I think Utilitarianism is the most morally right thing to do in situations where human lives are involved. I believe this because in a situation where you can either save nine humans lives but you have to kill one or you just don’t do anything and let the nine people die and one survive I think it is only logical to pick the option where you save the most lives. However some people will say that using utilitarianism shouldn’t be used because you would be regarded as a murder which is a sin and is
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of the biochemical produced a cure causing thousands of lives to be saved‚ then this may make him a good person. The result of this biochemical produced happiness for the masses by saving lives and curing disease. Considering the principle of utilitarianism is pleasure of the masses‚ the result of his actions would now be considered moral due to the amount of happiness that was produced. Although this may be a simple explanation of the scenario‚ other factors must be taken into account‚ such as
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would agree with the magistrate’s decision on framing the innocent man. The reason behind this agreement is that since the one man being killed is saving lives and saving chaos it makes it ethical‚ from a utilitarian standpoint. According to utilitarianism one must consider the consequences of a certain action. So in this case the magistrate must weigh the pros and cons of the decision to execute this man. The magistrate must be a utilitarian because he decided to kill the innocent man in an attempt
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Scarlet Letter Essay After reading the Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne I came to believe that Adultery is a terrible thing and can have very bad repercussions‚ especially in the early to mid 1700s. Back then committing adultery was a very serious offense to not the just the community but to your family also. Adultery used to destroy family relationships and to this day it still does. Adultery is also more of a religious problem but also goes into social and legal consequences. When it talks
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Edward Snowden‚ Kantian Ethics Edward Snowden the Ethical Issue In early 2013 a man by the name of Edward Joseph Snowden began leaking classified National Security Agency (NSA) documents to media outlets‚ which in turn ended up in public ears. These documents‚ mainly involving intelligence Snowden acquired while working as an NSA contractor‚ are mostly related to global surveillance programs run by the NSA. This has raised multiple ethical issues ranging from national security‚ information privacy
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The inquiry lies in the core of The Scarlet Letter‚ and they are the reason Hester can be seen as a woman activist. After committing adultery‚ Hester was made to wear an “A” for her punishment instead of getting put to death‚ as it was usual for form of sin in the Puritan views . She wore the custom embroidery with pride‚ as if the “A” stood for able‚ instead of adultery like everyone else put it out to be. Hester also defended herself and Pearl at the governor’s mansion when the men tried to take the
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Kantian Perspective Immanuel Kant‚ a German philosopher lived from 1724 to 1804 and during his lifetime created many theories on ethical conduct and human motivation. Unlike consequentialism which believes the morality of actions depend on the best actual or expected results‚ Kant believes the morality of our actions has nothing to do with the results but has everything to do with our intentions. For Kant‚ “it has everything to do with our intentions and reasons for action‚ those that are embedded
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What does the Athenian adultery law state? Why is adultery such a serious offense in Athenian law? In classical Athens there were certain offences in which homicide was justified and allowed. The act which is usually rendered in English as "adultery" was called moicheia (μοιχεία) in Greek. Catching a woman of your family committing adultery was one of those times. The reason that this speech exists is because there must have been some doubt as to whether the husband actually caught his wife in the
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of shame‚ yet better were it so‚ than to hide a guilty heart through life.” (Hawthorne‚ 20) Arthur Dimmesdale speaks to the Miss Hester Prynne after she is convicted of the sin of adultery and is standing on a pedestal in town square being the subject of a passionate sermon spoken only by the man who committed adultery with her. At the time no one knew that he was the man he charged her to tell‚ but this couple sets the perfect scenario for a common debate. Which is more influential in a person’s
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only consideration relevant to the rightness of an act is the amount of goodness it produces’. 1 (McNaughton and Piers Rawlings pg32) from David McNaughton and Piers Rawlings essay on Deontology. Versus the Kantian and Rule Consequentialism of utilitarianism which would believe that this is morally wrong‚ despite of the lives that could be saved. Rule Consequentialism and Deontology are very similar in their beliefs. For example‚ this was said in regards to Rule Consequentialism:
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