Meaning that the authority that was elected by the society had to be beneficial to the society; as well as the right and wrong actions depended on the effect that these actions had on the unhappiness and happiness of an individual. The Enlightenment was also based on logic and humaneness was coming in to the picture. First of all, Baccaria’s saw torture as inadequate criminal justice procedures, since torture was adopted as a common technique to determine whether an individual was guilty or innocent through use of pain. This in Baccaria’s eyes is deemed as useless. Since the tortured party can be proven guilty or innocent based on their pain tolerance, if an individual who has committed a crime and is being tortured however their pain tolerance is very high and they are able to take the pain they may be judged as innocent, however if and individual is innocent or guilty has a low pain tolerance and is not able to cope with the pain and confesses then it no longer matters whether he committed the crime or not, thus making
Erich Fromm Critique Essay In discussing obedience, people usually will think that obedience is the right thing to do, and disobedience is in the wrong. In Erich Fromm’s essay, “Disobedience as a Psychological and Moral Problem”, he states that around different places, people all believe that the world we live in came about as an act of disobedience. In his argument, he states multiple examples taken from the Greek myth of Prometheus, and of Adam and Eve, with the Original Sin. Erich even assumes that the beginning of our race starts through disobedience: “[our] intellectual development was dependent on the capacity for being disobedient..”(Fromm 684) With this statement, Erich Fromm strongly argues his view that “human history began with an act of disobedience, and it is not unlikely that it will be terminated by an act of obedience.”(Fromm 683) In his article, Fromm discusses his reasoning for believing that history began with disobedience, and will end in obedience. Erich Fromm talks about the different kinds of obedience, and how they can help one’s society, or even destroy it.
This classification makes sense because if crime is caused by terrorists; terrorist will cause crimes. If the majority of minorities are in prisons, then people of color will end up in prison. On the opposing side of racial profiling, many minorities feel that it is a form of racial discrimination that only hurts the good image law enforcement upholds. For example, the California Highway Patrol has recently been taken to court for the misuse of racial profiling. Therefore, a compromise must be made because it would be ideological to believe that there can be a government that bans the use of racial identification.
What homophobic bigots really think argument PHI 103 Informal Logic Jessica VanGemert Instructor: Colette Jung January 17, 2015 I chose the article what do you homophobic bigots really think, because of the fact that it a modern argument that is going on in our society today. The writer Jesse Bering is clearly upset at that fact that so many people are disgusted by gay men and women and tend to ridicule them all the time for who they really are. In the outline below I will evaluate the argument and tell you the issue, the conclusion, the premises, and whether or not the argument is valid or not Steps for Evaluating an Argument | Steps | This means… | Your Argument (student completes) | 1. Identify the issue | The issue is the topic that is the focus of the argument and it can usually be stated as a question. | This issue for this argument is stated when Bering says “People are free in this country to say what they will, nasty though it is, about gays and lesbians.
Contraversial Speakers Allowed on College Campuses Many controversial speakers are wrongfully perceived as hazards to many communities, when in fact, they should be highly respected for going against the grain and daring to be different by challenging the current knowledge. College campuses around the nation are banning multiple speakers in fear that a riot might break out or someone might get offended. Currently, controversial speakers are glared at as mere trouble makers, but they should be appreciated because of how passionately they bring new ideas to the table, and they, most definitely, should be allowed to speak at college campuses. One of the major reasons why controversial speakers should be allowed to speak at college campuses is college students need these speakers to listen to and develop their own opinions. They could do this by going to a debate between two controversial speakers, listen to both points, then think about what was said and form their own point of view.
Journal Responses #4 In his essay, ‘What Is A Homosexual,’ Andrew Sullivan accomplishes an in depth insight to the meaning and effects of homosexuality on an individual’s lifestyle by providing an analysis of his own past experiences as well as observations of the behaviors of other homosexuals. As humans, we are prone to making assumptions about those who are different than us, and in order to avoid rejection or alienation, many are forced to hide who they are in favor of risking the acceptance of their peers--as Sullivan describes, “there is something masculine and respected in the discipline of the arts and especially in the sciences. You can gain respect and still be different.” (156) Unfortunately, by covering the truth to dodge the disapproval of others, Sullivan notes that the results only end up causing self-loathing. What I appreciated about this essay was Sullivan’s delivery of an equally personal as well as
1 York University Racism in the LGBTQ Community: The Gay Black Male Experience in Toronto. Student Name: Shamil Auguste Tutorial Leader: Dr. Andrea Medovarski 2 Being a minority group, members of the LGBTQ community, have a fair sense of what it is like to be discriminated against; since they regularly have to actively engage in warfare with ignorance, prejudice, hate groups, governments and the like. For this reason, the LGBTQ community prides itself on being a gateway of acceptance and anti-discrimination for individuals. Regrettably, the LGBTQ community is not devoid of racism. Despite common expectation, that members of such a community should "know better", various forms of racism in the community have become so normalized that they are simply brushed off.
For example, homosexuality many people believe that being a homosexual is wrong but that is the way that a lot of people were brought up to believe. I myself have family members and friends that are homosexual although, I was taught it was wrong to be with the same sex as you are. I believe that it doesn’t matter if someone is gay therefore, I have my own opinion. Another example, people assume that people are born to be criminals. This is true in some cases depending on the genetics of a
I completely agree with Sandel, trying to control what a whole generation looks like or what skills or attributes they have is wrong because it would be basically mass producing human to meet a certain criteria which is morally wrong. Sandel’s examples are very effective on making his point clear he shows both sides of the issue which really helps in proving his point, which is also helped by his consistent use or his example of eugenics being morally wrong. In Sandel’s conclusion he relates to the rest of his points by concluding his essay by saying that the use of eugenics is wrong because it is controlling genetics of humans and making human fit the world around them instead of the other way around and it inhibits the impulse for political and social improvement (Sandel,792). Overall I agree that messing with the eugenics of humans or trying to manipulate human natures is completely and morally
The World of a Homosexual In the essay “What Is a Homosexual,” Andrew Sullivan addresses what is to be a homosexual and that homosexuals have to hide themselves in their careers and in society because they are afraid in being rejected. The first part of essay includes his understanding of homosexual identity. The second part leads to psychological understanding of the term and the third part includes what is inherent in homosexual life. Sullivan begins by remembering when he was in high school being in the locker room, and he had a crush on one of the guys. The emotions that he felt when he saw the guy made him realize he had different preferences from the rest.