According to Mill (1848) and White (n.d.)‚ utilitarianism is a Greatest Happiness Principle. It focuses on both long term and short term consequences of the behavior and the potential happinesses and pains that can generate by that behavior. Motives cannot determine the right or wrong of that behavior. If the behavior will cause harm to society or others‚ even the motives are noble‚ that behavior should not be done. The final decision should generate the greatest happiness for the greatest number
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Name: Title: Supervisor: Date: Introduction Ethics‚ otherwise called good theory‚ is an extension of reasoning that includes arranging‚ shielding and embracing ideas of good and bad lead. The super field inside reasoning known as axiology incorporates both morals and style and is brought together by every sub-limb’s worry with quality. Philosophical morals examines what is the most ideal path for people to live‚ and what sorts of activities are correct or wrong specifically
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Utilitarianism and Aristotelian Ethics John Stuart Mill and Aristotle are two of the most notable philosophers in history to date. Between Mill’s Utilitarianism and Aristotle’s virtue ethics you can see a large portion our cultures ethics today. Their philosophies are apparent in contemporary everyday life. Aristotle has written several pieces on virtue and friendship. The two most notable works being the Magna Moralia and the Eudemian Ethics. However‚ his Nicomachean Ethics were by far the
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(Gibbs‚ 2014). There are two ethical theories that will be applied Kantianism and Rule Utilitarianism. Kantianism is an ethical theory where it states that it does not treat people as a means to an end. Rule Utilitarianism states that it is ethical if the moral rules are applied universally and that is has to look at all the actions to find which results can have the greatest amount of happiness or unhappiness (Quinn‚ 2013). Under Kantianism and Rule Utilitarianism is it ethical?
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Studies in Religion and Ethics 1 Aristotle’s Virtue Ethics Virtue ethics is a theory concerned with the character development of a person‚ rather than the rules of how they behave or the consequences of their actions. A virtue ethicist will say that it is not the action which someone takes or the consequences of that action which are important‚ but rather what the decision to act says about that person’s moral character. Virtue ethics was first associated with the great Greek philosopher Aristotle
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Deontological moral theory is a Non-Consequentialist moral theory. While consequentialists believe the ends always justify the means‚ deontologists assert that the rightness of an action is not simply dependent on maximizing the good‚ if that action goes against what is considered moral. It is the inherent nature of the act alone that determines its ethical standing. For example‚ imagine a situation where there are four critical condition patients in a hospital who each need a different organ in
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Assignment: Business Ethics and Virtue Ethics ETH 501: Business Ethics Dr. Gary Shelton November 14‚ 2013 Abstract For the purposes of this assignment we will analyze the Mattel case and discuss the actions of the company regarding the behavior and actions in conjunction with the Global Manufacturing Process that was implemented. Breaches of the two business ethics elements of integrity and egoism will be assessed. Within the discussion I have identified the virtues prudence‚ justice‚ fidelity
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In this specific situation‚ the not-yet certified treatment is life saving. This paper will use Act Utilitarianism and Kantianism to evaluate the situation‚ discuss which moral theory arrives at the correct conclusion‚ and determine if the conclusion is reached via the correct reasoning. First‚ I will describe Act Utilitarianism (AU)‚ and then use it to evaluate the clinical trials. Act Utilitarianism states “[a]n action is permissible if and only if it maximizes the overall amount of individual well-being
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criticism of Virtue Ethics is that it doesn’t give clear guidance on how to act in specific circumstances. It cannot tell us what the law should be about abortion‚ euthanasia‚ pre-implantation genetic diagnosis etc. It gives no clear answer to questions such as ’Is the environment intrinsically valuable?’. The lack of moral rules or a method of addressing dilemmas is the main conceren here‚ but there is also uncertainty about how you decide on what the virtues are. Many critics say Virtue Ethics simply
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my life and 2 ½ years in Granville County and has had the same thought for all that time. I’ve never thought of any theory to be right besides Religious Ethics. None of my life I paid attention to any other theory besides Divine Command Theory until I took this course. I was satisfied with just believing there was no way possibly another theory could come close to Divine theory. I researched and read other people opinions and I have to think about other people feelings as well. I found that
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