There are two general theories of punishment: utilitarian and retributive. In the utilitarian theory of punishment‚ punishment is sought to discourage future occurrences of crime‚ while in the retributive theory‚ punishment is handed out because the offender deserves to be punished. Laws are used under the utilitarian philosophy specifically to maximize the overall peace of society. Because crimes and the punishment that follows are both adversaries to that peace‚ they should be kept to a minimum
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“Causes and Effects of Broken Relationship” A relationship is normally viewed as a connection between two individuals‚ such as a romantic relationship between a boy and a girl. A typical relationship is built through a deep‚ ineffable feeling of tenderly caring towards the person the relationship is concerned to. The conception of relationship encompasses a wealth of different feelings‚ from the passionate desire and intimacy of romantic love to the nonsexual emotional closeness of familial. Thus
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others‚ rather than a voluntary means of fulfilling the desire to help another individual. Singer contends that those living in the Western world are more concerned with material things and their own well being rather than the needs of individuals around the globe who are famine stricken and/or starving. I agree with Singer’s thesis in the fact that I believe that all
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CORRUPTION: The long and short of it The recent turn of events in our country point towards a mass awakening to the scar of corruption and deeply it has trickled down into the grass roots of each and every sphere of India. People‚ rather the masses‚ are waking up and smelling the coffee and taking law in their own hands by questioning the government about each and every step taken by them in the past few years. The motto seems to be “civil disobedience”‚ a far cry from the peaceful protests held
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Kantian and Utilitarian Theories Kantian and Utilitarian Theories Applying philosophical concepts to social issues can test the relevance of philosophy in contemporary society. Such application may also help to resolve present-day social issues‚ as philosophy can draw light on moral concerns. In this paper‚ the Kantian and Utilitarian moral theories are applied to the Nestle advertising controversy which began in 1970‚ and which lingers
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might affect the population ‚ yet they didn’t do anything about it. * Categoricalimperatives- first a person should be willing to have the reasons for their actions become universal principals. “Is it universally acceptable for every company to cause damages to environment‚ economy and to third parties as well as to country citizens?” for BP‚ it might be perfectly fine‚ until it becomes part of the third party (the local citizens).. second Therefore by hiding information from the government‚ the
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Examine how utilitarian arguments might be applied to one issue of your choice? ACT UTILITARIANISM Act Utilitarian theories start with specific cases from which general principles can be deduced. Bentham’s Hedonic Calculus weighs up the following measures of the consequential pleasure/pain: CertaintyDurationExtentIntensityRemotenessRichnessPurity Situation 1 – Abortion would be morally right if the mother’s life is in danger. The period of the pain of the loss of the mother will be ongoing‚ the
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Background The topic has two parts – A. The rampant corruption in India and B. Its adverse impact on growth of economy. further with certain hot and specific view points to sharpen your penetration on this contemporary discussion. Arguments for the topic Lot of material is available supporting the topic in the form of newspapers‚ periodicals‚ books‚ electronic media etc. The aspirant is suggested to read the same‚ form systematic pattern to present the same instead of putting forward scattered
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Difference Thinking between Generations Young people usually think differently than older people. Each generation doesn’t think the same way in their values‚ their goals‚ their fears‚ or their hopes. I always have to argue with my parents when we have different thinking. It seems that older people always think negatively about young people’s ideas. They don’t want to change because they have never experienced those ideas in their young life. I sometimes feel uncomfortable and misunderstand my parents’
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University of North Carolina – Chapel Hill A Risk-Benefit Analysis of Pesticide Use: Do the Ends Justify the Means? Humberto Bringas Envr 600: Environmental Health Dr. Courtney Woods 23 February 2014 The use of pesticides in agriculture has long been a highly controversial issue with numerous economic‚ social‚ and environmental costs and benefits. While an abundance of both costs and benefits do indeed exist‚ this paper will
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