“What is Utilitarianism?” Ask a passerby to describe his personal morality‚ and you’ll likely get a complicated explanation filled with ifs‚ ands‚ and buts. Ask a utilitarian‚ and he can give a six-word response: greatest good for the greatest number. Of course‚ utilitarianism is not that simple. Like any philosophical system‚ it is the subject of endless debate. Still‚ for the average reader who is unfamiliar with the jargon that characterizes most philosophy‚ utilitarianism can be a useful tool
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more precise sector of Psychological Egoism is hedonism. Hedonism is the belief that all individuals have one definitive motive in their own voluntary behavior‚ which is the desire for ones own pleasure and simultaneously avoiding unpleasant experiences. A Hedonist goal is to have the net gain of pleasure minus unpleasant experiences to be as high as possible. Another factor of Psychological Egoism is self-deception. This is the thought process
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happiness and absence of pain‚ and that all things people desire are for pleasure or prevention of pain. Mill’s then points out that humans pleasures are much more sophisticated than those of animals because humans are aware of higher faculties. This points out that there are some pleasures that are better or higher than others. Given that we are aware of those higher faculties‚ he states that when given the choice of different pleasures‚ men will get more satisfaction from those that allure to their higher
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serves the welfare not only of the winner but also of the millions of losers. Winners of the lottery will be finding enormous pleasure from their victory and the money they have won but the money that is collected as a result of these lotteries is also providing pleasure to many more. The money from the lottery ticket is used for social welfare programme that will provide pleasure to many more and there would be no pain involved in it. Thus from Hedonistic Utilitarianism perspective ethically lottery
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for pleasure‚ as with poets‚ nor for advantage‚ as with the merchant; but for the lie’s sake. But I cannot tell; this same truth‚ is a naked‚ and open day-light‚ that doth not show the masks‚ and mummeries‚ and triumphs‚ of the world‚ half so stately and daintily as candle-lights. Truth may perhaps come to the price of a pearl‚ that showeth best by day; but it will not rise to the price of a diamond‚ or carbuncle‚ that showeth best in varied lights. A mixture of a lie doth ever add pleasure. Doth
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Without an absolute definition of happiness‚ it is hard to arrive at a ’right’ decision. Another problem of Utilitarianism is the concept of time. Is long term or short term pleasure more valuable? For example‚ when deciding whether to take an ecstasy tablet at a club. Taking the pill may give you a lot of short-term pleasure‚ but in the long term‚ it may cause more harm than good. Not taking the tablet would involve fewer risks and would avoid potential pain. Even here‚ you cannot predict the results
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helped power his own vision. His main vision is the existence of atoms and how they make up everything around us. Epicurus said that the one should pursue pleasure during their life time. Also‚ Epicurus did not believe that God did not exist‚ but that thought that the gods would not have time for normal people because of them pursuing their own pleasure. Do to this‚
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Epicureanism moral theory is based upon achieving a life where pleasure is considered the greatest good. Pleasure is sought after and achieved through the removal of physical pain and mental worries. It is common in Epicureanism to avoid pain by trying to eliminate any non-natural desires. For example‚ in our modern world the presidency of the United States is arguably one of the most sought after and politically powerful positions in the world. But with the power comes great responsibility and
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belief to truly analyze the pleasure a choice can give to you and how can it affect other;s in the future. It believes the choice you pick 3: A community is a collection of people with a similarly interesting and believable. To have people to hold yourself and others to certain standards. A group of people
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In life we are too involved in materialistic things‚ and they don’t satisfy us. The loving relationships we have‚ the universe around us: we take these things for granted and don’t really realize what matters the most. It’s a belief that comfort‚ pleasure‚ and wealth are the most desirable things in life‚ but that belief is very wrong and misunderstood. We are only on earth for a short time and materialistic items are worldly desires. Materialistic items may seem to fill in parts of you that may
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