denial of universally valid moral principles (Pojman p.26). In other words, there is no objective right or wrong. Such understanding came from the term as “ moral skepticism”, the view that there is no valid moral principle at all (Pojman p.26). L. Pojman examines three types of thesis of relativism...
common are Aristotle, Plato, Hobbes, and so forth. However, many of them I could understand and agree with to a certain degree; Pojman I could not agree with at all. For Pojman to argue for a world where we are punished for our ancestors or current relative’s failures and crimes. Can you imagine a world...
justice. In our society we value hard work and in return we expect the benefits that are due. In the paper “Merit: Why do we value it?” written by Louis Pojman, he argues that we deserve what we earn. Other might argue that we should not benefit from our success because of our intelligence or social standings...
Judicial & Correctional Ethics CRJ/PHI 322.04 WRITTEN ASSIGNMENTS #2 - #4 Choose one essay from each of the sections in Part II of Pojman, Contemporary Interpretations of Desert, (sections A, B, & C) and write a short paper using the following guidelines. Summarize the main points (or argument)...
As Pojman argues for a world in which, “the virtuous are rewarded and the vicious punished in proportion to their relative deserts,”I agree with him. Pojman explains that desert is “typically or paradigmatically connected with action, since it rests on what we voluntarily do or produce” (Pojman, 1999)...
sin. Even though this is what I believe to be true I will try to make my position not based on Scripture but non-religious unbiased thought alone. Pojman writes that one doesn't need to be a theist to accept the message that human nature has a tendency to selfishness, which is willing to harm others...
victims' families through retribution. One can remember the sayings of the Old and New Testament here - "Vengeance is mine, I will repay, says the Lord" (Pojman and Reiman, 1998). If such concepts of just society could so far maintain it and augment it to this modern state, then there is no point in striking...
Pojman, Louis P. “Political Philosophy: Classic and Contemporary Readings” Chapter 6. Rights: McGraw-Hill Higher Education, 2002 Critical analysis 11 Alan Gewirth (1912-2004) born in Manhattan, New York, was a professor Emeritus of Philosophy at the University of Chicago. In addition, Gewirth was...
our society today. The old theory of “an eye for an eye” is a theory which was believed in by many people such as one philosopher named Louis P. Pojman who once said, “a fitting punishment for murder is the execution of the murderer” (Waller, B. 2008, p. 254). This may sound a little harsh, but I believe...
existence of moral fact or truth. I do so in spite of John L. Mackie's strong arguments in favor of skepticism and with the assistance of Louis P. Pojman and my own personal beliefs. Before we begin with a few arguments for my position, note that these are arguments in favor of belief in moral fact...
it is Alvin Plantinga. He claims that “there may be a very different kind of good [free will] that God can’t bring about without permitting evil,” (Pojman and Rea 190). In order to weaken this idea, I turn to Jesus. Jesus was a human being who was both free in his actions and yet was still morally perfect...
Bibliography Descartes Rene, Meditations VI, from Introduction to Philosophy: Classical and Contemporary Readings, 3rd Edition, edited by Pojman, (Oxford, Oxford University Press, 2004) pp. 42-50 HYPERLINK "http://www.dictionary.com" www.dictionary.com...
(ethical egoism) – by pursuing self-interest, a person is putting the business first, which can serve the common good of others (e.g. stakeholders) Louis Pojman – “We are concerned to promote our own good, but not necessarily at any cost” Julian Baggini – “Good ethics is not necessarily good business” Issues...