is a controversial question that is a focal point for moral and ethical codes. Morals and ethics is‚ of course‚ a subject that runs deep in the discussion of philosophy. People are faced with moral dilemmas everyday‚ which many times society decides without thoroughly exploring their options. Immanuel Kant‚ John Stuart Mill‚ Plato‚ and Aristotle are philosophers that focus on the topic of ethics‚ yet all have different outlooks. Kant is considered a non-consequentiality‚ which means he
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Aristotle‚ Immanuel Kant‚ and John Stuart Mill all discuss their philosophical systems‚ each striving to uncover the standard that guides morality. In Nicomachean Ethics‚ Aristotle outlines his system‚ beginning with the Chief Good towards which everything aims. The Chief Good is happiness‚ and is achieved through a life well lived. A life well lived results from performing our characteristic activity well‚ and humans’ characteristic activity is reason. Thus Aristotle uses reason to differentiate
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your moral compass you then have to choose where you stand on the good‚ or bad spectrum of the choice. The question that comes into factor is what would Immanuel Kant‚ John Stuart Mill‚ and Peter Singer do if they were faced with a choice that involved children and their well being what they would advise me to do in the situation. In the paper I will explain how Immanuel Kant is a great philosopher and also explain how he would want me to consider the situation‚ and I will also compare John Mill
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John stuart mill believed in the principle of utilitarianism‚ a moral philosophy focused on the outcome of one’s actions. This is in counter to the Kantian or Aristotelian ethics‚ which focus on one’s actions and the character of the one acting respectively. Utilitarianism according to Mill is a philosophy that seeks to produce the greatest amount of good for the greatest amount of people. The good in that principle being based on Hedonism‚ a philosophy that believes in maximizing net pleasure. It
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John Greavu Professor Joan Tronto POL 1201 11 November 2013 Plato and John Stuart Mill: Valuations of Individual Well-Being with Regards to Social Standing In response to prompt #1: Mill and Plato share a belief in something like “higher pleasures.” As a result‚ despite their great differences‚ both are really trying to do the same thing. Both advocate for a society that allows elites to pursue their own interests‚ at the expense of others. The result is that both are trying to create a society
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J. S. Mill and Immanuel Kant each believe that there is only one clear option when faced with a predicament that could cause suffering to other individuals‚ although what they believe to be morally right is not what you would immediately think to be morally right. According to these philosophers‚ there are occasionally situations where the morally right obligation may not seem clear‚ because there is still suffering involved. Both Mill and Kant believe that morally conflicting situations can be resolved
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Aristotle and John Stuart Mill on Happiness and Morality In this paper I will argue that Aristotle’s conception of eudaimonia disproves Mill’s utilitarian view that pleasure is the “greatest good.” The purpose of this paper is to contrast Aristotle’s and Mills views on the value of happiness and its link to morality. First I will describe Aristotle’s model of eudaimonia. Then I will present Mill’s utilitarian views on happiness and morality. Lastly‚ I will provide a counterargument to Mill’s
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thought I would postpone until that Tuesday night suddenly became an ethical dilemma for which I had to make a quick decision. Many ideas were rushing through my head such as studying to get good grades or taking some time out of
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Given that John Stuart Mill was a student of Aristotle’s work‚ it comes as no surprise that there are many commonalities between Aristotle’s and Mill’s ideas. One of the biggest ideas shared by the two is that all humans are striving towards the Good in their lives. However‚ while they both believe happiness is the ultimate Good in our lives‚ they differ in their conclusions about what happiness is and how to reach it. It is these differences in conclusions that further separate the two in their
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------------------------------------------------- John Stuart Mill John Stuart Mill‚ FRSE (20 May 1806 – 8 May 1873) was an English philosopher‚ political economist and civil servant. He was an influential contributor tosocial theory‚ political theory and political economy. He has been called "the most influential English-speaking philosopher of the nineteenth century".[3]Mill’s conception of liberty justified the freedom of the individual in opposition to unlimited state control.[4] He was a proponent of utilitarianism‚ an ethical theory
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