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On the one hand, one can merely analyze some of the acts that have accompanied genocide and infer they are a demonstrative of some sort of perception of dehumanization on the part of the author of those acts. For instance, when Nazis would put parts of Jewish people in ovens, it seems fairly clear that the former was not considering the latter as fully human. The implication, of course, is that one puts animals and things that one cooks in the oven, not people. However, a more tangible reinforcement of Smith's stance on this issue is evinced in the semantics of those perpetrating genocide. In numerous instances they refer to their victims as either animals or parts of animals. Smith references Muammar el-Quaddafi terming his opposition as "stray dogs." This sort of terminology is indicative of the more profound issue in which this sort of dehumanization is a fundamental part of acts of genocide.
Smith also provides a fair amount of scholarly concepts -- some of which is scientific, and some of which appears pseudo-scientific -- to explicate the relationship between dehumanization and genocide. One of the points he mentions is that without dehumanization, genocide would be virtually impossible to rationalize. The author is able to demonstrate this point very well when he states: "When the Nazis consigned their victims to the ovens of Auschwitz they were, for the most part, slaughtering people who were physically indistinguishable from them." This passage underscores the glaring paradox innate to the notion…
Ethical Issues of Assisted Suicide and Euthanasia The ethical issues relating to assisted suicide and euthanasia have captured the attention of the public. The topic of Euthanasia is a contentious one and it inescapably incites strong emotional argument and gives rise to tough beliefs that do not straight away lend themselves to consensual harmony. It is improbable that a decision can be reached which will meet with universal support whenever such
Also, the death penalty still in use in a great deal of countries might provide another subject for debate from the point-of-view of human rights. A minimalist set of human rights, meant only to keep people safe from humiliation and pain cannot be effective. This is mainly because while certain human rights seem to be of little necessity, they are actually indispensable. Economic, civil, and political rights are of great
However, although Machiavelli held firm in his belief that the Church should not have the same governing functions as the State, he provided the example of Pope Julius in demonstrating how, if a religious leader holds firm to his beliefs and manner of disciplining his clergy, he can establish a strong clergy and can yield influence and power over the State and civil society. In describing Pope Julius's leadership style,
Landon Carter's Character through Erik Erikson's stages of development Erik Erikson was an American developmental psychologist who was born in Germany and went to postulate eight stages of psychological development. He developed a model that talked about the eight stages every human passes through as he grows. These stages depict and analyze a person's life from when they are baby till they die. It mentions how in every stage a person
O Brother, Where Art Thou? Homer in Hollywood: The Coen Brothers' O Brother, Where Art Thou? Could a Hollywood filmmaker adapt Homer's Odyssey for the screen in the same way that James Joyce did for the Modernist novel? The idea of a high-art film adaptation of the Odyssey is actually at the center of the plot of Jean-Luc Godard's 1963 film Contempt, and the Alberto Moravia novel on which Godard's film is
" (Romans 12:1). Assisted Suicide Assisted suicide is when one person aids another person in ending their life, because the person ending their life chooses to do so. This act is alternatively termed voluntary euthanasia, though the semantic difference between the two terms lays in the intent of self-destruction (suicide) versus death with moral forethought and dignity (Downie 2004). It is a fine line, fraught with great moral dilemma. Christian teachings are the