prove the notion what Ellis conforms that teenagers' skill over a range of styles and slang jargons indicates [...]

The idea that man is inherently selfish and is motivated only by his fundamental needs is not a new one. The idea is that any act of a human being requires some basic motivational factor.

Finally, the destruction of the Usher's house can be explained by the fact that its base was not solid and the change in weather conditions caused it destruction.

It supplies a two-year higher education to students from the local community, it enrols students only from the local community, and it is funded by the local community via property taxes.

Each of these obstacles must be dealt with separately in order to analyze the issues of self-assessment and find out the way of increasing its accurateness.

In the UK, where this type of fuel has been researched to a somewhat greater extent than in the US, a recent report commissioned by the Department of Transport entitled "Fuelling Road Transport" showed that [...]

Punishment is a system of power and parameters within a system that are utilized to turn the people of a nation into docile and obedient drones.

An assessment argument tries to induce the reader that the criterion you use to assess a situation are the suitable criteria, and so, that your evaluation of a situation is a precise one.

The rising phenomenon of aging has created new issues such as increased healthcare and rising costs of maintaining the senior citizens and continuation of the social security program has to be reconsidered.