Essays about: "Kantianism"
Found 3 essays containing the word Kantianism.
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1. Context Sensitive Civic Duty : An Experimental Study of how Corruption Affects both a Duty to Vote and a Duty to Abstain
University essay from Uppsala universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionenAbstract : In this thesis I explore a novel context sensitive conceptualisation of civic duty according to which the conduct (or misconduct) of elected officials affects whether eligible voters feel either a duty to vote (DTV) or a duty to abstain (DTA). Specifically, I argue that under conditions of corruption the norm of electoral accountability may override peoples’ sense of DTV in which case they instead feel a DTA. READ MORE
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2. A European Right to Assisted Suicide? Moral Justifications of the ECtHR Case Law
University essay from Malmö universitet/Fakulteten för kultur och samhälle (KS)Abstract : This thesis seeks to investigate whether the current European Court of Human Rights case-law on assisted suicide can be justified using Kantian or Utilitarian arguments. The theory, consisting of Utilitarianism and Kantianism, is applied to three key cases arguing a right to assisted suicide under Article 8 of the European Convention on Human Rights; Pretty v. READ MORE
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3. The Importance of Dignity : A Kantian Perspective on Transhumanism
University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för statsvetenskap (ST)Abstract : The transhumanist movement has been hailed as optimistic and forward thinking in itsambition to “ascend humanity beyond its biological constraints” and bring it to the next stageof evolution. However, critics such as Nicholas Le Dévédec have claimed that the movementrepresents a reversal of the Enlightenment project of autonomy, despite claims otherwise. READ MORE
