In the preface of Groundwork for the Metaphysics of Morals, Immanuel Kant declares that all moral philosophy rests entirely on its pure parts. With this premise, an acknowledgment that he is unconcerned with a teleological approach to morality, Kant tethers the moral philosophy he is about to erect....

The idea of cloning humans has always stirred debate, raising moral and ethical issues. As research and experiments continue delve into the frontiers of technology and science, we inch closer to the possibility of cloning becoming a reality. In fact, it is unrealistic to assume it will nev...

The concept of "good" is evident within The Republic of Plato (Bloom,). Socrates demonstrates the concept of innate good through a variety of descriptions and actions while also providing guidance to others during his trail. This idea of "the good" provides an "end in itself" and becomes...

Rene Descartes asserts that our most fundamental beliefs are uncertain, and consequently, all beliefs resting on these basics are also uncertain. In his First Mediation, he sets out to determine which beliefs are certain and which are doubtful. Descartes applied illusion argument, dreaming argument,...

Philosophy like science can be as general as chemistry yet as finite as atoms. The defining point of philosophy is through the finality of ideals that are pondered. What it means to be human and what it means to live well are questions we all subconsciously contemplate, because through contemplatio...

To Ban or Not To Ban? Cloning is a fascinating and very new technological break-through us humans have discovered. The first mammal to be successfully cloned was the sheep "Dolly." This sheep signified the beginning of many new medical discoveries about how DNA (Deoxyribonucleic acid)...

Moral Relativism At first glance, moral relativism appears to be an appealing, well though out philosophical view; the truth of moral judgments is relative to the judging subject or community. The basic definition of moral relativism is that all moral points of view are equally valid; no single ...

Introductory Observations on Law and Morality At first there seems to be no distinction between law and morality. There are passages in ancient Greek writers, for example, which seem to suggest that the good person is the one who will do what is lawful. It is the lawgivers, in these early societies...

Critical Analysis of Two Essays: Are Business and Medicine Ethically Incompatible In the book Taking Sides authors Lisa Newton and Maureen Ford present in issue five the question "Are business and medicine ethically incompatible." Professor of medicine, Arnold S. Relman's essay Ana...

To Cheat Or Not To Cheat? A Philosophical Decision Utilizing Kantian Reasoning Basically, this student's choice, if he copied his roommate's paper, would not be consistent with the Moral Law as understood by Immanuel Kant through his work, "Grounding for the Metaphysics of Morals&...

Abstract In this paper, I will explain Business organization in society, social issues, as well as technology issues and how it relates to my organization. It will entail the review of organizations and ethical environment. Speaking on social issues that affect today's workplace and analyzing ...

After a 1997 experiment in which a sheep was cloned, the argument of cloning humans came up. The argument surrounding cloning pits the views of two different groups against each other. Similar to the pro-life activists in the abortion argument there is the conservative wing who claim the utilization...

CULTURE WHAT IS ORGANISATIONAL CULTURE? WHAT IS IT GOOD FOR? Organisational culture is a complex phenomenon, usually related to shared values and shared meanings in an organization, but also related to common ways of dealing with, or ignoring, commonly experienced problems. It is a form of commons...

CULTURE WHAT IS ORGANISATIONAL CULTURE? WHAT IS IT GOOD FOR? Organisational culture is a complex phenomenon, usually related to shared values and shared meanings in an organization, but also related to common ways of dealing with, or ignoring, commonly experienced problems. It is a form of commons...

"Given that most filmmakers act as representatives of those they film or the institution sponsoring them rather than as community members, tensions often arise between the filmmaker's desire to make a compelling film and the individual's desire to have their social rights personal dig...