Point: Other than Lieutenant-Commander Oram, none of the men knew of the plan, and therefore had no decision in the matter. Quotation: “None of the others had the least idea of what I intended doing.” (page 25) Explanation: This meant that if the men had been willing to die serving their “…country and King,” some of them were denied the right of doing so. 2. Point: The intentional killings of the fifteen men caused a despaired and dissonant death. Quotation: “Like one man, they stiffened, choked and fell.
To begin with, Wargrave tries to bring justice to innocent victims, but ends up breaking the law in the process. He chooses to kill the guilty who cannot be touched by the law in order to avenge the lives that were lost due to those people. Justice Wargrave has no right to choose the punishments of individuals at fault, no matter how horrible the crime one has committed. But, he
Regardless of his innocent intentions, Lennie is a clear danger to the people around him. Lennie’s capacity to kill is revealed in chapter one, “‘That mouse ain’t fresh, Lennie; and besides, you’ve broke it pettin’ it’” (10). This foreshadows the killing of Curley’s Wife and reveals the uncontrolled strength that Lennie possesses. When his actions progress to murder, it amplifies the magnitude of the threat and Lennie is just too immature and incapable to realize the consequences of his actions. This relates to doctors who demand a defined and specific diagnosis required for euthanasia.
The idealistic principle in which all people are held accountable for their actions is great in theory. According to the principle of accountability, if one person murders another, they should be held responsible for their action, regardless of what caused them to commit the crime. However, the opposing argument, fallacy of the single cause, states one person can never be wholly responsible for every action they make. Their actions are determined by the outcome of other events in their life resulting in how they react to a situation. Based on the principle of accountability, filmmakers should not be held legally responsible for the actions of moviegoers.
It's situations such as this that makes me not believe in legal obligation to the extent which Socrates does where it's almost absolute. I do agree with him that one should obey the laws of the land that governs them, but only to an extent. While the law may have been beneficial to you throughout your entire life and got you to where you are today, if it were to wrong you, you should be able to defend yourself. Even though I do share the same belief about the soul being more important than the body and it continuing to exist after death, I don't believe all unjust acts ruin the
His account of this war was based on his personal experiences and the statements of eyewitnesses, and continues to be recognized as an important work of political theory. There are some who downplay its importance, citing that it does not take into account the ability of man to change and become better human beings. However, history has borne out that human nature is not able to be completely reshaped and therefore, Thucydides reasoning that those with all of the power will continue to promote self-interest and ignore justice can be
This relates back to the experiment, because the participants obeyed even though they knew it was not right to shock the learners, and King probably would have encouraged the participants to stop. Moreover, King strongly disagrees that the government should have the authority to guide people when there are many wrongdoings in the governmental system. His ideal social relations are far from dependent on obedience because he believes everyone to be equal. Also, he knows that total obedience often lead to tragedies like the segregation and racism that African-American are suffering from. Milgram’s conclusion really advocates King’s belief, because the surprising conclusion of obedience to authority is what King does not believe to be the way of social relations.
I ain't mad. I never been mad, an' I ain't now. That's a thing I want ya to know." Showing that George kills his friend out of mercy and to spare him from any further suffering, making Lennie’s death euthanasia. Murder is not justified under any circumstance.
People will argue that times have changed and with that, the Constitution needs to change. However, the Constitution is an immortal document. The writers knew that times would change which is why the Constitution can be interpreted in different ways, but not rewritten or changed. The Constitution can be interpreted to fit the needs of a constantly changing culture and people. Barack Obama has failed to recognize the separation of powers and also fails to treat Congress as an equal branch of government.
The next argument that I am going to examine is what some people in the world think, but it is based around Cultural Relativists, who say that if morality was decided for by God then he could say one day to murder somebody and it would be fine. This would then agree with the statement above. An argument I’m going to examine is The Devine Command Theory. This argument goes against the statement as it says that you can only have morals if you believe in God because you get morals from revelations, scriptures or religious experience. This means that to have morals God has to exist.