The lottery is an example of the utilitarian monster because‚ in a lottery game‚ there are many losers‚ but only one winner. The happiness of the winner of a lottery ticket is very high‚ and when compared to the unhappiness of the losers‚ there is still‚ in theory‚ a net happiness gain. So in essence‚ the happiness of many (the losers) is sacrificed for the disproportionate happiness of one individual (the winner). A case could be made for and against the lottery in terms of monetized utilitarianism
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This paper was written during the final exam for an ethics class‚ from memory. As such‚ there are no referances‚ but it still makes for a pretty good outline for a paper on utilitarian and Kantian ethical theories. With so many varying views on morals and ethics‚ trying to use reason in ethics without resorting to emotional judgments is difficult. The first stop to overcoming this obstacle is to begin by studying ethical theories. Once a good grasp of the theories has been established
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Deontological Theory of Ethics Introduction When ethics is explored‚ and an inquiry into its origin and sources are explored to find definition and clarity around ethics‚ one initial discovery will be that two main views on ethical behavior emerge. One of those theories is the deontological theory of ethics. Ethics and ethical decisions surround themselves around what is the goodness or badness of any particular choice or decision. When exploring ethics‚ it is necessary to explore what
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Unless Your Name is Judy Don’t Judge What does your appearance say about you? Is your look‚ swag‚ or gear telling others what you want them to know? In this the 21st century are we judging books (people) by their cover? Before you answer any of these questions I will attempt to convince you that we as a society do in fact pre judge people before they’ve even spoke. I’ve heard it said “If you knew better‚ you’d do better”. For the first example of how we all judge people before we know them‚ I
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Explain Utilitarian Ethics (25 marks) Utilitarian ethics is an expansive field of normative ethics that believes that the action that you take should be that which maximises utility‚ that is to say prospering and maximizing happiness whilst mitigating suffering or sadness as much as possible. Whilst it was once often considered a hedonistic field‚ there being one that argues pleasure being the only true‚ intrinsic good or aim‚ it is now more commonly referred to that of a consequentiality field‚
Free Utilitarianism
the political influence declared by the nobility and projected that all humans were liberated to act in whatever way they choose. Human beings act as free agents to make contracts with other humans to fulfill their civic and social duties. The utilitarian approach asserts that humans are principally driven by the idea to maximize their pleasure and diminish pain. The basic principle of the classist school of thought claims that human beings are free in their will to take up criminal activities on
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10/10/12 Test Period 3 The assessment was created to measure your ability to analyze how the author’s use of words created an angry and vengeful tone with an intense‚ scary and eerie mood. With his use of words he was able to make an angry tone which put a scary mood or feeling when a person reads the author’s abhor words. The author uses metaphors to show the tones and moods shown in his writing. A metaphor that shows mood is “The bow of God’s wrath is bent‚ and the
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As opposed to the utilitarian’s view‚ the morality of the action is not relevant if there is a good outcome‚ meaning what gives moral worth to an action are the consequences. There are some disadvantages and advantages to both Kant’s view and utilitarians’ views. Nonetheless‚ I think Kant’s views are preferable and more reasonable. One of the reasons I consider Kant’s view more reasonable is because actions are things we can control‚ we can decide to either do something good or bad‚ moral or immoral
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