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Student Life in a Legal/Moral Context, 2000.
An examination of the role of college in controlling student behavior, with related legal decisions and philosophy, freedom and privacy, consent and morality.
1,800 words (approx. 7.2 pages), 5 sources, $ 63.95
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"A current controversy spreading across college campuses is the nature and extent of a school s control of the social life of its students. In the 1960s, universities ascribed to the view that, if they could go to war, at age 18, they were adults, and accordingly, the administration did not involve itself in the social and private lives of its students. Three decades later, however, universities have a new assessment of their part in regulating the social aspect of the campus culture. College administrators are now looking at their students as quasi-adults and are asking themselves, What kinds of parents can we be?
In recent years, many college campuses have taken an in loco parentis approach in dealing with their students. For example, Lehigh University banned parties on campus unless a..."
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Legal vs. Moral Obligation, 2004.
A review of two documents, "On the Duty of Civil Disobedience", by Henry David Thoreau, and "Letter from Birmingham Jail", by Martin Luther King.
922 words (approx. 3.7 pages), 2 sources, MLA, $ 32.95
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This paper discusses the value of a legal obligation as opposed to a moral one. The paper makes references to two documents, "On the Duty of Civil Disobedience" by Henry David Thoreau and "Letter from Birmingham Jail" by Martin Luther King. Both Thoreau and King address the issue of moral obligation versus legal obligation, in which an individual experiences conflict with the government and society as s/he tries to follow his/her free will as a member of the society and the rules and laws imposed by the government at the same time.
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"In his discourse, Thoreau asserts, ?That government is best which governs least,? which means to say that the least government intervention in the society results to a better state of civil society. This is because he thinks that the government is susceptible to manipulation by people with vested interests, who consider the government as an institution that can be used to provide greater privileges to other people and not the society in general. Thoreau contends, ?But a government in which the majority rule in all cases can not be based on justice, even as far as men understand it."
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Socrates' and Moral and Legal Obligations, 2005.
This paper looks at Socrates' view of moral and legal obligations.
675 words (approx. 2.7 pages), 1 source, MLA, $ 23.95
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The writer discusses Socrates' view of the moral and legal obligations to obey the law. This paper looks at Socrates' trial for corrupting the young. The writer explains how Socrates responded to the charges against him. The writer also describes Socrates' reaction to the death sentence.
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"Socrates was accused of the capital crime of corrupting youth with his teachings and was sentenced to death. Socrates did not deny he was guilty of the charge but rather protested that what he was accused of was something he had practiced his entire life and if it was illegal then his whole life was illegal. He claimed that he was being accused unjustly of corrupting the minds of the young, but had merely made people think and had opened their minds and made them question ... "
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The Practical Contexts of Moral Philosophy, 2002.
Explores three theories of moral action within the profession of editor-in-chief of a publishing company.
1,650 words (approx. 6.6 pages), 4 sources, $ 62.95
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In this essay, I evaluate three theories of moral action in the contexts of a profession. The profession I have chosen is that of an Editor-in-Chief of a small publishing company. The three theories of morality I am considering are Aristotle's theory of Virtue, John Stuart Mill's utilitarianism, and Kant's theory of Duty, as it applies to Kant's categorical imperatives. As a person working with literature and art, the most useful moral theory comes from Aristotle's theory's of virtue, where character is the significant feature of morality, not pleasure or duty.
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Morality within Law and Legal Philosophies, 2002.
Discusses the naturalist versus the positive theorist philosophies.
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This paper shall compare the philosophies found in the naturalist perspective against those of the positivist theorist philosophies. This paper shall achieve this through focusing primarily on the beliefs of the philosophers St. Thomas Aquinas, Ronald Dworkin and H.L.A. Hart.
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Moral Standards and Moral Consistency, 2008.
This paper explores the moral standards in the associations of Eberhard Faber, Incorporated.
1,049 words (approx. 4.2 pages), 3 sources, APA, $ 36.95
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The paper examines the decision to allow Eberhard Faber to associate with known bribe-givers. The paper is of the opinion that this association seems like an affront to the moral consistency requirement demanded of any credible moral standard. The paper contends that respecting the law in some, but not in all, circumstances makes a mockery of the organization's avowed commitment to legal dictates and therefore is inherently immoral.
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"Before going too far, the stakeholders in this situation need to be listed. Obviously, the share-holders of Eberhard Faber are one significant stake-holder; so too is the Board of Directors and, especially, the key principals (Mr. Faber and Mr. Carey) who offer widely divergent views on how to approach this matter. Not to be forgotten, the other company involved is a stake-holder as it could lose a major deal with an American company - a deal it would seem to covet. Lastly, IRS and legal consultants who convinced Mr. Faber that the deal was above-board and breached no US laws are stake-holders with credibility on the line (for a lengthier discussion on all of these parties, please see "Eberhard Faber, Inc.," n.d.). In the end, many people stand to win - or lose."
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Legal Naturalism vs. Legal Positivism, 2002.
A comparison of laws understood to come about naturally or through some form of positive creation.
2,630 words (approx. 10.5 pages), 2 sources, MLA, $ 79.95
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This paper examines two of the general theories of law - legal naturalism and legal positivism, both of which have had an enormous influence on law throughout history. The first part of the paper looks at natural law which describes those diverse theories of law that do not accept human law as true law and hold that a particular "something other than the positive law is the true law". The second section examines legal positivism where one of several general theoretical traditions is based on the belief that the source of knowledge lies in experience, not in reason, nor in mind.
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"A good example of the usefulness of classical legal naturalism can be seen in the rise of commercial law in the Middle Ages in Europe. As Glendon, Gordon, and Carozza point out, the rise of commercial law took place when Roman civil law provided no adequate coverage of new problems that arose as trade "emerged from the localism and relative economic stagnation of the Middle Ages" in the form of international banking, expanded maritime trade, and rising commercial centers."
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Reality and Moralism, 2002.
This paper discusses Latin American magic realism and American moralism in the context of Julio Cortazar's "Continuity of Parks", Ernest Gaines' "A Lesson Before Dying", and Helen Prejean's "Dead Man Walking".
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The paper shows that magic realism is a writing tradition that blurs the distinction between fantasy and reality The author points out that American moralism makes ethical statements about reality that transcends the circumstances of the writing to address the basic predicament of the human condition.
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The Legalization of Gay Marriage in the United States The Legalization of Gay Marriage in the United States, 2006.
A discussion regarding the controversial issue of same sex marriage in the USA.
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This paper discusses the long debated issue of gay marriage in the United States. This paper reports how proponents of the issue contend that same sex marriage is not about gay rights but about human rights. It further discusses how these individuals believe that gays in modern society have long been subjected to inequalities and a lack of support from the social order. The opponents of the gay marriage issue refer to a stereotypical framework for gays in general that suggests that gays are evil and dangerous to children.
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Jurisprudence, 2005.
A discussion on whether it is possible for a legal system to be morally neutral.
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A legal system reflects the priorities and issues of the society it serves. This paper considers the views of John Stuart Mill, the Hart/Devlin debate and Marxism to determine whether a legal system can or should be morally neutral.
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Introduction
Mill on Individualism and Morality
The Hart-Devlin Debate
Dworkin
Marxism and Legal Morality
Concluding Comments
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"John Stuart Mill was a prominent and prolific nineteenth century economist and philosopher. It is submitted that of all his published work it was his essay On Liberty , published in 1859 that inspired most profound reaction and longest-lived controversy. Mill's primary assertion was that individuals should only be morally accountable to themselves, unless their actions touch deleteriously upon the interests of society at large. Mill's thesis is that we should only seek to coerce others in self-defence - either to defend ourselves, or to shield others from harm. Since Mill's influential and ground breaking work was published the freedom of the individual has come to the fore and has been advocated as an essential component of a sympathetic, equitable and advanced legal system."
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Abortion Is Not a Legal Issue, 2006.
This paper focuses strictly on the physical standpoint of abortion, as opposed to the moral and legal aspects, in which the writer proves why abortion should not be allowed to exist.
1,830 words (approx. 7.3 pages), 16 sources, MLA, $ 58.95
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The writer of this paper does not dwell on the moral, religious or legal platform of abortion, yet focuses on the debatable issue from a strictly physical standpoint. This paper defines abortion as the knowing destruction of the life of an unborn child or the intentional expulsion or removal of an unborn child from the womb. This paper discusses the pros and cons regarding the availability of the RU-486 abortion pill as well as other abortion procedures. The RU-486 pill, which can be used within the first eight weeks of pregnancy, is a milestone to the abortion coalition. This paper examines the argument surrounding the viability of an unborn fetus in which the generally accepted rule for viability is around 28 weeks.
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"Cases have been reported of babies born four months premature, and weighing only one pound, nine ounces, surviving. If the abortion advocates could see what was being murdered they may not take it so lightly. For example, Cheryl Kondroski was 21 weeks pregnant when it was discovered that her baby had a very serious heart problem. After further testing showed that there was absolutely no chance of the baby even surviving the pregnancy, the decision was made to terminate the pregnancy. Labor was induced, and the little boy was born. Cheryl and the father were allowed to hold the baby. He was approximately 8 ? inches long and weighed a little over 1? pounds. Cheryl said, "His ears were still glued to his head. His eyes were shut, but his mouth was open. Everything, even fingernails and hair on his face, was there." Can anyone see this experience and still say that because this child could not survive on its own it was not a real child? Absolutely not."
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Legalization of Euthanasia, 1994.
This paper argues that euthanasia should be legalized for passive and active good death for terminally ill on moral, legal, medical, familial and economic grounds.
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"Euthanasia has become an important issue in the protection of human dignity. It has been in the news a good deal lately because of the crusade of the so-called "suicide doctor," Dr. Jack Kevorkian, who has "assisted" at some 17 or 18 suicides over the past few years, all of people who were facing some debilitating and painful degenerative disease. As medical science becomes more adept at prolonging life, but not necessarily at making that life valuable, euthanasia becomes an option to be considered by those who suffer, those who love them, and those who are charged with their care. Euthanasia comes from two Greek words meaning "good death" or "happy death," and the term refers to any action that brings a painless death to a person suffering from an injury, disease, or the ravages of age. There is a distinction between active euthanasia and passive ... "
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Nietzsche, Morality, and the French Revolution, 2000.
This paper is a reconstruction of Nietzsche's moral theory in "On the Genealogy of Morals" and its application to the moral-political philosophies of the Old Regime and the French Revolution.
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This paper is an examination of Nietzsche's "On the Genealogy of Morals" and its relation to the historical context in which it was written. A parallel is drawn between Nietzsche's view of the historical evolution of morality and the development of the moral-political philosophies of the Ancient (Old) Regime and the French Revolution. The Ancient Regime is associated with Nietzsche's idea of "good, bad" morality, while the French Revolution is connected with "good, evil" morality. Some other issues discussed are the idea of the slave revolt and the morality of Napoleon.
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"Every civilized society is concerned with its moral fabric: the ethical and behavioral norms that all citizens are expected to obey. Morality, on its surface, appears to be a philosophical issue. Some people speak of a universal morality, beyond time and devolving upon all people equally. In this way, they explain the prevalence of certain moral laws, for instance, the prohibition against murder, in almost every society. Others view morality as a subjective concept, yet still one with philosophical origins. They maintain that many societies possess laws against murder because each group of people has made an independent philosophical evaluation, and determined that the value of life is something they as cohabitants of the same state all uphold. For Friedrich Nietzsche, both of these approaches are fundamentally flawed."
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The Legalization of Prostitution, 2006.
An argument for the ethics and morals behind the legalization or decriminalization of prostitution and the possible benefits for American society.
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This paper discusses the need for the decriminalization or legalization of prostitution in the United States for the benefit of both sex workers and average citizens. It provides an analysis of legal prostitution as compared to illegal prostitution and the concept of privacy rights in regards to the sale of one's own body. It also discusses the impact of religion on the legislative process.
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"The issue of prostitution in the United States is one that has been constantly debated throughout the years. Those who wish prostitution to remain illegal claim that prostitution is harmful to society both morally and physically. Supporters of decriminalization and legalization, on the other hand, feel that prostitution is a harmless private act or a "victimless crime." While matters of sexuality will always be debated and are deep personal choices of all individuals, the benefits of doing away with the archaic prohibition of "the world's oldest profession" are clear. When one analyzes the issue from a moral standpoint, the argument comes down to the common goal of any system of ethics, which is a society in which individuals do the greatest good for themselves and others in any manner of their choosing so long as they do not harm any others. One must ask then, which system provides the greatest good while doing the least harm? The system of prohibition in which a holier-than-thou attitude creates second-class citizens, ignores the problems of prostitution altogether (until said problems affect "normal" citizens), and denies individuals a way to earn a living, or the system of legalization which gives dignity to sex workers, gives them freedom and resources to practice their business in the safest and healthiest ways possible, and participate in a tradition that has been practiced in private since the earliest times of civilization? Clearly, the legalization of prostitution would be an action of great moral value in that it would provide sex workers with the freedom to control their own bodies, achieve legal equality with the rest of society, access healthcare and legal services as a normal American citizen, and receive the same acceptance of any other human being in functioning society."
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"The Morality of Law", 2006.
A critical analysis of the book, "The Morality of Law" by Lon Fuller.
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The primary concern of Fuller in "The Morality of Law" is to defend a 'procedural' natural law that can serve a variety of opposed aims with neutrality. At the same time, however, it is not neutral with regards to all possible substantive aims. Underlying Fuller's approach is the view that law is "the enterprise of subjecting human conduct to the governance of rules." The concept of law in this instance is an 'activity' and the result of a legal system is a sustained purposive effort. And so, certain moral conditions must be fulfilled in order for the making of law to be successful. Although perfection in legality is a useful target, according to Fuller, it presumably is never perfectly realized. This paper argues that although Lon Fuller places the connection between law and morality in the context of his general theory, he fails to explain it. Without proper explanation, Fuller does not show that naturalism is true.
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"The last sign of the need for clarification is found in Fuller's discussion of the limits of legal morality. He criticizes critics of administrative agencies of the government who wish to impose a legal morality upon these agencies that is not appropriate to their task of economic allocation. This task is contrasted with adjudication wherein the restraints set by the internal morality of law are appropriate. The problem with Fuller's argument is that it seems to carry a debatable implication, namely that law-making is itself a form of adjudication."
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