Yuanmo Hu
New York University, Center for Bioethics/Philosophy, Graduate Student
- New York University Abu Dhabi, Arts & Humanities, Undergraduateadd
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This paper discusses the meaning and application of justice in the context of social research. The author first explains how Immanuel Kant's Kingdom of Ends formula can be read as not just one but the only principle of justice. Then he... more
This paper discusses the meaning and application of justice in the context of social research. The author first explains how Immanuel Kant's Kingdom of Ends formula can be read as not just one but the only principle of justice. Then he discusses how the formula should be applied in social research practice based on a rationalist approach. Finally the author tests several common creeds of social research, mainly concerning welfare, against the formula to see whether they are morally permissible.
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The September 11 terrorist attack on the United States of America gave birth to the term “war on terror.” Since the definition of terrorism is a matter of heated contention, this paper first attempts to give a definition of terrorism in... more
The September 11 terrorist attack on the United States of America gave birth to the term “war on terror.” Since the definition of terrorism is a matter of heated contention, this paper first attempts to give a definition of terrorism in the context of the U.S “war on terror” from the four perspectives of actor, motive, method, and target. This paper then offers a moral judgment of this war applying the ethical theory of Immanuel Kant, by putting terrorism, the means and methods of the war, and the legitimacy of revenge under the microscope of the Categorical Imperative. Based on a progressive assessment on these three steps, the paper concludes that the U.S. “war on terror” is not morally permissible.
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This essay examines Plato's Symposium, specifically the arguments from Pausanias, Aristophanes, Agathon and Socrates. The author rejects the bestowal account, the unity account, and the appraisal account of love. Based on these... more
This essay examines Plato's Symposium, specifically the arguments from Pausanias, Aristophanes, Agathon and Socrates. The author rejects the bestowal account, the unity account, and the appraisal account of love. Based on these rejections, the author then concludes that love is in neither the lover nor the beloved. Love is this paradox in which the single individual is higher than the universal, which makes it unique and incommunicable.
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This essay deals with God's request for Abraham to sacrifice his son - a horrifying one for many readers. The author offers a philosophical analysis of Soren Kierkegaard's view on the nature of faith and then analyzes its implications in... more
This essay deals with God's request for Abraham to sacrifice his son - a horrifying one for many readers. The author offers a philosophical analysis of Soren Kierkegaard's view on the nature of faith and then analyzes its implications in the context of human society. The author concludes that, though irrational and incommunicable, faith is not an excuse from legal judgments by the mundane laws.