tend to promote happiness‚ wrong as they tend to produce the reverse of happiness” Utilitarianism is a form of consequentialism. It focuses on the consequences of action. Utilitarian believe that pleasure or happiness is the good to be produced. As Bentham put it “Nature has placed mankind under the governance of two sovereign masters‚ pain and pleasure. It is for them alone to point out what we ought to do‚ as well as to determine what we shall do” Things such as fame‚ fortune‚ education‚ and freedom
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Ethical Theory Summary This is an outline and summary of three of the most prominent ethical theories in the history of philosophy. (Note that all three of these represent different ethical absolutist/universalist theories. A view known as ethical relativism follows these.) Please take this as a sketch that invites you to investigate these ethical theories further. After each brief sketch‚ I will provide some web links that will be helpful to read. Virtue Ethics (especially Aristotle)
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PHIL 1103: Ethics End-Term Exam Name:_____________________________________________ Class ___________ Date:____________ I. Identify the following kinds of theories of philosophical ethics. (1 point each for a total of 7 points) 1.) Moral goodness consists in the collective cultivation of the virtues‚ such as courage‚ honesty‚ justice‚ generosity‚ etc. in human agents. 2.) The moral goodness of acts (and their agents) is determined by the nature of those
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deemed of moral character‚ and to apply the moral character as a base for one’s choices and actions." (Gowdy‚ 2011). Ethical thinker associated with theory The ethical thinker/thinkers associated with utilitarianism are Jeremy Bentham and John Stuart Mill. Emmanuel Kant (Trevino & Nelson‚ 2011). Aristotle (Trevino & Nelson‚ 2011). Decision-making process The decision making process is to Identify all of the possible stakeholders and what would be the consequences the harms and benefits
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TEST BANK Michael J. Quinn 23 January 2012 Copyright © 2013 by Pearson Education. All rights reserved. Multiple-choice Questions For each of the following questions‚ choose the letter of the one best response. Chapter 1 1. The two principal catalysts for the Information Age have been a) books and pamphlets. b) computers and communication networks. c) movie theaters and public parks. d) newspapers and magazines. e) radio and television. 2. Which statement best supports the conclusion
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happiness (Barry‚ et. al.‚ 2009‚ p. 61). Different approach on deontological and teleological ethics was introduced in explaining the different views of philosophers in accordance of decision making or resolving our daily problems. Firstly is Immanuel Kant‚ the famous deontologist introduced relationship between duty and the morality of human actions. He stated that an action can be considered moral if and only if it is in relation to our good will which is in accordance with the moral law instead of
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most basic question that needs to be addressed is why animals should be included in the moral community in the first place. They do not share the same psychological and complex lives as humans do‚ so to consider animals seems to be a little peculiar. Kant‚ a deontologist‚ offered a reason as to why animals should be considered in the moral community. For him‚ it is only because if a person has a cruel nature towards animals‚ the person is at risk to develop a cruel nature towards other humans. The reasoning
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Essays on Religion‚ and his Autobiography.Mill’s education at the hands of his imposing father‚ James Mill‚ fostered both intellectual development (Greek at the age of three‚ Latin at eight) and a propensity towards reform. James Mill and Jeremy Bentham led the “Philosophic Radicals‚” who advocated for rationalization of the law and legal institutions‚ universal male suffrage‚ the use of economic theory in political decision-making‚ and a politics oriented by human happiness rather than natural rights
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The History of Philosophy A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y and Z (A) Abelard‚ Peter: One of the most heated debates that troubled the church in the Middle Ages was the question of universals. This question goes back as far as Plato’s Forms. It has to do with the relationship between the abstract and general concepts that we have in our minds (what is the relationship between Chair with a capitol “C” and chair with a small “c”?). And from this‚ two radical viewpoints emerged
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The following case study is a moral dilemma in which a doctor must chose a course of action with respect to patient’s case. In this case‚ the doctor must consider the morality‚ criminality‚ and ethical implications of killing‚ abortion‚ farmed organs‚ and allowing a patient suffer when there is a cure. Then and only then‚ can the doctor to determine what actions are morally permissible and allow to make an informed and proper decision as to what course of action he should take. The case study reveals
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