immoral. My argument is based on ideas that are rooted in both utilitarian and deontological ethics as I will show throughout the essay. One of the few religions to condone acts of abortion is Hinduism. This is not to say‚ however‚ that Hinduism is blindly accepting of all kinds of abortion. In Hinduism‚ the belief is that one should make a decision based on what kind of effect it will have on all those involved. This is a very utilitarian way of looking at abortion because it looks at the decision
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Utilitarian Theory and Human Rights Utilitarianism can be defined as a moral theory by which the public welfare of a community is dependent on the “sum welfare of individuals‚ which is measured in units of pleasure and/or pain”‚ requiring governments to make decisions based on the “largest sum of pleasure” (Postema‚ 2006). However Bentham argued that "every individual in the country tells for one‚ no individual for more than one"‚ meaning that the weight of an individual’s happiness should always
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David Beckam Dropbox 4 Business Ethics A Utilitarian Argument in the Ford Pinto Case In 1971 Ford Motor Company decided they wanted to create a compact car that could compete with the other Japanese manufactured cars. It rushed from its inception to its actual production. In the end‚ these cars proved to be one of the most dangerous ever produced because of their extreme flammability in instance of rear impact collision. The decision by Ford to not recall any of its cars‚ and not fix
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Act Utilitarian and Rule Utilitarian Decisions Name Class name Teacher name Date Act Utilitarian and Rule Utilitarian Decisions Making decisions is hard for most people‚ but making a decision regarding another person life is even harder. The scenario shows a common case for a a doctor‚ and according to his education he could take an act utilitarian decision or a rule utilitarian one. Act utilitarian acts are those that are consider to be right if there is maximized utility
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intentions behind them. Kant’s theory states that nothing is good without qualification‚ except for the good will. The reason for this is that even though many things may have the potential for good‚ they have the same potential for evil; take for example the human brain. A will is good according to Kant when it “is good in itself‚ and considered by itself to be esteemed much higher than all that can be brought about by it in favour of any inclination” (Kant 55). B. Kant’s categorical imperative states
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starting point and expand our discussion‚ we should understand how the Wikileaks topic would be projected onto the scope of one of such systems of values. What is the utilitarian vision of free information? Definition of utilitarianism states that a proper or moral action is one that maximizes utility or happiness. In other words‚ utilitarian considers something is moral if the plurality benefits from it. Clearly one of the parties that benefits from disclosing classified information are regular people
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When Oliver North was asked to explain why he lied to congressional committees about his role in the Iran-Contra affair‚ he replied‚ "Lying does not come easily to me. But we all had to weigh in the balance the difference between lies and lives." Elsewhere in his testimony‚ North was asked about the false chronology of events he fabricated when preparing a summary of the government’s involvement in arms sales to Iran: Questioner: . . . You have indicated that. . . in your own mind . . . it was a
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terminally ill is known as euthanasia. Physician-assisted suicide and euthanasia is a controversial topic that brings up many ethical issues and the rights of the patients the physicians serve. Many questions arise when this topic is discussed. For example‚ does an individual have the right to end their life‚ if prolonging it will only cause more pain and suffering? Should families‚ who do not want to lose a loved one‚ be allowed to prolong the pain in the life of a terminally ill family member so
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EXPLAIN THE MAIN STRENGHTS OF A UTILITARIAN ETHICAL SYSTEM [25] 27/9/13 Utilitarianism‚ the theory that actions are right if they useful for the majority‚ the greatest happiness and pleasure for the greatest and majority of people. Jeremy Bentham (1748-1832) was an English moral philosopher concerned with social reform‚ Bentham wanted people to seek pleasure and avoid pain. On the other hand John Stuart Mill (1806-1873) who was a great admirer of Bentham; however‚ he believed
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In chapter 2 of your textbook‚ Jonathan Wolff gives a formalized version of the utilitarian argument for the state. Please evaluate the first three premises of this argument: for each of these three premises‚ state whether you think that premise is true‚ and explain why or why not. For each of the three premises that you think is true‚ please also describe one objection to that premise‚ and explain why you think that the objection ultimately fails. Please assume that “state” in the formalized argument
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