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Is Euthanasia Morally Permissible? Euthanasia Pros and Cons
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Is Euthanasia Morally Permissible? Euthanasia Pros and Cons. Primary Source: The Right Thing To Do: Basic Readings in Moral Philosophy by James Rachels. In the case of passive euthanasia, even though there is knowledge of death coming sooner due to inaction, death still is not intentional. Sullivan proclaims criteria for moral intentions of euthanasia by asking three questions. Is the action or refraining aimed at producing a death? Is the termination of life sought, chosen, or planned? To enjoy our free.
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The Failure of Functionalism
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The Failure of Functionalism. Primary Source: An Introduction to the Philosophy of Mind. Physicalists believe that once we know all the physical facts and all the explanations, models and theories employing just those facts, then our knowledge would be complete. (Maslin 150) By this principle, the physicalists are able to understand the entire physical world but the Mary story shows that there is a mental aspect that is being left out. Jackson Assumes The Truth of Property Dualism. The right theory of th...
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Truth Awakens.com: A Philosophical Study That Facilitates Awakening
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Who is Joshua Peete? Joshua Peete was formally trained in philosophy at California State University, Sacramento. He currently serves as a superintendent / principal and teacher in rural Siskiyou County, California. While school is off track, Peete enjoys kayaking, music (guitar, piano, more ), writing, creating inventions, business, outdoor activities, and more. All of the content on TruthAwakens.com has been written by Josh Peete. Free Writings and Academic Honesty. Friends of TruthAwakens.com.
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Contracts & Promises
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The Classical View of a Contract. Primary Source: Contract as Promise. The classical view of a contract, according to Atiyah, makes individuals/parties liable for what they intent do. When individuals/parties promise one another they are held liable for the obligations they willfully put themselves into. Fuller s Contract Damages. The following are 3 functions that law should have in awarding contract damages:. Fuller explains that expectation damages cannot be put in the place of reliance damages but it...
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Proving God Exists Through The Examination of Our Universe
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Proving God Exists Through The Examination of Our Universe. Was It Just A Freak Coincidence That Life Can Flourish On Earth? Christians Pray for Others While Searching the Web. The human scientific knowledge base gets bigger and bigger with every new discovery. But instead of merely asking how do objects function in the world, which science does, we must answer the question what did it take to allow objects to exist? The first example of an amazing coincidence that was necessary for all existence is how ...
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Humes Critique of Causal Relationships
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Hume s Critique of Causal Relationships. Primary Source: An Enquiry Concerning Human Understanding by David Hume. David Hume, in An Inquiry Concerning Human Understanding, discusses how we cannot predict the future. Even though our experiences and our reasoning tell us that.
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Support For Fallibilist Foundationalism
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Support for Fallibilist Foundationalism. Primary Source: Epistemology: A Contemporary Introduction to the Theory of Knowledge by Robert Audi. An epistemic chain is simply a chain of beliefs, with at least the first constituting knowledge, and each belief linked to the previous one by being based on it. (Audi 206). 4 types of epistemic chains:. Justified beliefs/knowledge can come from epistemic chains that are not based on direct perceptual beliefs. I hear a bird chirping outside. Justified Epistemic Cha...
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Zenos Paradoxes: Space and Motion
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More about Zeno's Paradoxes. Space, at this point in Greek philosophy, was thought to be either discrete or continuous. If space is discrete then there can be smaller units of it. These smaller units of space are called space atoms. (Pyne) If space is continuous then it is infinitely divisible. Something that is infinitely divisible can be divided up and infinite amount of times. Zeno disproves the ideas of discrete and continuous space though his paradoxes. More about Zeno's Paradoxes.
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Investigating Moral Claims: Intuitionism, Emotivism, and Naturalism
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Investigating Moral Claims: Intuitionism, Emotivism, and Naturalism. Moore has the same type of problem with the moral claim "good." He states, "If I am asked "What is good? My answer is that good is good, and that is the end of the matter. Or if I am asked "How is good to be defined?
