Therefore, there is no guarantee that the person being cloned will even get to enjoy the benefits of the same. Moreover, there are high degrees of uncertainty surrounding the procedure -- given the complications witnessed in the Dolly case, experts have postulated that there could be substantial physical and mental harms associated with cloning (Bergeron, 2004)
Ethics and Morality: Unit Questions LC2 Does Virtue Lead to Happiness? 'Tis popular belief, good character leads to happiness By doing good, you feel good Is this always so? I don't think so; On the rack, happiness and virtuousness are unrelated Ain't happiness the feeling of pleasantness? What is pleasant about dying; dying for a virtuous cause in the hands of unfair torturers? Nothing, not even with the highest degree of mental discipline 'Tis true; virtuousness and happiness coincide; But only when happiness is derived from virtuousness; Strokes of bad luck ruin all this sometimes LC2: To Clone or not to Clone; the Pros and Cons of Cloning Cloning refers to the technological process of creating a genetic replica of an existing organism by fusing the organism's genetic material with an enucleated egg, and then stimulating the reconstructed egg to undergo cell division (Farnsworth, 2000)
5 LC2: Human Beings Hold no Special Place in Nature Whilst it remains undisputable that humans were created, and in fact, evolved differently from the rest of creation, consensus is yet to be reached in regard to whether or not they occupy a special place in nature. Renowned paleontologist, Stephen Gould, proposes the happenstance view, which postulates that humans occupy no special place in creation because their emergence and subsequent evolution were only happenstance occurrences -- humans were not planned for, and just came about because a meteor swept across the face of the earth, wiping out dinosaurs and allowing for the emergence of mammals (Ray, 2013)
Conversely, whatever a cultural group condemns is wrong (Relativism: 2). The key to cultural relativism is that right and wrong can only be judged relative to a specified society (Anderson: 1)
In short, hurting other human beings is rewarded and considered normal in this culture. Because this is all they have known and all they have been taught" (Knickerbocker: 2), this behavior is understandable but it certainly cannot be called morally right (see Knickerbocker: 2)
It was a familiar thread that ran through the Greek and Roman philosophers, such as Aristotle, Demosthenes, Seneca, and especially Cicero; the Anglo-Saxon tradition of common law; and many of the European and English political philosophers, such as Sir Edward Coke, John Locke, Baron Charles de Montesquieu, and Sir William Blackstone ( Taylor: 2). Throughout human history, enlightened societies have sought to accomplish this goal by developing their legal codes in accordance with "natural law" (Taylor: 1)
Some anthropologists point to a range of practices considered morally acceptable in some societies but condemned in others, including infanticide, genocide, polygamy, racism, sexism, and torture. Such differences may lead us to question whether there are any universal moral principles or whether morality is merely a matter of "cultural taste" (Velasquez, Andre, Shanks and Meyer: 1)
Taking things too literally and missing the good and proper message that someone can and should take to heart would be missing the point and not learning something positive even if the details and traits of the story are at odds with one's own beliefs. Indeed, Catholics and Lutherans, just as one example, have a lot to disagree about even through both are sects of Christianity but both Lutherans and Catholics could take a message from this play, if not more than one (Gros, 2011)(Allen, 2012)
Some of the debate is constructive and analytical while some of it turns vitriolic and caustic. Examples of the latter are when Christians condemn atheists or even agnostics to Hell while the atheists often respond by saying that life after death and/or Christianity in general is a "fairy tale" (Gervais, Sharriff & Norenzayan, 2011)
Taking things too literally and missing the good and proper message that someone can and should take to heart would be missing the point and not learning something positive even if the details and traits of the story are at odds with one's own beliefs. Indeed, Catholics and Lutherans, just as one example, have a lot to disagree about even through both are sects of Christianity but both Lutherans and Catholics could take a message from this play, if not more than one (Gros, 2011)(Allen, 2012)
However, this does not stop the questions from being asked and they shall be for as long as humanity and our lives exist in any way, shape or form. While there are no firm answers to be had, there are strong lessons that even non-religious people should glean from Everyman (Jennings, 1996)
Bauer's action spurs a heated debate, and even Supreme Court officials find themselves divided. The question on everyone's mind is - should Jack Bauer be convicted for killing Ali's son in order to save Los Angeles? In the principle of utilitarianism, it is the consequences of an action that determine its morality (Conway & Gawronski, 2013)
Is it possible to reconcile this continuing victimization with religious principles, which urge people to love one another and to avoid engaging in harms towards each other? For many outside of the legal profession, it may appear that legal ethics do not permit any form of individual judgment because they are broadly prescriptive rules. However, the reality is that each individual lawyer "might bring numerous moral, philosophical, and religious perspectives to his work" (Griffin, 1998)
This way, the department's earnings would appear better than they actually are; and the team can then convince the managers that even if they did not meet the GAAP-adjusted financial expectations, at least they were able to meet the pro-forma expectations. 6 LC1: Equity Feminism Equity feminists argue that men and women are equal and should be treated as equals, with equal access to work and opportunities (Anne, 2013)
Ethics LC1: Contribution Margin and Break-Even Point The contribution margin is the difference between a company's sales and its variable costs (Peavler, 2014)
6 LC2: Moral Worth Criterion The abortion debate has been in existence for centuries -- whether it is moral to end the life of fetus, regardless of the circumstances and the stage of pregnancy. The moral question behind the whole debate is whether or not a fetus has the same rights and privileges as any other human being (Siegel & Siegel, 2014)
For example, in an essay critiquing the concept of "scientific morality," Sean Carroll, a theoretic physicist, argues that you cannot derive "ought" from "is" because "science deals with empirical reality -- with what happens in the world, i.e. what 'is,'" and that is it (Carroll)
Modern society could not function without the advice drawn from these fields of knowledge, which make evaluative judgments and recommend prescriptions. They advise what we ought to do on a contextual basis" (Kurtz)
"Persuasion, a psychological activity, is the arena in which propagandists, advertisers, politicians and preachers perform their stunts," he explains. "Demonstration (or 'argumentation' or 'proof'), a logical activity, is the objective of the scholar and scientist" (Partridge)
The problem is that the various injections can cost $5,000 per shot and they are often administered in countries where regulations are more lax (such as China). (Griffin, 2009) This is a similar situation that developed after the first transplant was introduced, where in many developing countries the odds that various ethical codes will be applied fall dramatically