argues that the best action is always the one that yields maximum utility. The core idea behind this theory is that the effects of actions determine whether the action is morally right or wrong. According to utilitarian’s‚ the function of morality is to increase what is good‚ for example happiness and pleasure‚ and decrease the occurrence of bad things. It follows that actions are morally right to the extent that they produce the greatest good for the greatest number. Actions are wrong if they tend
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something that determines the way in which we behave‚ whether because we submit ourselves to it voluntarily‚ as would be the case with moral rules‚ or because it is enforceable in some general way‚ as would be the case with laws. Many rules are neither morally binding‚ nor do they ultimately have the force of law attached to them. Nevertheless‚ they are necessary and generally adhered to because of the context in which they operate. Rules might also come about through custom or practice‚ and involve the
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Part I - 3 actions I believe to always be morally wrong: 1) Stealing 2) Adultery 3) Violence Part II - 3 actions I believe to always be morally right: 1) Loyalty 2) Equality 3) Compassion Part III - Explanation The three actions I consider to always be morally wrong are stealing‚ adultery and violence. Firstly‚ stealing is a form of hindering someone else’s well being and wealth fare. You may be stealing for good but what about the person you are stealing from? For example‚ Aladdin
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different views and ideas to mind that range from a woman’s right to her body to outright murder. Although at the present‚ many governments in world allow abortions to a certain degree‚ millions of people have debated for years whether abortions are morally acceptable or not. It is in the opinion of this author that abortion‚ though a controversial topic is generally wrong and should not be allowed in the vast majority of cases. In the Evangelium Vitae‚ Pope John Paul II believes abortion is a very
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IS WAR NECESSARY? The greatest catastrophe that can happen to human is war. It comes with death and destruction‚ disease and starvation‚ and poverty. Looking at the havoc caused in Hiroshima and Nagasaki in Japan not many years ago‚ from this we can estimate the destructive effects of war. From history‚ war has been a recurrent phenomenon in many nations‚ there are wars lasting for a year even more than that (world word 2 lasted for six years). Moltse‚ the famous German Field Marshal‚ declared war
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‘How far was Henrys foreign policy merely defensive in the years between 1487 and 1509?’ (24 marks) Henry worked hard to establish‚ consolidate and recover many foreign relations within his reign. This was mostly defensive due to pretenders threatening Henry’s throne which meant a lot of Henry’s foreign relations were defensive. However‚ Henry did also establish policies to help other factors during his reign. One way in which Henry did establish relations out of defence was to rid of short term
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The debate about whether assisted suicide is morally right or morally wrong is an extremely difficult controversy. Many people assume that it is morally wrong since the practice is in fact illegal in the majority of the United States. Many people also believe that assisted suicide is spiritually wrong especially in terms of religion; from experience‚ many Catholics believe that the idea of suicide is a sin. However‚ in any controversy there is always another side. There were factors that led me to
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Is Abortion an Acceptable act? Abortion is a very controversial issue in today’s society‚ there are two extreme opinions regarding the subject. Some find that abortion is simply murder and that the foetus is a human being from the beginning of its existence and that having an abortion is simply homicide‚ these people are pro-life. Then there are others who are pro-abortion‚ who find that the foetus is merely a cluster of cells‚ which relies on its mother to stay alive. Pro-abortionists support
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Thierry- Which was from June 3- July 18 1918. It was fought in France‚ Belgium‚ and Chateua Thierry. It was against the Germans and Americans also France. The Significance was to get Germans to go back to river and to stop the German from taking any more action. The French and American Allies teamed up against the
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“Plagiarism is morally reprehensible. dicuss” David Zucker SSCI E-100b Dr. Nadiya Kravets September 4‚ 2013 Both Dr. Kravets and Lee Jones make the important point that good essays require good definitions. It is‚ in my opinion‚ equally‚ and perhaps more important that both the essayist and his reader are clear as to the question that is under discussion and how the essayist plans to address that question. When the choice of
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