1. Explain Onora O’neil’s argument for preferring Kantian ethics to Utilitarianism. 2. How would Richard Taylor respond to O’neil’s defense of Kantianism? In the following questions‚ Onora O’neil defends Kantian ethics while Richard Taylor agrees more with the Utilitarian ethics view. To fully understand both views and why each author defends their view‚ a brief introduction of each author and who they are is necessary. Onora O’neil is a philosophy professor at Cambridge University
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Utilitarianism is a consequentialist theory‚ which means that it judges the morality of an action based on the consequences that follow from it rather than on external moral duties. Philosophers who adhere to utilitarianism regard the maximisation of utility as the key determent for understanding whether an action is right or not . In this essay I will argue that the amount of utility produces by an action is not an ideal way of determining its morality. This will be done by firstly clarifying the
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created the utilitarianism school of thought‚ which is an incredibly useful ethical position. It can be most effectively defined by Wikipedia‚ "Utilitarianism is the idea that the moral worth of an action is solely determined by its contribution to overall utility." Utilitarianism has many benefits‚ but those benefits are harmonized with some major flaws. I will discuss the founding fathers of utilitarianism‚ the strengths and weaknesses of act-utilitarianism and rule-utilitarianism‚ other forms
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Utilitarianism and the Lonesome Stranger Utilitarianism is the ethical theory that believes one should do what will promote the greatest utility for as many people as possible‚ that utility is often considered to be happiness or pleasure. There are different kinds of utilitarian views; hedonistic‚ preference‚ rule‚ and act to name a few‚ but they all have the same main objective. This theory does indeed seem good at first‚ but it is flawed. The case of the lonesome stranger challenges utilitarianism
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Is it possible for human beings to act from an apathetically objective point of view? People often attempt to create distance from their subjectivity to achieve goals within the world‚ but they cannot achieve true objectiveness. Engineers‚ natural scientists‚ judges and researchers all put aside their own biases to a degree in order to accomplish their fields‚ however they are not and cannot be entirely objective. Scientists—being the most publicly perceived objective figure—have human biases defined
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the idea of utilitarianism‚ it doesn’t really matter for a minority number of people to be negatively affected by their services. As long as it brings about the most happiness or pleasure‚ then it is ok for the company. To them‚ the end result is not just being able to fully satisfy their clients‚ but it’s to be able to make money doing it. For Ashley Madison‚ it doesn’t matter where the money is coming from or how as long as they’re succeeding. They may be generating money from an act that many would
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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
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have some key concepts which point to what the good ultimately is: egoism‚ utilitarianism‚ and deontology. Egoism values the desires of the individual the most‚ and this is most important to the individual. Utilitarianism‚ on the other hand‚ needs to be impartial in order to value each individual’s happiness equally. Deontology also conflicts with both of these other theories because it is not consequentialist like utilitarianism‚ and does not always benefit the individual or anyone else involved. The
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This paper examines why abortion should remain legal in the United States. Abortion was legalized January 22‚ 1973 via the Supreme Court. Pro-choice advocates believe it should be a woman’s choice whether to terminate a pregnancy or not. Pro-life advocates believe abortion is murder. Teens that conceive a child out of wedlock are more likely to get an abortion. Teen pregnancies have dropped since the late eights and early nineties. Most adults that choose to have an abortion because of financial reasons
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BSIT II-2 When Is an Abortion Not an Abortion? When the Media Says So. By Drew Belsky & Dustin Siggins Shortly before the New Year‚ a number of religious organizations were given protection from the HHS abortion and contraception mandate. While social conservatives and defenders of the First Amendment cheered‚ numerous prominent media organizations manipulated basic scientific facts to deny that the mandate -- required byfederal law -- forces people to fund abortion-inducing drugs. Media Matters did
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