Utilitarianism Essay
Utilitarian monster is the name given to one or something that gets too much pleasure from an activity such that the pleasure outweighs the suffering that is as a result. So in the end it might seem practical to give what makes the majority happy or what maximises it because that is what matters most.
Utilitarian look at the consequences as a result of an action, whether something is good or bad is determined by how much happiness it brings. So as long as something brings in much pleasure compared to the suffering then it is right. Lottery is said to bring much more happiness than the pain it causes the poor who buy tickets and loose at the end of the day because the collective amount of money from lottery tickets is then forwarded to charities, …show more content…
If people go out and choose to buy lottery tickets because it brings them happiness then it is ethically right. Even though, it is very hard and rare for people to win back their money, the lottery companies and the government know how hard it is to win back, they still encourage people to keep on trying their luck. This is then not ethically right because it is deceiving the crowd.
From the Hedonistic point of view, the happiness that comes in the long term is much more important than experienced at the moment (Brusseau, J. 2012). Lottery money goes to schools, hospitals, charity organizations and social clubs. These institutions run for a long time, helping many people, for example, providing education which the children will keep for the rest of their lives giving them a better life. So in this case both the winners and the losers win because those who loose can attend the school, social club and visit the hospital bringing more happiness to most people in the long term.
To a utilitarian what you do does not matter, but what comes out of your act. One can act in whichever way they choose but the result has to make many people as happy as possible(Brusseau, J. 2012 ).In utilitarian’s eyes the redistribution of more from the power to the rich will not unethical unless it is bringing more pain than
Utilitarian look at the consequences as a result of an action, whether something is good or bad is determined by how much happiness it brings. So as long as something brings in much pleasure compared to the suffering then it is right. Lottery is said to bring much more happiness than the pain it causes the poor who buy tickets and loose at the end of the day because the collective amount of money from lottery tickets is then forwarded to charities, …show more content…
If people go out and choose to buy lottery tickets because it brings them happiness then it is ethically right. Even though, it is very hard and rare for people to win back their money, the lottery companies and the government know how hard it is to win back, they still encourage people to keep on trying their luck. This is then not ethically right because it is deceiving the crowd.
From the Hedonistic point of view, the happiness that comes in the long term is much more important than experienced at the moment (Brusseau, J. 2012). Lottery money goes to schools, hospitals, charity organizations and social clubs. These institutions run for a long time, helping many people, for example, providing education which the children will keep for the rest of their lives giving them a better life. So in this case both the winners and the losers win because those who loose can attend the school, social club and visit the hospital bringing more happiness to most people in the long term.
To a utilitarian what you do does not matter, but what comes out of your act. One can act in whichever way they choose but the result has to make many people as happy as possible(Brusseau, J. 2012 ).In utilitarian’s eyes the redistribution of more from the power to the rich will not unethical unless it is bringing more pain than