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    Utilitarianism

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    Bachelor of Science (Hons) in Accounting and Finance Module: MAN0812M – Ethics in Business and Society Individual Assignment Lecturer: Mr Darwin Joseph Q1. Shareholder theory argues that maximising shareholder interest (typically profit maximisation) will‚ via Adam Smith’s “invisible hand” tend to maximise utility because it will result in the most favourable happiness/unhappiness ratio. (On the hand) Advocates of stakeholder theory argue that all stakeholders (shareholders‚ employees

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    In The End Utilitarianism

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    “In the end utilitarianism is simply a moral justification for individual/group selfishness” Utilitarianism is a theory in which the quote by Jeremy Bentham applies “The greatest happiness to the greatest amount of people” which means that the best action is the one in which the most pleasure is given to the majority of people. The majority always wins rather than the minority and pleasure is the sole good whereas pain is the sole evil. On one hand this is classed as selfless as using utilitarianism

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    Essay On Ethical Egoism

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    this paper I’ll be discussing how ethical egoism can be applied to an ethical dilemma. The ethical dilemma that I have chosen is about whether I should testify in court knowing that I will help my innocent best friend but I would be incriminating myself. With this chosen dilemma I’ll explain how act-egoism can be applied to this scenario. The purpose of the paper is to see how ethical egoism can be used in a real life situation. Theory of ethical egoism is a moral theory that is about how an action

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    I think Utilitarianism is the most morally right thing to do in situations where human lives are involved. I believe this because in a situation where you can either save nine humans lives but you have to kill one or you just don’t do anything and let the nine people die and one survive I think it is only logical to pick the option where you save the most lives. However some people will say that using utilitarianism shouldn’t be used because you would be regarded as a murder which is a sin and is

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    Nicomachean Ethics‚ happiness is achieved by fulfilling your function well. Humankind’s function is to exercise reason. This ethical conduct is achieved by following the Golden Mean‚ were one should always seek a middle ground between two extremes. I believe that life can benefit by following reason and a person could use a Golden Mean to determine the right action‚ however there are some instances where it shouldn’t be followed. In this essay I defend using the Golden Mean and virtue to live a good

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    of the biochemical produced a cure causing thousands of lives to be saved‚ then this may make him a good person. The result of this biochemical produced happiness for the masses by saving lives and curing disease. Considering the principle of utilitarianism is pleasure of the masses‚ the result of his actions would now be considered moral due to the amount of happiness that was produced. Although this may be a simple explanation of the scenario‚ other factors must be taken into account‚ such as

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    Egoism Ethical Principle

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    Egoism is one of four popular ethical theories. The principle‚ or basic premise behind the Egoism theory is that self-interest is most important. By definition‚ egoism is the theory that one’s self is‚ or should be‚ the motivation and the goal of one’s own action (Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy). An argument can be made that no human ever makes a decision without considering themselves‚ or that there is no true altruistic act anyways. So‚ it is important to differentiate a normal decision a

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    Three of the big ideas from the course are justice‚ duty and ethics. Justice is defined as the quality of being just; righteousness‚ equitableness‚ or moral rightness. Duty is something that one is expected or required to do by moral or legal obligation. Ethics is a system of moral principles ("Dictionary.com - The world’s favorite online dictionary!‚" n.d.). Through the scenario I learned that justice is very important for the victim because it gives some sort of closure. Since laws plays an important

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    believes that the overall satisfaction of life will increase‚ supporting the idea of ethical egoism‚ which is the idea that every individual should always do what will make his or her life better over time. The idea of ethical egoism leads to the same idea of the “golden rule” in Hobbes’ theory. The golden rule states that you should do unto others as you would have them do unto you‚ while ethical egoism is used to maximize your satisfaction. Hobbes’ theory states that if you do to others as you

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    Utilitarianism Utilitarianism is an ethical theory that assesses an action as morally right and just if it produces the most amount of net happiness. There are two forms of utilitarianism: act utilitarianism and rule utilitarianism. Act utilitarianism is the standard form‚ which considers all paths of the action that lead to immediate and long-term happiness‚ as well has the magnitude and how long the happiness will last. Furthermore‚ if all paths lead to the same amount of net happiness‚ each

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