utilitarianism Negative utilitarianism animal welfare Abolitionism (bioethics) Hedonism Enlightened self-interest Predecessors[show] Epicurus David Hume William Godwin Key concepts[show] Pain Suffering Pleasure Utility Happiness Eudaimonia Consequentialism Felicific calculus Problems[show] Mere addition paradox Paradox of hedonism Utility monster See Also[show] Rational choice theory Game theory Social choice Economics Portal:Politics Utilitarianism is the
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PURPOSE OF LIFE INTRODUCTION The meaning of life is a philosophical question concerning the significance of life or existence in general. It can also be expressed in different forms‚ such as "Why are we here?"‚ "What is life all about?"‚ and "What is the purpose of existence?" It has been the subject of much philosophical‚scientific‚ and theological speculation throughout history. There have been a large number of proposed answers to these questions from many different cultural and ideologicalbackgrounds
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Happiness This page intentionally left blank Happiness the science behind your smile Daniel Nettle 1 3 Great Clarendon Street‚ Oxford ox2 6dp Oxford University Press is a department of the University of Oxford. It furthers the University’s objective of excellence in research‚ scholarship‚ and education by publishing worldwide in Oxford New York Auckland Cape Town Dar es Salaam Hong Kong Karachi Kuala Lumpur Madrid Melbourne Mexico City Nairobi New Delhi Shanghai Taipei Toronto
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Greek Mythology: Immortals The Greeks created images of their deities for many purposes. A temple would house the statue of a god or goddess‚ or multiple deities‚ and might be decorated with relief scenes depicting myths. Divine images were common on coins. Drinking cups and other vessels were painted with scenes from Greek myths. Gods & Goddesses Aphrodite (Ἀφροδίτη‚ Aphroditē) Goddess of love‚ beauty‚ desire‚ and pleasure. Although married to Hephaestus she had many lovers‚ most notably
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dissatisfaction at the same time a result of inefficiency among the citizens. What is the problem then? Very important yet ignored‚ is the issue of the common good which is meant to benefit Ugandans as citizens‚ talked about by Aristotle as the “Eudaimonia” in which each and every man(citizen) must participate in politics‚ if they are to be happy and virtuous(Miller‚ 2011). This topic is in fact a contribution to politics‚ highlighting Aristotle’s Political Theory of the Causes and examining its
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Man vs "Nature"? As I have read for class these past two assignments‚ I have been forced to face an important distinction that I think is often overlooked by many environmental advocates (a group of people which I have been known to associate myself with). The problem I would like to address‚ or at least bring to our classes attention is the murkiness that surrounds the word "nature". We often find ourselves (I am included in this) using the word nature to mean something along the lines of all that
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Humanizing Business: A Modern Virtue Ethics Approach Author(s): Geoff Moore Source: Business Ethics Quarterly‚ Vol. 15‚ No. 2 (Apr.‚ 2005)‚ pp. 237-255 Published by: Philosophy Documentation Center Stable URL: http://www.jstor.org/stable/3857679 . Accessed: 02/10/2014 12:09 Your use of the JSTOR archive indicates your acceptance of the Terms & Conditions of Use‚ available at . http://www.jstor.org/page/info/about/policies/terms.jsp . JSTOR is a not-for-profit service that helps scholars
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BES401: BUSINESS ETHICS & SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY WEEK I - INTRODUCTION TO ETHICS Definition of ethics Ethics is the discipline dealing with what is good or bad‚ or what is right or wrong or specifically with moral duty and obligation. Ethics has been defined as “inquiry into the nature and grounds of morality where the term morality is taken to mean moral judgment‚ standards and rules of conduct. It has also been called the study and philosophy of human conduct with an emphasis on
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ARISTOTLE Aristotle was Plato’s greatest student. One of his big contributions to philosophy was the theory of the four kinds of causes. Aristotle’s ideal state would be ruled by the virtuous citizens. Aristotle thinks that a state is an association for allowing each citizen to live well. What was Aristotle’s notion of friendship? It was broader than our modern notion of friendship. It was closer to the idea of people helping each other be virtuous. Aristotle thought the state had a duty to morally
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3 Sept 2002 Office Phone: 581-8468 Pre-Socratics – dated according to greatest accomplishment; Greeks believed that the peak of intellectual superiority was at age 40‚ and everything was dated accordingly -None of the pre-Socratics explicitly accept that anything can be real without being physical – anything that is real must have a physical aspect – if the soul is real‚ then the soul must be composed of some sort of physical “stuff” Thales – the most important philosopher because he answered
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