How Did John Stuart Mills Rule Utilitarianism
The ideals of Jeremy Bentham and John Stuart Mills utilitarianism can easily be compatible with the ideology of other political institutions; communism is one that I think relates to this theory on an international level. utilitarianism is a form of social philosophy meaning the valued principle and ethics only have the power because we consciously give the ideals jurisdiction. Utilitarianism is a means to support and claims pleasure for majority of the population, even if the general population does not consent. The applications are justified because they’re implemented because of “moral decency”. The ideals of this philosophy reflect a very dystopian manner; The “theory in its crudest form, says that we should aim the sum total of happiness
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In America this revolves around what happens with tax payer’s money, without consulting the tax payer, the government has the power too choose to be other-regarding. In 2017 with the election of President trump, and the surfacing controversy with known extremist group ISIS. President trump’s executive declare of banning extremist for the greater good of America, does benefit America in regards of safety, but his open discrimination of the people who share the same religion of the extremist shows the disadvantage the non-extremist religious participants would face. “the sense of justice…results from very natural impulses. Part of this sense involves a desire to punish those who have harmed others” (Dagger., Leftkowitz. 2007); or people deemed unworthy or do not aide the progress of society. The state government would be adhering to provide the majority their happiness and pleasure will disserving a minor party for an infinite amount of time. The morality lies in the fact that a greater purpose is still being served. Now the reasoning behind this change might be more self-serving then the cause seek to disclose the cause of the change, but just to implement it because it is necessary to produce the ultimate amount of happiness and “avoid
In America this revolves around what happens with tax payer’s money, without consulting the tax payer, the government has the power too choose to be other-regarding. In 2017 with the election of President trump, and the surfacing controversy with known extremist group ISIS. President trump’s executive declare of banning extremist for the greater good of America, does benefit America in regards of safety, but his open discrimination of the people who share the same religion of the extremist shows the disadvantage the non-extremist religious participants would face. “the sense of justice…results from very natural impulses. Part of this sense involves a desire to punish those who have harmed others” (Dagger., Leftkowitz. 2007); or people deemed unworthy or do not aide the progress of society. The state government would be adhering to provide the majority their happiness and pleasure will disserving a minor party for an infinite amount of time. The morality lies in the fact that a greater purpose is still being served. Now the reasoning behind this change might be more self-serving then the cause seek to disclose the cause of the change, but just to implement it because it is necessary to produce the ultimate amount of happiness and “avoid