OBJECTIONS TO UTIILITARIANISM SECTION (1) INTRODUCTION We noted‚ last week‚ that UTILITARIANISM is a version of CONSEQUENTIALISM in that it holds that the RIGHT action (in any given situation) is the action WHICH HAS THE WHICH HAS THE BEST CONSEQUENCES; CONSEQUENTIALIST ethical theories may be contrasted
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Utilitarianism is a philosophical idea that can be used by individuals‚ governments or agencies‚ in which the purpose is to help pick an action to take. According to Utilitarianism‚ the action one should take show be the action that produces the most pleasure and the least pain for everyone involved. In order to make this decision‚ Bentham suggests using a hedonic calculus‚ through which you "...sum up the numbers expressive of the degree of good tendency‚ which the action has‚ with respect to each
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Analysis and Conclusion of CARE OF CLIENT IN LABOR AND DELIVERY Within our care of the patient‚ we were able to identify several problems that correlated to affecting our client’s ability to carry out the labor and delivery process. We also have identified several risk factors that posed a danger to the client’s prenatal and postpartal state. Based on our analysis‚ problems such as fatigue related to labor and delivery process and deficient knowledge related to new condition‚
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Considering that law and religion are based on ultimate authority according to an ethical standard and runs by an individual in power and societies; therefore philosophers have come up with a theory of moral standard that roots from logic and thoughts that can be simplified for humans basic needs. In that sense‚ these needs produce the most satisfaction at the fundamental level for human being’s universally and help them to live their life’s at the fullest. For a fact‚ every human being has a simple
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Conclusion In the workshop‚ we are going to design a beam that will rupture when a load of 20 kg is placed at its mid-span region. We have made much consideration and preparation before the testing. At the beginning‚ we considered to use wood or plastic to make the beam. After observation and research‚ we find out that wood is more suitable for making a beam and more possible to rupture at 20 kg weight. With several trials‚ we discovered that the shape‚ length‚ width and thickness of the wooden board
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the right. Consequentialist theory works better to argue the above statement. Consequentialist theories are the ethical theories view that the action is right if and only if its consequence is the best possible. The well-known example would be Utilitarianism- “Every advantage in the past is judged in the light of the final issue.’’ (Demosthenes). In the United States of America‚ people drive on the right side of the road and in England‚ they drive on the left side. There is nothing intrinsically right
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Conclusion As with all failures the problems can be viewed from the inappropriate model for the strategic analysis. To understand the root cause of problems‚ we calculate the overhead allocation rate for each of the model years from 1988 through 1990: 1987 1988 1989 1990 OH Rate 435% 435% 575% 565% It can be seen from the table that‚ after outsource of Muffler-exhaust systems and oil pans‚ the overhead rate was dramatic increase from 435 % in 1988 to 575% in1989. The overhead costs
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Dark Side of Utilitarianism According to Bentham‚ an English moral philosopher and legal reformer‚ the highest principle of morality is to maximize happiness‚ the overall balance of pleasure over pain. This principle explains the Utilitarianism doctrine that is mostly the solution of everyone in every century. Utilitarianism can bring the most benefit for people. In contrast‚ throughout the three stories “Justice” by John Stuart Mill‚ Never Let Me Go by Kazuo Ishiguro‚ and “The One who Walks Away
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There was no other option; he would have to kill her. She owed her life to him anyway‚ how fitting that her end should come at his bidding. He would have to work out who should actually do the deed of course‚ that would be a necessary evil. Martin massaged his temples very carefully. So as not to kill himself like he did‚ but then again he did that often did when he was deep in thought‚ as though he was coaxing the needed clarity from his cluttered mind. Who would do this thing for him? Would he
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We therefore conclude that no one can claim to truly know whether‚ or in what circumstances‚ euthanasia is moral. So‚ while it is possible to try to answer this question by discussing the moral issues‚ it is not easy to say whether euthanasia is ever morally supportable. Of course‚ euthanasia should be differentiated from simple removal of life support from a patient who has already effectively succumbed. The Churches‚ on good grounds‚ oppose euthanasia in all circumstances. We all regard life
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