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Aristotle and Kant Relationship
Summary: Essay is an Aristotle and Kant comparison on an ethical question.
There are different opinions and ethical norms between relativists, Aristotle, and myself. If a relativist, Aristotle, and I were to evaluate case #4 based in the book, An Introduction to Catholic Ethics by Longtin and Peach, our answers will vary and be totally different. Case #4 explains an elderly woman on the verge of death due to a spreading case of multiple sclerosis which left her severe continual suffering. She and her husband beg for the doctor to end her life to stop her suffering and leave her to peace. The question asks whether the doctor should end the woman's life. Case study 4 is a conundrum that'll spark disagreements against different ethical views (lines 1-8 page 7).
A relativist would argue that the woman should be able to pick whether she should die or not, it is her choice (9). Relativists argue that there are no moral rules that apply to her...
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