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2 days ago · From the first chapter Carr accepts relativism would an unacceptable price to pay for imposing the historian on the past beyond his narrow definition of dialogue. Dialogue even cast as interrogation is all very well and good, but an intervention that cannot ultimately become objective is quite another matter.
6 days ago · Pragmatism is a philosophical tradition that views language and thought as tools for prediction, problem solving, and action, rather than describing, representing, or mirroring reality. Pragmatists contend that most philosophical topics—such as the nature of knowledge, language, concepts, meaning, belief, and science—are all best viewed in ...
May 8, 2024 · deontological ethics, in philosophy, ethical theories that place special emphasis on the relationship between duty and the morality of human actions. The term deontology is derived from the Greek deon, “duty,” and logos, “science.”. (Read Peter Singer’s Britannica entry on ethics.) In deontological ethics an action is considered ...
6 days ago · ETHICAL RELATIVISM The ethical relativist may, therefore, say “I have my own view and you have yours. Neither my view nor yours is better or more correct.” EXAMPLE: INUIT – INDIGENOUS PEOPLE OF NORTH AMERICA Senicide or geronticide – the abandonment to death or killing of the elderly *the Inuit would leave their elderly on the ice to die.
May 9, 2024 · eugenics, the selection of desired heritable characteristics in order to improve future generations, typically in reference to humans. The term eugenics was coined in 1883 by British explorer and natural scientist Francis Galton, who, influenced by Charles Darwin ’s theory of natural selection, advocated a system that would allow “the more ...
1944 American Mayor of New York City (Republican: 1994-2001) at the time of the September 11 attacks, born in New York City. 1944 Sondra Locke, American actress (The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter; Willard), and director (Impulse), born in Shelbyville, Tennessee (d. 2018) 1945 Hunter "Patch" Adams, American doctor.
5 days ago · Title IX, clause of the 1972 Federal Education Amendments, which stated that ‘no person in the United States shall, on the basis of sex, be excluded from participation in, be denied the benefits of, or be subjected to discrimination under any education program or activity receiving Federal financial assistance.’
