hedonistic and that life should encompass many other important goals‚ thus making it unworthy and is seen as a futile goal. Bentham‚ founder of ‘utilitarianism’‚ would certainly agree with this statement as according to him‚ every moral decision should be based on the “greatest good for the greatest number.” Also Bentham’s act of utilitarianism emphasises ‘ends over means’ this is where the result or the consequence of an act is the real measure whether if it’s good or bad. Therefore‚ in this
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poverty is taking so long to be reduced. This obligation to help others introduces the concept of utilitarianism. In general‚ this idea requires an individual‚ or society as a whole‚ to act in such a way as to promote "the maximization of goodness in society that is‚ the greatest goodness for the greatest number" (Pojman 107). Therefore‚ the person is the focus of happiness. In addition‚ utilitarianism falls in the category of teleological ethics‚ which is concerned with the conclusion or the consequences
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would find his favoured principles of justice to be especially attractive‚ winning out over varied alternatives‚ including utilitarian and right-libertarian accounts Three Theories of Justice: Utilitarianism‚ Justice as Fairness‚ and Libertarianism (1) Utilitarianism A society‚ according to Utilitarianism‚ is just to the extent that its laws and institutions are such as to promote the greatest overall or average happiness of its members. How do we determine the aggregate‚ or overall‚ happiness
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information in evaluating the welfare of an issue along with the consequences that may or may not go along with the decision. There is no way to determine which people will be killed and weigh whether their deaths would be good for society. Utilitarianism requires that one compare the good that the people would do for society with the harm they would do society if they were not killed. The problem with this is that a person faced with making the decision cannot get the exact information. Even through
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wrong? (Singer‚ 12). There are countless debates on this predicament. In this essay I will explain some of them. I will first describe the utilitarianism view by Singer‚ and the deontology view by Kant‚ after that I will apply what both of them have to say to the drowning child situation‚ and conclude on my view. Peter Singer is a utilitarian. Utilitarianism in philosophy is a doctrine that the morally correct course of action consists in the greatest good for the greatest number‚ that is‚ in maximizing
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Ethical Decisions and Responsibility Richard DeSordi Law‚ Ethics And Corporate Governance Professor Everett L. Bensten‚ Esq. February 13‚ 2013 Ethical Decisions and Responsibility Running a large corporation or organization will always be challenging. Making sure it is being run ethically with profitability only enhances the challenge. To be effective‚ ethical and profitable Dr. DoRight will need to be able to uphold the “Hippocratic Oath” (Hippocratic Oath‚ 2013) and identify who he and
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Monetary Aid to Pakistani Villagers In this essay‚ I will argue that the theory of Utilitarianism presents resilient‚ compelling arguments that exemplifies why we have a moral obligation to donate money to help the Pakistani villagers affected by recent floods. Though the argument put forth by Ethical Egoists in favor of donating money to the Pakistanis is convincing‚ it lacks the quantitative validation that Utilitarianism provides. The Perspective of an Ethical Egoist Ethical Egoism is a consequentialist
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Minister Don Chipp removed ban on many novels and Playboy magazine. He also introduced R certificate for adult movies which were earlier banned. Debate on the same is still going on as there are many high profile cases going on. Utilitarianism The essential claim of utilitarianism is that the only reasonable measure of morality is the
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Female Genital Mutilation A Moral Practice Female genital mutilation (FGM) is not a morally justified practice. It is an unnecessary procedure that has no medical health benefits to the girls and women it is being performed on. According to Utilitarianism‚ we should produce the greatest amount of pleasure for the greatest number affected. Utilitarian’s also believe that we should alleviate the greatest amount of pain and suffering for the greatest number affected. Based on Utilitarian grounds‚
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happy‚ and what the right thing is‚ in the eyes of other people. Many people would say that we are selfish if we chose something that made us happy‚ over something that satisfies and makes our families who are more people happy. The principle of utilitarianism‚ which demands individuals to base their actions on what will make most people happy‚ is praised and seen as a good thing in society even if it means that those individuals are themselves not happy. Contrary to what society thinks is the right
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