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This concept is exemplified by the famous aphorism, "the end justifies the means," variously attributed to Machiavelli or Ovid [8] i.e. if a goal is morally important enough, any method of achieving it is acceptable. [9] [10]
Situational ethics is thus a teleological or consequential theory, in that it is primarily concerned with the outcome or consequences of an action; the end. Fletcher proposed that loving ends justify any means. [4] Joseph Fletcher abandoned his theistic belief in his later life but never strayed away from his belief in situation ethics.
Plato (left) and Aristotle, depicted here in The School of Athens, both developed philosophical arguments addressing the universe's apparent order (). Teleology (from τέλος, telos, 'end', 'aim', or 'goal', and λόγος, logos, 'explanation' or 'reason') [1] or finality [2] [3] is a branch of causality giving the reason or an explanation for something as a function of its end, its ...
Chris Pizzello/Invision/APCharlie Sheen By Steve Tobak "I'm on a quest to claim absolute victory on every front." – Charlie Sheen Loony as he sounded at the time – and under the influence of ...
The end justifies the means; The enemy of my enemy is my friend; The exception which proves the rule; The female of the species is more deadly than the male; The good die young; The grass is always greener (on the other side) (of the fence) The hand that rocks the cradle rules the world; The husband is always the last to know
Kant's second formulation of the categorical imperative is to treat humanity as an end in itself: So act that you use humanity, whether in your own person or in the person of any other, always at the same time as an end, never merely as a means. —
A means can be justified only by its end. But the end in its turn needs to be justified. But the end in its turn needs to be justified. From the Marxist point of view, which expresses the historical interests of the proletariat , the end is justified if it leads to increasing the power of man over nature and to the abolition of the power of man ...
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