Utilitarianism is the idea that an action is morally right if the consequences of the action benefit everyone. In the case where a young man who cheated on his college entrance exam Utilitarianism says that this is not a morally right decision‚ because while the person who committed the action‚ the young man in this case‚ may benefit from the knowledge they gain from that education they got from that school‚ the action does not benefit the other young man or woman who did not cheat on the test and
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Sally R. Young Young1 Professor Carol Lawson Religion 101 March 25‚ 2013 GAY MARRIAGE ISSUES Gay Marriage is a controversial topic both in society and in churches in the United States today. Proponents for gay marriage believe that same sex couples are entitled to all the rights and benefits bestowed on traditional couples allowed by law and church to marry. Today‚ more states and churches are agreeing with this position and allowing civil unions between same gender couples;
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In life‚ each individual has different views and opinions towards different controversies. There are two main ethic theories that try to explicate and validate moral rules: utilitarianism and deontological theories. Euthanasia has brought out many disputes and is a continuous ethical code of conduct amongst society. The theories of utilitarianism and deontological differentiate a great deal. Utilitarian’s are goal oriented people; they believe in human action. A utilitarian believes that
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27 May 2014 Gay Rights Movement and Proposition 8 “It takes no compromise to give people their rights...it takes no money to respect the individual. It takes no political deal to give people freedom. It takes no survey to remove repression.” This was a quote from an American politician who became the first openly gay person to be elected to public office in California‚ Harvey Milk‚ and he believes that gay rights is a right that must be set for the equality of men and women. The gay rights movement
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The ethical theory that an act you choose should produce the greatest amount of pleasure or happiness and the least amount of pain or suffering‚ is known as Utilitarianism. However‚ this theory is not about your happiness alone‚ but about making the greatest moral choices‚ that brings the utmost happiness to everyone. This theory comes from consequentialism which is a family of concepts that share the same idea; if an act creates positive results‚ then it is thought to be good. Utilitarian’s must
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Utilitarianism is a moral theory that an action is morally right if that action produces the greatest of good and happiness for the most number of people. Therefore‚ one should act if and only if one’s action produce the greatest possible balance of good and happiness over bad and unhappiness. Being one of the method that people commonly use to decide the rightness and wrongness of an action‚ utilitarianism provides a clear guidelines of the determination an action’s rightness. In addition‚ utilitarianism
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I believe the love between gay people is just as real‚ just as authentic‚ just as holy‚ as the love between any married persons. A majority of Americans presently oppose same-sex marriage.15 These attitudes are strongly motivated by religious beliefs and an emotional response to deeply-held and preconceived notions against homosexuality.16 Critics of same-sex marriage commonly make moral [*PG382]arguments‚ alleging that the immorality of same-sex conduct or relationships justifies the traditional
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demand the right to get married. Gays’ desire of marriage conflicts with the values and the concepts of marriage. But marriage is really about a union‚ a union in which two people support‚ love‚ and care for one another. Homosexuals should be able to marry and the definition of marriage should be redefined. Same sex couples should be allowed to publicly celebrate their commitment in the same way as heterosexual couples. By not allowing same sex couples the right to marry‚ gays and lesbians will be stigmatized
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Gay Rights Gay rights cover a plethora of topics from same sex marriage‚ adoption‚ and gays and lesbians partaking in the military. Many believe that gay and lesbian marriage is untraditional and others disagree. Many think gay and lesbian adoption puts children at risk while others think that it is a chance of happiness and hope for a kid that doesn’t have a home or a family. Many think that gays and lesbian in the military is wrong and affects the bonds and effectiveness of our military
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On this topic of gay marriage I’ve chosen the two ethical theories of utilitarianism and the Kantian ethics theory. On the pro side the utilitarianism theory plays a huge role when referring to this topic. Some may argue that it is constitutional and some may say that it just isn’t the right thing to do in this country. With this theory the actions are said to be judged in terms of promotion of human happiness. If someone is happy why it should matter what the law or government thinks. It’s important
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