Word: argumentative
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...stake the way it is today. Good Americans shouldn't undermine this campaign to make everybody--including you--a lot safer by trying to make you and yours a little bit safer than everyone else. Yet even in the midst of a nationwide flag-waving orgy, this is an argument our government and political leaders don't make. They apparently believe that even dubious appeals to self-interest are more likely to work than valid appeals to concern for the common good...
...Professor of Slavic Languages and Literatures William Mills Todd III. Nozick begins his acknowledgments in Invariances by thanking three of his doctors. He also alludes to a new manner of thinking, stating that this book is supposed to pose new questions for further thought, not to conclusively prove an argument. This attitude is a breath of fresh air for philosophy; one can only hope that the field will take up this challenge and further engage the ideas in Invariances...
...accordion.” This is evident in his effective handling of complex issues in his narrative. The book explores a series of borders, the borders separating different generations of immigrants, as well as the physical, hazy border that separates Mexico and the U.S. Crossing Over makes the argument that the borders separating these entities are merely ideas...
...Guenin’s argument easily wins out if appearance is the standard of human dignity. But the novelty of our national vision is its radical concern for protecting human life regardless of its features. History teaches us that maintaining this vision demands a vigilant effort to recognize the humanity of others when it is not readily apparent to us, whether because of race, gender, religion, physical or mental disability or social position. In this regard the issue of embryonic stem cell research is one of the most difficult challenges for our nation’s moral conscience. Americans...
...argument that is appealing to many—even to those who object to manufacturing embryos strictly for research purposes—is that surplus embryos, which will either die or remain frozen indefinitely, could serve humanity better if used to cure disease. Harvesting organs from a death row inmate is an analogous case. If this person, also permanently outside of society, can serve humanity better by offering future medical benefits, what stands in our way of advancing such a policy? Furthermore, does this person not owe such a debt to society for his crime? If our moral sensibilities rebel...