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What is Wollheim's paradox? How is it to be resolved?
In, “A Paradox in the Theory of Democracy”, Richard Wollheim explains his paradox using a hypothetical example. He says:
“Let us imagine a citizen who feeds his choice for, say, A, into the democratic machine. On the present interpretation, he is to be regarded as thereby expressing his opinion that A ought to be enacted.
Parfit and Identity - does really not matter?
The original question set was "What does the claim that “identity does not matter” mean? Present a critical discussion of this view", but to be honest it turned into more of a criticism of Parfit's interpretation of the term "personal identity". There were the constraints of a 2,000 word limit and that it was a uni essay so I had to demonstrate that I had looked at several angles. Section III could have been left out in my opinion but markers don't really like you saying "I'm not going to discus
An analysis of Singer's 'Animal Liberation'
Peter Singer’s “Animal Liberation” is an interesting insight on how we should view humans in comparison to animals. The article discusses the tyranny of humans over animals. This article exemplifies Singer’s utilitarian belief. Singer’s belief combines the equal consideration of interests with the idea that the right action is the one, which yields the largest rate of satisfaction.
The Sophistry of an Objectivist
Ayn Rand, as Dr. Bernstein summarizes, stated that man's purpose (read: the meaning of life) is to achieve personal happiness whilst retaining the ideal that man's survival is in everyone (including your own) best interest. He stated that there are no moral dilemmas, but did not elaborate why this is never the case. He merely said that if you run a term by term comparison of the "goods" of a situation, you can derive the proper course of action for any situation.
Is Utilitarianism a suitable ethic for animals?
Before this question can be answered it will be important to define a few things. What do we mean by utilitarianism and what does it mean to say it is, or isn’t an acceptable ethic for animals ? On what criteria is ‘acceptable’ being judged? I shall leave the former definition for the opening part of this essay and deal now with the latter. I shall understand the phrase “an acceptable ethic for animals” as an ethic which is rational to apply to animals and one which is practical when applied to
Is Medicine a Science?
Ronald Munson, in his essay “Why Medicine is not a Science,” argues that although medicine may be scientific it is not a science. He provides three main arguments to support his claim and it these arguments that I will focus on primarily to assess whether his claim is successful. I will also supplement his third argument that surrounds the reducibility of medicine to science with arguments from Kenneth Schaffner who provides a slightly different argument to Munson. Ultimately I will attempt to s
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