Sunday, September 19, 2010

Revised argument

A hot commodity is Joe a slave, personal assistant, one that desires the ability to sell their work as an investment for the future. As of now the law states that selling yourself, as a slave, personal assistant, is illegal. The idea of Joe selling himself, his flesh, for money may be seen as being un-ethical or unjust.
According to Kant’s perspective on consequentialism there are both positive and negative actions; Joe selling himself as a slave to better the lives of others is more so a hero, a positive consequence, than a slave. The slave Joe is worth more than just flesh rather, monetary value. There are other positive consequences as the slaves, personal assistants, create exchanges of money. The money made from Joe and the other slaves will enhance the economy thus creating more jobs. In return for the money Joe will be an assistant, slave, to the people who have purchased Joe and or other slaves, in exchange for their loyalty and work.
The idea the slavery is unethical is not permissible in this instance according to Kant’s consequentialism perspective. There are both good and bad consequences of being a slave. Joe does have to give up most of his rights, however, it is for money and there are laws in such contracts stating the problems he may face. Negatively speaking there is the chance for negative consequences. Joe may be abused and or taken advantage of with him being a slave. However, as mentioned earlier there are both good and bad consequences in every action we do.
Slaves like Joe are willing to risk their lives and freedom understanding the possibility of negative consequences for the direct assistance for others needs. In conclusion there are multiple discrepancies within the idea of what is moral and what is not. Consequentially, there are many positive attributes that out weight the negative perception on slavery. Slavery will create more jobs while assisting the needs of others. A large influx of money will be put back into the economy from Joe being a slave: therefore, based upon Kant’s logic, money, and the ability for slaves to help others, it is arguably safe to say that any argument made against slavery can be disregarded as there are more positive consequences than negative.

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