the capricious and brutal forms of punishment that ruled the pre-modern structure of crime control and justice. Social contract theories disputed 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
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Examine how utilitarian arguments might be applied to one issue of your choice? ACT UTILITARIANISM Act Utilitarian theories start with specific cases from which general principles can be deduced. Bentham’s Hedonic Calculus weighs up the following measures of the consequential pleasure/pain: CertaintyDurationExtentIntensityRemotenessRichnessPurity Situation 1 – Abortion would be morally right if the mother’s life is in danger. The period of the pain of the loss of the mother will be ongoing‚ the
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Theory of Human Caring Jean Watson’s theory focuses on caring. Caring is the center of this entire way of thinking‚ and by putting caring first our patients is made the priority. Watson’s theory is founded on the transpersonal relationship. Transpersonal relationships are influenced by the caring consciousness and intentionality of the nurse as she or he enters the life space or phenomenal field of another person and is able to detect the other person’s condition (Watson caring science institute
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assignment will review literature pertaining to theoretical perspectives of nursing‚ arguing that while our society may be less caring‚ Registered Nurses‚ even though now university education are not less caring‚ than those who were hospital trained. They are however much more technically competent. Shields (1991) reviewing Sister M. Simone Roach’s book "The human act of caring. A blueprint for the health professions" (1987) suggests that the central theme of Roach’s book is an analysis of how the
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Caring in Nursing Compassion and Caring Every individual has his/her own unique perception of caring. There are so many ways to show caring that the possibilities are endless. Nurses are often associated with caring because they support‚ comfort‚ and help the patient recover to the best of their ability. Their experiences dealing with different patients that have unique situations on a daily basis help them become better caregivers. Personally I have had several experiences with some great nurses
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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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life and that every child has the right to live. The pro-choice campaigners on the other hand are of the premise that a woman should be
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unifying focus. 2 Care (caring) is essential for well being‚ health‚ growth‚ survival‚ and to face handicaps or death. 3 Culturally based care is the broadest holistic means to know‚ explain‚ interpret‚ and predict nursing care phenomena and to guide nursing decisions and actions. 4 Nursing is a transcultural humanistic and scientific care discipline and profession with the central purpose of serving individuals‚ groups‚ communities‚ or institutions worldwide. 5 Care (caring) is essential to curing
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A Utilitarian Defense for Veganism All around the world‚ the consumption of animal products‚ such as meat and milk‚ are common and accepted practices. The extreme diet of veganism is considered rare and outside of the social norm. To live a vegan lifestyle means refraining from eating meat‚ fish‚ dairy‚ honey‚ gelatin‚ and eggs. Those who take up this diet live in a world where they are considered outcasts and their diet is rarely accommodated for at restaurants‚ family gatherings‚ and so on. With
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University Fall 2012 Seminar – EDU495 Article Critique -4- Caring Teachers: The Key to Student Learning Hajar Traiki A090095 Abstract The following paper is a critique of an article written by Angela Lumpkin a professor at the University of Kansas and who has an interest in teaching effectiveness. The article “Caring Teacher: The Key to Student Learning” that will be analyzed is about the characteristics of a caring teacher who can improve and facilitate students’ learning. Teacher-students
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