Essays on Personhood

Introduction

The purpose of this paper is to expand the readers’ awareness about the philosophical and ethical principles that may be associated with abortion. With that, the topic that will be discussed in this paper is abortion. Abortion can be defined as the process of ending a pregnancy. It is important to note, however, that an abortion can happen intentionally or unintentionally. Unintentional abortion typically occurs naturally. Examples would be when there are birth defects that have been found during pregnancy; this is otherwise known as spontaneous abortion or simply a miscarriage. Intentional abortion, on the other hand, is done ...

The Namesake by Jhumpa Lahiri is an example of a literary work that was made by Diaspora Indians in foreign lands (Macwan 112). This novel tackles the associated feelings of alienation, adaptability, loss of identity, mobility and adjustments to promote awareness on the status of migrants (Macwan 114). It raises inquiries about the definitions of ‘home’ or ‘nation’. This paper discusses Gogol’s definition of home in the novel and how this definition changed from his childhood to his teenage and college years up to his adulthood. Gogol, as well as his parents, holds the idea that home is ...

One of the fundamental principles of the law of business associations is that a corporation is considered, under the law, to be a person albeit an artificial one. For most of the history of the nation what the idea of a corporation having “personhood” was mainly for use as a means of protecting the liability of the corporation’s owners, namely its investors, from the debts and obligations of the company. Over the last decade, however, corporations have increasingly been found to be or share some of the same rights and privileges as natural, as opposed to legal, person ...

Lederman (2016) in the article “Reconstructing RFRA: The Contested Legacy of Religious Freedom Restoration” argued that viewing corporations as religious entities would harm third parties in commercial settings. In this regard, the companies would be forcing individuals who may hold opinions or beliefs that do not agree with theirs to uphold them. In such an event, the corporation would be breaking the tenets of the First Amendment that holds that among others things, the government cannot coerce anyone to support religion or its exercise. Besides, corporations are not in themselves an entity that can always act in a particular ...

Personhood may be defined as a state of being a person, a human with emotions, characteristics and values. Unlike the computer, a person experiences emotion, shows vulnerability and adaptability and possess sufficient mental capacities. The definition of personhood may change its meaning according to the context in which it is spoken. According to religion, personhood may be defined not just as an alive human being with feelings and emotions, but a person who is virtuous and who carves a niche in the lives of others. A bioethicist may define personhood as a person who is alive. A person who ...

A) The right to choose what happens to our bodies, the medical treatments we want to opt for and understanding the pros and cons of our decision, is as fundamental a human right as the right to have access to food and water. Informed consent is an integral part of healthcare globally and I believe that the issue of abortion also falls in the same category. If the patient’s or next of kin’s permission is sought before any surgical procedure, there is no logical reason that can justify not extending the same courtesy to women when it ...

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Illegal immigration is an issue that relates to violation of law. The Sovereign right of The United states is undermined through illegal entry of foreign citizens in the country and the refusal to leave the nation at the end of an authorized stay. In America, it is estimated that the illegal undocumented population of immigrants stands at 11 million. This continues to rise annually with an influx of half a million persons. The cases of undocumented immigrants continue to rise as people from other nations fleeing from persecution and oppression in their countries continue to rise. Others are simply ...

What is your worldview? The worldview of human being may be considered as the general picture of the surrounding reality. It presents the harmony of all ideas about the world and the way of .personal perception of commonly defined things. A worldview is the basis for daily decisions. It is extremely important and influences many aspects of life significantly. In general worldview means a comprehensive understanding of the world from a certain position. Different religions have different ways of thinking and world perception. My worldview presents a comprehensive analyzing of the world from a Christian point of view. The ...

The existence of differences among humans bars actual existence of equality. This is because the differences cannot be overcome by any means. The white for long have claimed to be superior to the blacks. This is only by considering the race factor. However there exist no differences between the white and the black in terms of intellectual ability, moral capacities and ability to communicate and hence another set of inequalities sets in. Such considerations may not be taken to explain the existence of inequality entirely. Basically, equality should be taken largely as a moral ideal but not a simple assertion of a ...