a lot of intelligence and complexity to not onlybeing an enormous brain but an enormous brain withan enormous amount of complexity, and a complexitythat rivals our own.
Well now im confused because I thought the whole point was comparing them to humans
consciousness, self-awareness - is nolonger a unique human property
So this then contradicts what marry ann warren has been saying
A person needs to be an individual. If individuals count, then the deliberate killing of individualsof this sort is
Im not sure ill be able to look at mammals as a person, thats a big comparison
t is based on years of research that has showndolphins and whales have large, complex brains anda human-like level of self-awareness.
I honestly had no idea this was real
Experts in philosophy, conservation and animal behaviour want support for a Declaration ofRights for Cetaceans.They believe dolphins and whales are sufficiently intelligent to justify the same ethicalconsiderations as huma
I think this is a very big statement to say. howw would you interpret this when comparing humans to animals in the water
Whole-brain death is now a sufficient condition for declaring a person to be legally dead in every U.S. state.
I did not know about this
Whole-brain deathi.e., the loss of function of the entire brain: The first clinical case of a brain-dead individual whose heart and lungs were maintained on a respirator was reported by French doctors in 1959. In 1968, an ad hoc committee at Harvard Medical School chaired by Henry Beecher recommended that doctors declare death based on the permanent loss of all brain functions (Bernat 1994; Pernick 1999). Whole-brain death is now a sufficient condition for declaring a person to be legally dead in every U.S. state. This standard conveniently incorporates two common-sense aspects of the death of a person, "the irreversible loss of the capacity for consciousness and the irreversible cessation of integrated functioning of the organism as a whole"
The brain has always been so interesting to me. I hope that Ill get a chance to take a course on the function of the brain
How can we know that a person has died, or when are we justified in declaring a person to be dead?
I think a person is dead once medical officials believe that the person cannot be revived.
This raises the intriguing possibility that some non-human animals like chimps and dolphins might qualify as persons,
so they qualify as humans but if you are mentally impaired then you are not considered people. Great our society is a disappointment once again
but also the disturbing implication that some human beings would not qualify, such as the severely retarded
this is completely degrading
This raises the intriguing possibility that some non-human animals like chimps and dolphins might qualify as persons,
What does that even mean. I feel like authors start to throw in information to their articles that literally make zero sense. Im sorry but these living thins do not qualify as persons
To be classified as a "person" normally entails having strong moral rights and legal protections,
So if these things were not considered related to a certain individual does this mean they're not classified as a "person". I guess society has certain standard to being a person
Suffice it to say that some appreciation of brain functioning is essential to understanding what it takes to have a mind
I feel as if he is trying to make a distinct difference between mind and brian now?
"property dualism.
"Property dualism describes a category of positions in the philosophy of mind which hold that, although the world is composed of just one kind of substance—the physical kind—there exist two distinct kinds of properties: physical properties and mental properties"
reincarnated
Is reincarnation a thing? should we be believing in it? I think thats a long shot
We take for granted the intimate connection between our minds and bodies.
I agree with this, I think we often disregard the connection between our mind and body
form of fairness
VALID
Providing a properstandard of care that avoids or minimizes the risk of harm is supported notonly by our commonly held moral convictions, but by the laws of society aswell (see Law and Medical Ethics).
I mean i don't think anyone wants to purposefully harm an individual. I think each and every one of us want to do anything and everything in our power to make sure harm is not done.
Thiscommunication process must be compassionate
It is important to communicate with the patient in order for the patient to know exactly what is going on with his or her body.
Our medical goal should be toprovide the greatest benefit to the patient
Especially, with covid 19 I think it is important for all health care providers to do everything in their power that is the best option for their patient
For example, the notion that thephysician "ought not to harm" any patient is on its face convincing to mostpeople
I feel like that so hard to understand because sometimes in order for a physician to do what is needed it may be harmful in a sense that it can cause pain
Ethical choices, both minor and major, confront us everyday in the provisionof health care for persons with diverse values living in a pluralistic andmulticultural society.
Important
If peoplein differentso cietiesmakediffe rent mor al judg mentsregar din gthe sam e action,they must acceptdifferent moralst an dard
I think this is valid
Wh en we say that an acti on is right,we are not me rely sayin g tha t we ap -proveof it
Then what are we saying?
Alt houghsubjectivere lativism
this article is aggravates me. Being that im. apart of the jewish community and now I have to read about this as examples to prove a point?
us t as virtu
as true as this might be to use hitler as an example is baffling to me. It is true that evil people do good things but that doesnt disregard the fact that they are evil. Using hitler as an example when he is one of the most evil people in the history of man kind is wild.
m “Whydo you be liev
we ask this because we are interested in what the person has to say. No one would ask if they didnt care.
ad, “Wh oevercu rs es hisfath er or his mothershall be pu t to de at h.” You are abo ut to kill you r childwhenhe poi nts out that Exo dus 20:13 sa ys “T hou shalt not kill. ” So whatshou ld you
to me it seems like a contradiction and we should follow that it says thou shall not kill
In almo st all cultures, womenare subs ervi ent to m
Although not it is different
Is it wrong to kill som eoneto puthim out of his mi
I think it all depends on the situation at hand
Hismoti ves may ha ve beendespicable, bu t that do esn’ t me an tha t all of his ac -tion s were w
I don't even have the words
ing.Hitler, for
This sentence is absolutely horrible. No one and I mean none can condone what hitler did. He took away the lives of 6 million jews and now its okay because he was improving the lives of the german people. I am sorry but that is full of crap
Alt houghLester’sactio n arousesstrongfeelingsin mostof us , we can ’tbase our judgmentof his actionon our feelingsalone
I disagree, when I am reading something i tend to analyze it and I think that is with most people. So when I see something wrong with the action that they did I have strong feelings towards it.
It wa s an act of l
I feel like this can go two ways. It can be an act of love for the brother but it also is a selfish act because he took someones life when they were in a poor state and took his life away from others. Not only his life but he threw. his own life away and was they charged with first degree murder.
Others,however,condo ned Lester’sact ion, for not onlydid he put hisbrot her ou t of his
I understand what he was trying to do, but to make such arational decisions like this is crazy. Taking someones life right when they ask them to I think is rushing to a conclusion.
GeneticFallacy
So in one instance it can be false but in another it can be true?
n’t just ify the concl usion. Sowhen some one gives yo uan argu me nt ,you should ask yours elf, Are the pre m-ises acceptable? Are the yre levan t? Ar ethey sufficient?Ifthe ans we rtoany ofthese questio ns is no, then th e argume nt is not l
Doesn't this go back to everything thinking differently and having different beliefs to what is acceptable and what is not acceptable.
o many can be found. The tri ck is toiden tif y which among all the possibleexplanation s is the b
Find the best argument and present it. One needs to follow up with that argument and back it up.
preced ents. A pr ecede nt is a ca sethat has alreadybeen de ci
SO lawyers try to change the judges mind in order to show his client is not guilty even though the case was already decided?
es is know n as acogen t arg u-ment
Premises are supposed to establish probable conclusion
he premi ses ar etrue and the concl u-sion fa
Theone thi ng it cannot ha ve is true premisesand a fal se conclus
I guess this argument would then make no sense if the premise is true and then there is a false conclusion
The refo
I dont understand?
Every raven that has eve r been obse
Are they bad luck?
God exi st s since the worl d nee
So if someone does not believe in god there is no one that created this world?
ustify. Identi fying the conclus ion is not alw ays aneasy t
This is true. When it comes down to the conclusion people often struggle with what they have to do in order to tie up all their loose ends and make their final point.
lus io n. Theconclusion of an argume nt is th e ma in point it
I don't necessarily agree with that because when someone is putting together an essay they are hitting points in their thesis in order to follow up with what they are arguing.
Sometimes we even get into heated arguments about the morality of an action or a policy
This is the problem with our society. Everyone believes in different things which creates a lot of commotion amongst different groups. It is okay to have different beliefs, but is it really okay to make someone feel less than because of what they knew from the start?
Although Skinner believes that our behavior is determined primarily by how we are brought up
I definitely agree with this. Anything that happens in our childhood is a good representation of why we approach things a certain way.
Many philosophers and scientists have held that the mind is nothing but the brain.
Our brain is the most important part to our bodies.
assent.
need approval??
word
Skills and training?
every religion
Unfortunately, religion creates a gap. One religion can have the answers to certain philosophical questions and another religion can have completely different answers. Beliefs are tricky when it comes down to two different sides.
Philosophy is a search for the truth about the world and our place in it.
Were we created by God as part of a divine plan, or did we come into being as the result of purely natural processes? I
Many people struggle with this concept on whether God is real or if there is a higher power. I for one believe that there is a God, or I hope that there is someone out there listening to my prayers. Although, the term divine plan gives me a different outlook on earths creation.