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Sex is what you are biologicallyand Gender is what you do. Sex is being male or female in regards to chromosomes, anatomy, hormones, reproductive organs,etc. Gender is the symbolism behind what we view as masculine or feminine. The easiest way for me to understand the two is that Sex is what “parts” you are born … More Sex & Gender

In Groundwork, section 1,  Kant emphasizes the way morality in life centeers around duty. He argues duty cannot be motivated by self-interests and is not based on emotions. Emotions keep  your freedom to choose to be rational and rationality in Kants case is the basis of morality. He states “Put the case that the mind of … More Kant: The Categorical Imperative

Peter Singer’s Down on the Factory Farm is a detailed depiction of how  the huge factory farming companies exploit animals and  how they slaughter the animals  inhumanely. He states when the farms were not industrialized they were more humane in the treatment and the killing of the farm animals. When big business took over the farms and … More Factory Farm

Utilitarianism I: Mills starts by addressing the issue of crisis in moral thinking. He finds that people have a hard time coming to a general agreement as to what right and wrong are based on. He argues this foundation is needed in order for morality to have significance or validity. If one where to measure where “good” ends, we … More Mills and Utilitarianism

Benedict’s argument for moral relativism: Morality is culturally relative – morality is merely socially approved habits/mores. “Good” varies among different societies – variant to the concept of “normal.” A “normal” action is one which falls within expected behavior for a particular society. If Benedict’s defense of ethical relativism is correct, then the correct way to … More Benedict: What’s right? What’s wrong?