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    Utilitarianism is a moral theory that an action is morally right if that action produces the greatest of good and happiness for the most number of people. Therefore‚ one should act if and only if one’s action produce the greatest possible balance of good and happiness over bad and unhappiness. Being one of the method that people commonly use to decide the rightness and wrongness of an action‚ utilitarianism provides a clear guidelines of the determination an action’s rightness. In addition‚ utilitarianism

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    came up with the most popular moral theory‚ called Utilitarianism. It states that something is right if it promotes happiness and wrong if it brings happiness to the performer only and does not affect everyone around you. This theory is in opposition to egoism‚ the view that a person should pursue his own self-interest‚ even at the expense of others‚ regardless of the consequences. Morals are separated into good and bad. But in utilitarianism‚ good is defined as the existence of pleasure and with

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    Utilitarianism was developed in the 18th century by Hutchenson‚ who used the phrase "the greatest good for the greatest number" to describe his theory. His idea of Utilitarianism‚ however‚ seeks to find a rational means of assessing how best to put this promotion of happiness into practice‚ and is split into two types; Act Utilitarianism is the earliest form‚ in which what is deemed right is based on the assessment of results of a particular action‚ and Rule Utilitarianism‚ which allows to be taken

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    A person who is a utilitarian believes in one principle of utility‚ which is to opt for an action that will bring the greatest happiness for the greatest number of people (Ronsenstand‚ 2013). It is not a decision made with selfish intentions‚ as it does not matter who benefits from the decision‚ as long as it is for the greater good. The utilitarian belief can be a solution to certain moral problems‚ but there are also problems that may arise from it. One of the problems of the utilitarian

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    The business of the family is just like the head of the family‚ kind and benevolent to those who give respect‚ but given to ruthless violence whenever anything stands against the good of the family. This movie portrays the philosophies of both utilitarianism and Machiavellian. In the beginning of the movie‚ the presence of everyone at Godfather’s daughter’s wedding shows how significant the event and the family are. His youngest son Michael returned from WWII just in for Connie’s wedding to Carlo

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    John Stuart Mill’s account of Utilitarianism claims “that actions are right in proportion as they tend to promote happiness; wrong as they tend to produce the reverse of happiness” (Mill‚ 7). In addition‚ “the happiness which forms the utilitarian standard of what is right in conduct is not the agent’s own happiness but that of all concerned” (17). Individuals are often confronted with a choice which benefits others but fails to contribute something in return. Before deciding how to act‚ one evaluates

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    The theory behind utilitarianism is that one’s actions are right if it promotes happiness or pleasure and wrong if it does not promote happiness or pleasure. The main point to this theory is the principle of utility that states “according to which actions should be chosen that bring about the greatest amount of happiness for the greatest number of people.” (Palmer) Jeremy Bentham gave essentially utilitarianism its name and brought more attention to it than those before him. Bentham came up with

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    performed on people facing serious illness and facing death. Euthanasia seems to understand the course of nature and its ways by letting the patient wish be fulfilled and let them die in peace instead of suffering in pain. Jeremy Bentham‚ founder of Utilitarianism. Actions are good/bad‚ right/wrong based on whether or not they will produce

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    UTILITARIANISM AND DEONTOLOGY Action we take must have consequences whether good or bad. Utilitarianism is a theory that focuses on consequences that will bring about the best possible outcome of any situation‚ in terms of individuality or people‚ this means some sort of pleasure and happiness must be the result. On the other hand‚ deontology focus on the doing the right thing‚ were your intentions will be understood based on the right thing where everyone in your position would do the same‚ more

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    determines the right - the only consideration relevant to the rightness of an act is the amount of goodness it produces’. 1 (McNaughton and Piers Rawlings pg32) from David McNaughton and Piers Rawlings essay on Deontology. Versus the Kantian and Rule Consequentialism of utilitarianism which would believe that this is morally wrong‚ despite of the lives that could be saved. Rule Consequentialism and Deontology are very similar in their beliefs. For example‚ this was said

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