The underlying principle of utilitarian theory is it seeks to punish offenders to discourage or deter future unlawful activity. However‚ the retributive theory seeks to punish offenders because they deserve to be punished (Net Industries‚ 2014). The utilitarian theory recognizes that punishment has penalties for both the offender and society. It holds that the total good created by the punishment should go beyond the entirety of evil; meaning punishment should not be unlimited. For example‚ releasing
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Name: Hao Nhat Le Class: 15B The language and point of view in “ Tell- tale – Hearts” Edgar Allan Poe made “Tell – Tale – Hearts” story special for the reader. It is a study of paranoia and mental deterioration. He combines the narrator and protagonist. Poe writes this story from the perspective of the murderer of the old man. When an author creates a situation tell a personal account‚ the general shock of the story is sharp. In my opinion‚ it is greats story because of using of language and
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Final Project Part 2 Utilitarian Ethics: act and rule Definition of Act Utilitarian The goal of an act utilitarian is to maximize a person’s overall happiness in the universe. With an act utilitarian the goal will be to “Maximize pleasure and minimize pain” (Waller‚ 2005‚ p.49). An act utilitarian says that people could do that and they would not only make everyone happier but they would also be doing what is morally right. An act utilitarian doesn’t have conflicts over any action being
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Aristotle Paper The following paper will chronicle the life and times of the famous philosopher Aristotle. Showing how his theories‚ concepts‚ and analysis in philosophy contributed to the fields of study in which he was instrumental in establishing. The culture and time period in which Aristotle lived is essential in understanding how influential his views were to the world of philosophy. Aristotle‚ the son of a physician‚ was born in 384 BC. His father was the family physician for King Amyntas
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Imagine if three of your closest friends were trying to make you smoke your first cigarette. You think - its just one‚ what’s the harm? As your friend hands you the package you notice a warning label. It’s a picture of a dead man with stitches down his chest. You stop and think - I don’t want to end up like that! Today‚ nearly 3‚500 children across America will try their first cigarette and 850 of them will end up daily smokers. We need to do a better job of warning these kids about the dangers
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Kantian Ethics It is clear from the case study that Alistair knows the contract is unorthodox. The problem he faces is whether he should overlook the bribe or report it to the board. The board of directors expects Alistair to tell the truth and report the bribe because of: his position as Chief Legal Officer‚ the board has a very strong ethics policy and they are wary of unethical activities. Immanual Kant theorised that moral rules are based on reason‚ in other words the ability to think and form
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Explanation of the Utilitarian Ethical Theory There are many different ethical approaches that deal with the morality issues we face every day‚ but the utilitarian approach holds the feeling of morally belonging to a group and the lack of individualism that many others carry. It also can be a very cold approach for those who belong to the minority in a society. This is because the principle of utility says that “we ought to do that which produces the greatest amount of happiness or pleasure for
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society‚ and personal philosophy all play a role in creating one’s sense of moral ought. This form of morality is exercised in three ways: deontological‚ teleological‚ and aretaic. The
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Etiquette is important Etiquette is important because if people dont have proper etiquette then the disrescpect will hurt and it will lead to violence. The defintion of etiquette is the practices and forms prescribed by social convention or by authority. The history of etiquette started with the Maxims.The Maxims were conformist precepts extolling such civil virtues as truthfulness‚ self-control and kindness towards one’s fellow beings. Learning by listening to everybody and knowing that human
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Assignment: Deontological vs. Teleological Ethical Deontological ethical systems are associated with judgments that are based on an action. If the action is considered to be in a good intent‚ even with the possibilities of having negative consequences‚ then it is still defined as being good. Branches of deontological ethical systems can extend out to ethical formalism‚ religion‚ and natural law. Ethical formalism is defined as the motive and intent of a person has based on what action the person
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