everyone’s happiness counts‚ but no ones counts more than anyone else’s. John Stuart Mill revised utilitarianism‚ adding the idea that happiness could be measured according to its quality‚ as well as by its amount. Some pleasures are of a higher quality‚ and therefore are more valuable than others. There are two types of utilitarianism‚ act utilitarianism and rule utilitarianism. Act utilitarianism
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They also affect the way in which we approach punishment; those advocating utilitarianism tend to view punishment as inherently bad and can only accept its use
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Differences Between Ethical Theories Ethical theories are based on explained ethical principles. There are three major ethical theories: virtue ethics‚ utilitarianism‚ and deontological ethics. in this paper the similarities and diffrences between virtue theory‚ utilitarianism‚ and deontological ethics. The meaning of virtue theory‚ utilitarianism‚ and deontological ethics would need to be defined in order to be able to distiguish the similarities and diffrences. The virtue theory judges a person
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Learning Log: 1st reading log/week 2 Lecture 1 Required Reading Reference: Velasquez‚ M. (2012). Business ethics: concepts and cases‚ (7th ed.) (pp. 76-83). Upper Saddle River‚ N.J.: Pearson. (Utilitarianism). Lecture 1 Additional Reading Reference: Taylor‚ A. (2008). Examined Life: Peter Singer on our obligation to alleviate suffering [video file]. Retrieved from: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gVViICWs4dM Record a brief description of what the required reading was about. What responses do you
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Explain the key features of Utilitarianism. Utilitarianism is the belief that the rightness of an action‚ rule or principle is to be judged by its presumed consequences. Whilst Kant developed his view that human beings were rational animals who can develop a moral society based on reason. Kant based his moral philosophy on what he regards as a priori knowledge. Utilitarian’s in coming to a conclusion about the rightness of an action‚ rule or principle‚ are forced to answer two fundamental moral
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of responsibility and cultivate culture which concentrates on responsibility. This essay will firstly give a brief description on the responsible commerce. Following this‚ it will discuss on the utilitarianism theory and its relation to the responsible commerce. After that‚ it will use the utilitarianism theory to analyze a case. Finally‚ it will give a reflection about the study. A brief introduction of the responsible commerce As a part of the social system‚ the responsibility of commerce attracts
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Utilitarianism and the Theory of Justice* by Charles Blackorby‚ Walter Bossert and David Donaldson August 1999 revised August 2001 Prepared as Chapter 11 of the Handbook of Social Choice and Welfare K. Arrow‚ A. Sen and K. Suzumura‚ eds.‚ Elsevier‚ Amsterdam Charles Blackorby: University of British Columbia and GREQAM Walter Bossert: Universit´ de Montr´al and C.R.D.E. e e David Donaldson: University of British Columbia * We thank Don Brown‚ Marc Fleurbaey‚ Philippe Mongin‚ John Weymark
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In the chapter John Stuart Mill provides an argument that utilitarianism should answer before it can be valid. One of those criteria is happiness and in fact the only one‚ and in order to prove this‚ one must prove that happiness is the only thing people desire. Mill then goes on in an attempt to prove this and takes into account many arguments‚ but then disregards them by saying the ultimate end goal of those arguments is happiness‚ or at least the root of them were‚ and it makes sense. It makes
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being should find virtuous but also people can have different beliefs on virtues specifically for them. Utilitarianism is act orientated rather than agent orientated. So in this view it describes actions that will get us what we want. Virtue ethics is agent orientated where actions are devised by what we desire while using reason. This reasoning is the action any “good” person would do. Utilitarianism believes in the same consequence for each situation. This outcome is happiness. Virtue ethics considers
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Questions:You will be given a moral dilemma and asked to apply either Utilitarianism or Kant’s moral theory to the situation Things to consider when applying the ethical theories Utilitarianism: For utilitarianism‚ you need to remember that we are concerned with the greatest amount of happiness for the greatest number of people (and Mill will consider the happiness of animals to a lesser extent if applicable). * So for Utilitarianism you will first need to consider who is involved in the situation
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