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    Utilitarianism Utilitarianism is a philosophical theory that believes that right thing to do comes from a measurement of the amount of pleasure over the amount of pain‚ and decides that the right thing to do results in what will be the greatest pleasure for the majority of the group. In other words by calculating happiness you will be able to decide what the right thing to do is as long as it is right for the majority of the people. This seems as if it will only help the people that agree on the

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    deontological vs. utilitarian ethics Kant believed that morality is dependent upon reason‚ that to act rationally was the same as acting morally. He placed a high value upon duty in determining the moral worth of an action. Kant’s deontological ethics is essentially an ethics of duty or obligation. As such‚ he claims that the moral worth of an action depends solely on whether or not it was done exclusively from a sense of duty. If an act is done simply because one is so inclined‚ the act has no

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    In a way Plato’s Republic and Aristotle’s ethics are the same. They are the same because it revolves around happiness and the people. Also they are the same because they explained that each person is influenced by something rather it be from within or their surrounding or bad and good. But in way’s Plato’s Republic and Aristotle’s ethics are different. They are different because even though they revolve around happiness they explain happiness to come from different things. For instance‚ in the Republic

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    to make the perfect arrangement of organisms. These methods are all derived from previous methods‚ hence we must look at Aristotle and Linnaeus for guidance and to compare what they thought to what modern science appears to tell us regarding the relationship between organisms. Linnaeus’ simplistic system of organization is a clear advancement from the hectic system of Aristotle. To formulate a conclusion of Aristotle’s taxonomy method is in some regards quite difficult. The philosopher passed on

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    “it is a person that is the source of value. A person is of infinite worth‚ and what a person has‚ what a person does‚ what a person believes‚ what a person enjoys are all dependent upon the person’s and the person’s autonomy. Kant says that the virtues themselves evenness of temper‚ patience‚ can be turned evil if they are used for evil” (O’ Sullivan & Pecorino‚ 2002). By the words of Kant it would seem that he believes that people have the ability to be good and bad but the choice between good

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    others. A good state of affairs is based off of a matter of opinion. What some consider “good” affairs; others may consider “poor”. The statement‚ there is no single objective sense of a good state of affairs holds truth. Philippa Foot’s Utilitarianism and the Virtues states‚ “ It can never be right to prefer a worse state of affairs to a better” (198). Foot is correct‚ however‚ this statement doesn’t say what specifically would be considered worse or better. If Jenny‚ the green thumbed outdoors lover

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    Mike Romero 9/4/13 Malden Mills The case of the Malden Mills fire poses many important questions related to ethics. At first look‚ a CEO paying his employees continually after his mill burned down seems to be the model for ethical behavior. However‚ when one looks deeper into the case and asks questions it is not so obvious. The first question that needs to be answered is what the factual circumstances of the case are. Malden Mills was a factory located in Lawrence‚ Massachusetts that specialized

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    Nicomachean EthicsAristotle states that the ultimate human goal or end is happiness. Aristotle describes the steps required for humans to obtain happiness. Aristotle states that activity is an important requirement of happiness. He states that a happy person cannot be inactive. He then goes on to say that living a life of virtue is something pleasurable in itself. The virtuous person takes pleasure in doing virtuous things. The role of virtue is an important one for Aristotle. Without virtue‚ it

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    and virtue ethics. Deontological‚ and teleological are considered action based theories of morality; they focus completely on the performance of a person’s action. Teleological or consequentialist is ones action judged morally right based on their consequences. When actions are judged morally right and how they conform to some set of duties‚ then it’s a deontological ethical theory. Both systems deontological and teleological focus on asking‚ “What should I do?” however in virtue ethics‚ it focuses

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    Explain Utilitarianism

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    Explain Utilitarianism Utilitarianism was developed in the 18th century by Hutcheson‚ who used the phrase ‘the greatest good for the greatest number’ to describe his theory. Hutcheson’s idea‚ seeks to find a rational means of assessing how best to put this promotion of happiness into practice. It is split into two types; Act Utilitarianism‚ this is the earliest form in which what is deemed right is based on the assessment of results of a particular action‚ and Rule Utilitarianism which allows

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