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Environmental ethics is an area that investigates the question of which ethical norms are appropr... more Environmental ethics is an area that investigates the question of which ethical norms are appropriate for governing human interactions with the natural environment. Considered a branch of applied or practical ethics, environmental ethics has only existed as a subject since the late 1970s. However, concern about environmental problems is growing, and many philosophers claimed that the mainstream of ethics' only focus on humans' relationships with other humans leaving behind clear theoretical framework for ethically evaluating the relationship among humans and the nonhuman natural world. In response to this position, they recommended that a new field of inquiry was needed to investigate this matter directly. This paper looks into the thrust of environmental ethics.
Researchers World, 2018
Issues related to justice are visible in our daily lives and also discussed in almost all spheres... more Issues related to justice are visible in our daily lives and also discussed in almost all spheres of human endeavor. From antiquity, individuals have been concerned with the problem of justice; however it became a subject of rational discourse from the time of the Sophists and Socrates. From that time, different philosophers have tried to define what it entails and also gave vivid explanation as to how it could be solved. Plato sees justice as loyalty to the order within the soul, example seen within a well structured society. Thus, by understanding the character of the soul and justice in this manner, one will appreciate justice within the society. Whereas, John Rawls visualize justice as fairness and describe fairness to be the dictates that reasonable and free kinsmen can accent to on a neutral position with a sight of advancing their wellbeing. The paper is an endeavor to evaluate the theory of justice from Plato to Rawls.
International Journal of Advanced Education and Research, 2018
International journal for social studies, 2017
Democracy is one of the virtues we ache for, as many now observe an undemocratic society as a sav... more Democracy is one of the virtues we ache for, as many now observe an undemocratic society as a savage society. Richard L. Sklar built up a hypothesis called developmental democracy in which he opines that democracy will essentially prompts the improvement of African people and states. For the most part, there has been contention whether development precedes democracy or rather democracy helps development, which is very much unclear. Regardless of the answer, since the prodemocracy charges hit Africa since 1990s, democracy has not made substantial strides. There have still been huge issues of underdevelopment, corruption and mal-administration. Many have started scrutinizing the possibility of democracy been ideal for Africa. The purpose of this paper is to audit the possibility of developmental democracy within African context. This paper presents that democracy is not ideal for Africa, it likewise guarantees that, if democracy is really what it is said to be, there would not have be...
The phrase globalization grasps the attention of everyone and especially economic development res... more The phrase globalization grasps the attention of everyone and especially economic development researchers. However, in spite of the prior prosperity promises of globalization, trade and the benefits of an information accessing society, the subsequently benefits arguably have not been said to universal and global inequality has increased. Some studies reveal that globalization has widened the gap between rich and poor countries in its persistent progression while others are uncertain about its effect. Although the idea of globalization had steadily been developed since the Second World War, its impact gained energy in the early 1990s; Africa has not been spared from the implication of this experience. The purpose of this article is to examine the impact and salient issues concerning globalisation and trade on African countries. Despite liberalisation of trade which has many negative issues as well as the positive ones. This paper is of the opinion that and controlled liberalisation m...
Democracy is one of the virtues we ache for, as many now observe an undemocratic society as a sav... more Democracy is one of the virtues we ache for, as many now observe an undemocratic society as a savage society. Richard L. Sklar built up a hypothesis called developmental democracy in which he opines that democracy will essentially prompts the improvement of African people and states. For the most part, there has been contention whether development precedes democracy or rather democracy helps development, which is very much unclear. Regardless of the answer, since the prodemocracy charges hit Africa since 1990s, democracy has not made substantial strides. There have still been huge issues of underdevelopment, corruption and mal-administration. Many have started scrutinizing the possibility of democracy been ideal for Africa. The purpose of this paper is to audit the possibility of developmental democracy within African context. This paper presents that democracy is not ideal for Africa, it likewise guarantees that, if democracy is really what it is said to be, there would not have be...
SOCIAL MENTALITY AND RESEARCHER THINKERS JOURNAL
Budapest International Research and Critics Institute (BIRCI-Journal) : Humanities and Social Sciences
Environmental ethics is an area that investigates the question of which ethical norms are appropr... more Environmental ethics is an area that investigates the question of which ethical norms are appropriate for governing human interactions with the natural environment. Considered a branch of applied or practical ethics, environmental ethics has only existed as a subject since the late 1970s. However, concern about environmental problems is growing, and many philosophers claimed that the mainstream of ethics' only focus on humans' relationships with other humans leaving behind clear theoretical framework for ethically evaluating the relationship among humans and the nonhuman natural world. In response to this position, they recommended that a new field of inquiry was needed to investigate this matter directly. This paper looks into the thrust of environmental ethics.
Budapest International Research and Critics Institute (BIRCI-Journal) : Humanities and Social Sciences
It is an indisputable fact that most societies in the world agrees that if a person violates the ... more It is an indisputable fact that most societies in the world agrees that if a person violates the laws, he/she should be penalized. However, the variations appear when it involves what sensibly punishment ought to be applied, predominantly for major crimes like murder. Death penalty, which as well referred to as execution or capital punishment, is one amongst these variations which have caused several arguments and debates between its opponents and supporters. Today, numerous countries are attempting to seek out different sanctions for major crimes like life imprisonment relatively to capital punishment. This research tries to take a look at the idea of capital punishment from Kantian and Utilitarian ethics perspectives.
International Journal of Humanities and Innovation (IJHI)
It is a known fact that Strategic Arms Limitation Talks and other related talks on Nuclear arms d... more It is a known fact that Strategic Arms Limitation Talks and other related talks on Nuclear arms disarmament haves failed to achieved a nuclear arms agreement among nations that will lead to nuclear free World. It is almost impossible to achieve this single task for more than 71 years. Every scholar in the globe has an opinion towards nuclear arms limitation talks. It is tricky to say whether or not SALT is an Ethical or Political problem? This paper tries to answer this question.
International Journal of Humanities and Innovation (IJHI)
Violent stories are often sale outs on local news outlets, while many locals longs to hear it. Ho... more Violent stories are often sale outs on local news outlets, while many locals longs to hear it. However, experiencing violence increases our fears and becoming a victim results heightens our mistrust of others. This phenomenon has lead many philosophers to speculate on how to reaction and manage conflict. Some answers we seek for on how to respond to violence are grounded in the praxis of Jesus as depicted in different historical books. There is, however, a tension in the account of Matthew, between Jesus’ teaching in the Sermon on the Mount and the violent endings of some of the parables, some of His actions and speeches. This paper seeks to expose Jesus non violence and violent response to conflict situations.
Social Sciences Studies Journal
Environmental ethics is an area that investigates the question of which ethical norms are appropr... more Environmental ethics is an area that investigates the question of which ethical norms are appropriate for governing human interactions with the natural environment. Considered a branch of applied or practical ethics, environmental ethics has only existed as a subject since the late 1970s. However, concern about environmental problems is growing, and many philosophers claimed that the mainstream of ethics' only focus on humans' relationships with other humans leaving behind clear theoretical framework for ethically evaluating the relationship among humans and the nonhuman natural world. In response to this position, they recommended that a new field of inquiry was needed to investigate this matter directly. This paper looks into the thrust of environmental ethics.
Researchers World, 2018
Issues related to justice are visible in our daily lives and also discussed in almost all spheres... more Issues related to justice are visible in our daily lives and also discussed in almost all spheres of human endeavor. From antiquity, individuals have been concerned with the problem of justice; however it became a subject of rational discourse from the time of the Sophists and Socrates. From that time, different philosophers have tried to define what it entails and also gave vivid explanation as to how it could be solved. Plato sees justice as loyalty to the order within the soul, example seen within a well structured society. Thus, by understanding the character of the soul and justice in this manner, one will appreciate justice within the society. Whereas, John Rawls visualize justice as fairness and describe fairness to be the dictates that reasonable and free kinsmen can accent to on a neutral position with a sight of advancing their wellbeing. The paper is an endeavor to evaluate the theory of justice from Plato to Rawls.
International Journal of Advanced Education and Research, 2018
International journal for social studies, 2017
Democracy is one of the virtues we ache for, as many now observe an undemocratic society as a sav... more Democracy is one of the virtues we ache for, as many now observe an undemocratic society as a savage society. Richard L. Sklar built up a hypothesis called developmental democracy in which he opines that democracy will essentially prompts the improvement of African people and states. For the most part, there has been contention whether development precedes democracy or rather democracy helps development, which is very much unclear. Regardless of the answer, since the prodemocracy charges hit Africa since 1990s, democracy has not made substantial strides. There have still been huge issues of underdevelopment, corruption and mal-administration. Many have started scrutinizing the possibility of democracy been ideal for Africa. The purpose of this paper is to audit the possibility of developmental democracy within African context. This paper presents that democracy is not ideal for Africa, it likewise guarantees that, if democracy is really what it is said to be, there would not have be...
The phrase globalization grasps the attention of everyone and especially economic development res... more The phrase globalization grasps the attention of everyone and especially economic development researchers. However, in spite of the prior prosperity promises of globalization, trade and the benefits of an information accessing society, the subsequently benefits arguably have not been said to universal and global inequality has increased. Some studies reveal that globalization has widened the gap between rich and poor countries in its persistent progression while others are uncertain about its effect. Although the idea of globalization had steadily been developed since the Second World War, its impact gained energy in the early 1990s; Africa has not been spared from the implication of this experience. The purpose of this article is to examine the impact and salient issues concerning globalisation and trade on African countries. Despite liberalisation of trade which has many negative issues as well as the positive ones. This paper is of the opinion that and controlled liberalisation m...
Democracy is one of the virtues we ache for, as many now observe an undemocratic society as a sav... more Democracy is one of the virtues we ache for, as many now observe an undemocratic society as a savage society. Richard L. Sklar built up a hypothesis called developmental democracy in which he opines that democracy will essentially prompts the improvement of African people and states. For the most part, there has been contention whether development precedes democracy or rather democracy helps development, which is very much unclear. Regardless of the answer, since the prodemocracy charges hit Africa since 1990s, democracy has not made substantial strides. There have still been huge issues of underdevelopment, corruption and mal-administration. Many have started scrutinizing the possibility of democracy been ideal for Africa. The purpose of this paper is to audit the possibility of developmental democracy within African context. This paper presents that democracy is not ideal for Africa, it likewise guarantees that, if democracy is really what it is said to be, there would not have be...
SOCIAL MENTALITY AND RESEARCHER THINKERS JOURNAL
Budapest International Research and Critics Institute (BIRCI-Journal) : Humanities and Social Sciences
Environmental ethics is an area that investigates the question of which ethical norms are appropr... more Environmental ethics is an area that investigates the question of which ethical norms are appropriate for governing human interactions with the natural environment. Considered a branch of applied or practical ethics, environmental ethics has only existed as a subject since the late 1970s. However, concern about environmental problems is growing, and many philosophers claimed that the mainstream of ethics' only focus on humans' relationships with other humans leaving behind clear theoretical framework for ethically evaluating the relationship among humans and the nonhuman natural world. In response to this position, they recommended that a new field of inquiry was needed to investigate this matter directly. This paper looks into the thrust of environmental ethics.
Budapest International Research and Critics Institute (BIRCI-Journal) : Humanities and Social Sciences
It is an indisputable fact that most societies in the world agrees that if a person violates the ... more It is an indisputable fact that most societies in the world agrees that if a person violates the laws, he/she should be penalized. However, the variations appear when it involves what sensibly punishment ought to be applied, predominantly for major crimes like murder. Death penalty, which as well referred to as execution or capital punishment, is one amongst these variations which have caused several arguments and debates between its opponents and supporters. Today, numerous countries are attempting to seek out different sanctions for major crimes like life imprisonment relatively to capital punishment. This research tries to take a look at the idea of capital punishment from Kantian and Utilitarian ethics perspectives.
International Journal of Humanities and Innovation (IJHI)
It is a known fact that Strategic Arms Limitation Talks and other related talks on Nuclear arms d... more It is a known fact that Strategic Arms Limitation Talks and other related talks on Nuclear arms disarmament haves failed to achieved a nuclear arms agreement among nations that will lead to nuclear free World. It is almost impossible to achieve this single task for more than 71 years. Every scholar in the globe has an opinion towards nuclear arms limitation talks. It is tricky to say whether or not SALT is an Ethical or Political problem? This paper tries to answer this question.
International Journal of Humanities and Innovation (IJHI)
Violent stories are often sale outs on local news outlets, while many locals longs to hear it. Ho... more Violent stories are often sale outs on local news outlets, while many locals longs to hear it. However, experiencing violence increases our fears and becoming a victim results heightens our mistrust of others. This phenomenon has lead many philosophers to speculate on how to reaction and manage conflict. Some answers we seek for on how to respond to violence are grounded in the praxis of Jesus as depicted in different historical books. There is, however, a tension in the account of Matthew, between Jesus’ teaching in the Sermon on the Mount and the violent endings of some of the parables, some of His actions and speeches. This paper seeks to expose Jesus non violence and violent response to conflict situations.
Social Sciences Studies Journal