Utilitarianism states that an act is right if and only if it produces more happiness and pleasure than unhappiness and pain. When we do utilitarianism‚ we aim to maximize overall happiness and minimize pain. In this essay‚ I will explain and defend the moral theory of utilitarianism. According to the theory of utilitarianism‚ an action is right if it brings the best possible result. An action is right based on the actual results‚ not the expected results. For instance‚
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Extra Credit Paper April 23‚ 2013 Moral Machines – Ethics The future of computing and machinery is changing at such an extremely fast pace that we need to invest in the application of ethics to the world of machines. But there are many problems with programming a machine to act ethically. Ethics are simply emotional expressions and machines can’t have emotion. Computers don’t have the practical wisdom that Aristotle thought we use when applying our virtues. What about the ethics of the lesser
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Moral Problems in the United States Marine Corps (USMC) Sgt Karen A Holliday‚ USMC Trident University International Moral problems can be found in every common place work environment. They may not be issues that stand out‚ but even the smallest conflict or policy can cause problems (or rebellion) within a workforce. The United States Marine Corps began with the founding of the Continental Marines in 1775 to conduct ship-to-ship fighting‚ provide shipboard security and discipline enforcement
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Can One Be Moral and Not Believe in God Name: Course: Phi 103 Informal Logic Instructor: Jennifer Creekmore Date: May 6‚2013 Can One be Moral and Not Believe in God There are many people‚ that do not have any faith or belief in any personal god or deity‚ one that dispenses grace‚ goodness‚ and/or miracles according to his/her ’will’. Many people do not acknowledge any ‘supernatural’ agent or agency that intentionally intercedes in human affairs or selectively
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basic elements of a utilitarian moral theory. Utilitarianism is established as a theory promoting increasing utility and especially the happiness of as many people as possible. Utilitarian’s believe the function of morality as a social institution‚ is to advocate humans well-being by increasing welfare and decreasing damage. Thus‚ moral rules are regarded as a way to accomplish individual needs and meet social aims. The first basic element of a utilitarian moral theory is The Principle of Utility
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antonyms: honesty the action of making someone or something morally depraved or the state of being so. "the word “addict” conjures up evil and corruption" synonyms: immorality‚ depravity‚ vice‚ degeneracy‚ perversion‚ debauchery‚ dissoluteness‚ decadence‚ wickedness‚ evil‚ sin‚ sinfulness‚ ungodliness; More antonyms: morality‚ purity archaic decay; putrefaction. "the potato turned black and rotten with corruption" 2. the process by which something‚ typically a word or expression‚ is changed
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UNIT THREE MORAL AGENT A) Definition: MORAL AGENT A being whose actions are capable of moral evaluation. A competent and reasonably mature human somebody that has a capacity for making moral judgments and for taking actions that comport with morality. What characteristics does a moral agent has? Exist no universal / standard definition of a moral agent Moral agent possesses three criteria Moral Content
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Are moral emotions adaptive? Moral emotions are experienced by everybody in some way or form and relate to how individuals respond to moral violations. Moral emotions may be critically important in understanding people’s behavioural adherence (or lack of adherence) to their moral standards (Tangey‚ Stuewig & Mashek‚ 1992). Kroll and Egan (2004) state that “Moral emotions provide the motivational force—the power and energy— to do good and to avoid doing bad”. There are many moral emotions that individuals
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Moral education is must. We often hear people around us grumble that the world is in-every pad_shape. There is much of corruption‚ exploitation‚ merciless killings‚ terrorism‚ a lot of casteism and communalism‚ pollution‚ global unrest‚ mutual hatred and a total crisis of character. Man‚ machine and money are the modern day trinity. Morality is a casualty. Inflicting untold miseries and sufferings on oaf fellow beings is the rule of the day. All this needs to be reformed. But who is to bell the
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audience to take a particular viewpoint of a topic‚ issue or problem that is evident in our society. To what extent though does this role as information provider influence moral panic? Moral panic refers to the exaggerated social response to media coverage of a sporadic episode that consequently turns it into a widespread issue and causes colossal concern in society (Cohen‚ 1987). The media has a tendency to manipulate people by amplifying the facts and truths and using multiple camera techniques to surround
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