The two sources of moral guidance are the rivaling theories of Kantianism and Utilitarianism‚ both normative moral theories‚ meaning they deal with how we know what is right or wrong. Kantianism is a deontological theory developed by Immanuel Kant. This means that the theory holds the importance of duty and motives of an act in higher prestige than the consequences of said act. Kant argued‚ what came with is religiosity‚ that we‚ humans are rational‚ moral beings. This meant that we understand intrinsically
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beggars and sickly people begging for food and some money. It critically examines these procedures in the moral dilemma with reference of applying the concepts: rule and act utilitarianism. Should we give these beggars money or not? In deciding whether we give or not‚ the answer for that is we should give. Why? Act utilitarianism basically states that an action is moral if it produces the greatest happiness for the most people. This reason alone the act of giving them would be a good idea‚ because it
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distributive justice. One distributive justice approach used in the healthcare field looks at the quality adjusted life year (QALY). The effectiveness of a treatment is based on an increase in the length and/or quality of life. This uses the utilitarianism theory which supports taking the action that results in the most good for the largest number of people. The end result is justified even if there are some undesirable actions to be taken to reach that end. Some argue against the use of this approach
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In his book‚ The Right and the Good‚ W.D. Ross defends the theory of moral pluralism‚ which is “the idea that there are several values that may be equally correct and fundamental‚ and yet in conflict with one another” (New World Encyclopedia). In accepting this approach‚ we must assume that our ideas of right and wrong are influenced by multiple sources. According to Ross‚ in order to act morally right‚ we must be able to maintain a balance between our conflicting duties‚ or prima facie obligations
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This idea is a testament to the closely connected role his art has played in his life. However‚ in explaining his art form‚ King seems to contradict himself and closes many topics with frustrating resolutions. I was frustrated with King and his contradictions he makes as he tries to communicate his different opinions on writing. For one thing‚ he criticizes overly abstract poetry that he experienced in his college days. He generalizes abstract poetry for being meaningless. This generalization is a
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listens to Abraham and says he won’t and Abraham manages to convince God himself to change his mind. Now I feel like this story is very much related to the topic we are discussing here in this story we can see that god and Abraham are not using utilitarianism to go about their decisions they are using Kent method
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Researching sound design for On the Verge began with researching the play itself. I found that On the Verge is based loosely off of real women in the Victorian age that explored extremely remote locations. (Joyners) This was in part to show that they could‚ in fact‚ go off on their own and experience dangerous things as women during a time when women did not have as many rights as men did. Although the time traveling that happens in the play is fantasy‚ the act of three ladies going out and exploring
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advise more than once: “Check your premises‚” because contradictions do not exist. Identify at least two major apparent contradictions that the heroes of Atlas Shrugged encounter‚ and explain‚ with reference to the novel‚ what premises they need to check and correct in order for them to understand that these “contradictions” do not exist. Modern-day standards of what should and should not occur remain an exemplification of premises and contradictions. Some believe reality finds itself on more than one
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Utilitarianism Utilitarianism examines overall happiness and can deduce whether it is ethical for Ming to tell customers about Condoitin. The happiness scale selected was -10 to 10‚ where -10 is unhappy‚ and 10 is happy. The stakeholders identified excluded those not relevant to Ming’s decision (like the air-conditioning company). There are approximately 100 elderly customers requesting advice per week‚ so Ming’s decision would impact 1200 over three months. Customer awareness of Condoitin’s lower
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Meletus to answer‚ but aren’t; these questions showed the significant discrepancy in Meletus’ claim. As Socrates continues‚ it’s obvious how ridiculous Meletus’ sounds‚ as these statements are false. Socrates uses many statements that shows the contradiction in Meletus’ allegations towards him. The claim Meletus made was that Socrates corrupted the young to believe in other spiritual things‚
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