happiness‚ not only the agent also of everyone affected” (Merriam-Webster Dictionary‚ 2013). They focus on the acts of a person rather than ones motives. The moral action in this theory must be the greatest aggregate utility or the average utility. Bentham and Mills supported the theory of utilitarianism and created the pleasure principle. They believed that pleasure principle is a clearly identifiable end to what humans strive. “Deontological is a moral theory that emphasizes one’s duty to do a
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minimizing the suffering. By torturing a person‚ politician will minimize the value of happiness. Utilitarianism theory states that society must promote happiness for everyone‚ minimizing the harm from the different actions. Authors of this theory‚ Bentham and Mill say that morally best alternative or solution is that‚ which requires no sufferings and making a big amount of people happy. If to apply to case that we are considering‚ it seems that the only right decision in this situation is a proper
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Jeremy Bentham founded traditional utilitarianism. His version of the theory assumes that we can measure and add the quantities of benefits produced by an action and subtract the measured quantities of harm it will cause‚ allowing us to determine which action has the most benefits or lowest total costs and is therefore moral. The utility Bentham had in mind was not the greatest benefit for the person taking the action‚ but rather the greatest benefit for all involved. For Bentham: "An
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Justification for Euthanasia Name: Li Meng Course: Methodology and Academic Writing Student Number: 201112042 China Foreign Affairs University 1 The famous French philosopher Rene Descartes predicted that human would not only be able to prevent different physical and mental disease‚ but also be able to find the way to slow and delay senility as far back as the modern medical science and technology made first appearance. Exactly as Descartes predicted‚ the modern medical science and
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ethics. While most would concur that there is not a single correct approach‚ we tend to have inclinations toward one approach rather than others. The three approaches are Character-based ethics (Aristotle 340 BC - virtue ethics)‚ Rule-based ethics (Kant 1785 – deontology) and
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outcome‚ and that one can only weigh the morality of an action after knowing all its consequences. Utilitarianism is one of the most powerful and persuasive approaches to normative ethics in the history of philosophy. The Classical Utilitarian‚ Jeremy Bentham and John Stuart Mill‚ identified the good with pleasure‚ so‚ like Epicurus‚ were hedonists about value. They also held that we ought to maximize the good‚ that is‚ bring about ‘the greatest amount of good for the greatest number’. Utilitarianism is
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Political Theory and International Relations. Princeton: Princeton University Press. • Benn‚ Stanley I. (1988). A Theory of Freedom. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. • Bentham‚ Jeremy (1952 [1795]). Manual of Political Economy in Jeremy Bentham ’s Economic Writings W. Stark‚ ed. London: Allen and Unwin. • Bentham‚ Jeremy (1970 [1823]). Introduction to the Principles of Morals and Legislation‚ J. H. Burns and H. L. A. hart‚ eds. London: Athlone Press. • Berlin‚ Isaiah (1969). ‘Two Concepts
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71203 Business Ethics Assignment 1 Drawing on ethical theory to critique a claim. Businesses putting something back into the local community... ...Morally obligatory - or not? Utilitarian and Kantian Moral Theory Viewpoints Tanya Lundie 9118692 27 March 2009 Rainbow (2002) describes ethical theories as being “...the foundations of ethical analysis...” because they are viewpoints from which guidance can be obtained in the interests of determining “...what counts as acting ethically...” (The
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PHILMAN Lesson 1: Introduction to Philosophy Philosophical Concerns according to Dr. Bob Zunjic The study of philosophy may deal with every dimension of human life and can raise questions in any field of study or endeavor. Philosophy pursues questions rather than answers. Philosophy is not bound by any particular “truths” that set limits to the desire to continue asking questions. Philosophy changes historically both in respect to its content and its character. Definitions Etymologically
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give in. Retrieved: April 2‚ 2013 from: http://progun.ph/content/why-we-will-not-give GunPolicy.org. (n.d.). Philippines — gun facts‚ figures and the law. Retrieved: April 2‚ 2013 from: http://www.gunpolicy.org/firearms/region/philippines Kant‚ I. (2005). Groundwork for the metaphysics of morals. (T. K. Abbott‚ Trans.; L. Denis‚ Ed.). Mississauga‚ Canada: True to Type Inc. Kwe‚ A. (2013‚ March). Lecture conducted from University of the Philippines‚ Laguna. Laurel‚ H. T. (2013‚ January 7)
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