duty has the basis in philosophy through the term deontology. deon-, in Greek, meaning "duty" and -tology, in Greek, meaning "the study of".
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If you have won the trust of an illegal immigrant, is it ethical to turn him/her over to the authorities?
My question is NOT about the problems associated with secondary consequences of illegal immigration, such as unemployment of the native workforce. Nor is it about the causes of illegal immigration, such as the hardships faced by people living in a…
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A contradiction in Kant's Universalizability Principle
I figured a contradiction in Kant's Universalizability principle, but I'm very surprised that it was so easy to prove that wrong, so I think that I might be wrong somewhere.
Let us first begin with a definition of his principle:
The concept of…
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How could maxims become universal laws? (What does Kant's Categorical Imperative mean?)
This states 'act only in accordance with that maxim through which you can at the same time will that it become a universal law'.
How can I will a maxim to become a universal law, surely that kind of power can only be wielded by a god? Does he mean…
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How does Kant go from good will to duty?
In the opening of The Groundwork of the Metaphysics of Morals Kant starts talking about good will to build grounds for, in so far as I understand, the concept of acting from duty. Could someone provide any explanation of how the transition from…
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Do future selves have duties to the current self?
I think there are clear cases in which my future selves have rights against me (or I have duties to my future selves). For example, my future selves have the right to enjoy a healthy life and thus I have the duty to abstain from drug abuse. I may…
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Violation of everyday rights or "whose right to what did I violate today?"
The idea of rights seems to be strongly, if not inextricably, connected to the idea of duties. As far as I remember in philosophy of law this is referred to as "reciprocity". If I must do something, then there must be somebody I owe that action to.…
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Practical differences between a 'duty' and a 'rights' based ethical framework
In this SEP entry, the author states that African Ethics are ethics ...
... of Duty, Not of Rights
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A morality of duty is one that requires each individual to demonstrate concern for the interests of others. The ethical values of…
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What's the difference between a 'duty' and 'obligation'?
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I enrolled in a class, The Philosophy of Human Rights. The authors of the course readings never use 'duty' and 'obligation' interchangeably, so I suspect that the terms may have distinct meanings.
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Do the terms 'duty' and…
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How do the Officer's Oath and the Enlisted Oath interact
I've come across a military question which is so subtle that I think it has to be answered from a philosophical perspective, dealing with the meaning of "duty" and nuanced things like that.
In many militaries, the enlisted and officers take…
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"I vow that this sentence be true," vs., "I vow that this sentence be true"
To try to "explain" why the liar sentence is "logically dangerous" whereas the Gödel sentence is "logically helpful," I tried out contrasting the differing "effect" that these sentences would have if "absorbed" into a Fregean One True Fact (). The…
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Within a duty based framework, are apologies contingent on the harmed party's acknowledgement of or contrition for wrongdoing?
During the debate on whether Obama should apologise for the US atomic bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, as well as some people making trolley problem style comments about how many would have been killed had the atomic bombing not happened, others…
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Does Nietzsche make distinctions between men and women regarding human duties?
If Nietzsche is writing about humans, is he really writing about men or doesn't he make the distinction?
The way I came up with the question is complicated, but specifically I was thinking about the motivations for him writing Will To Power. In the…
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Does the story of Madhavrao Peshva contradict the Gita
I would like to hear ideas on whether the story of Madhavrao Peshva (a brahmin-born who performed the duty of a warrior) contradicts the Gita's teaching that one should perform their own duty (and never another's)?
I theoreticise that it isn't based…
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Why there is no suberogation function?
Going off the definition of logical validity that depends on true premises going to true conclusions, there is no imperative logic. However, it seems that some "imperative arguments" look regular enough:
Go to the store.
If you go to the store,…
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Happiness philosophies and dealing with other people's happiness
Is there a happiness philosophy that deals with philosophy toward preserving or increasing happiness of other people, not just how to be happy yourself? Main branch of philosophy I'm familiar with that kind of seems related is justice philosophy…
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