composed a theory which took this into account. The theory is based on a teleological approach where the consequences determine the morality of the action. It has consists of three main parts: the Motivation of Humans‚ the Principle of Utility‚ and the Hedonic Calculus. Bentham’s theory is a form of Act Utilitarianism. People who follow this rule maintain that the good action is the one that leads to the greatest good in a particular situation. This rule is flexible‚ being able to take into account individual
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LABORATORY BASED CLIENT REPORT 1. Introduction Obesity is an ongoing issue and prevalence worldwide is constantly increasing (Cameron et al.‚ 2003). A study area of great interest is the relationship between weight loss or the loss of fat mass and exercise intensity. Metabolic function‚ energy sources and energy expenditure all have great influence on the success of weight loss. For efficient metabolic function the human body requires an ongoing energy source. This energy source comes
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Utilitarianism - Questions Explain; Utilitarianism - Utilitarianism is the traditional understanding that the right act is the act which will actually‚ or most probably produce the greatest amount of happiness or pleasure throughout the world. The view was most famously founded by Jeremy Bentham‚ and later adapted by John Stuart Mill. Utilitarianism focuses on the consequences of an event rather than following strict rules and in general can be classed as a type of naturalism that offers a reductionist
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Is Natural Law the best approach to abortion Natural Law says that abortion is wrong because life is a valuable gift from God and therefore only he can take it away. A believer of the natural law would say that the unborn foetus should have the same status as a born human being because life starts at the moment of conception which means that no matter how long the foetus has been growing‚ abortion is murder. This point ties in with the right to life and other religious approaches. Under Natural
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GUIDELINES FOR PURCHASING EXERCISE EQUIPMENT How to choose fitness equipment that is right for you or your clientele N.C. Governor ’s Council on Physical Fitness and Health Department of Health and Human Services GUIDELINES FOR PURCHASING EXERCISE EQUIPMENT How to choose fitness equipment that is right for you or your clientele NOR TH CARO LINA GOVERNOR ’S COUNCIL ON PHYSICAL FITNESS AND HEALTH N.C. GOVERNOR ’S COUNCIL ON PHYSICAL FITNESS AND HEALTH DISCLAIMERS
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Utilitarianism: For and Against Many people have heard of the word utilitarianism‚ but don’t exactly know what utilitarianism means or what it is. After reading about utilitarianism in this paper‚ you will have a perfect understanding of utilitarianism and be able to teach others about it. To start off‚ I will give a detailed description of utilitarianism as a whole and will then move into explaining the development of utilitarianism from Jeremy Bentham to John Stuart Mill. I will also be stating
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The author of the essay “Panopticism”‚ Michel Foucault gives his opinion on power and discipline in Panopticism. He describes Jeremy Bentham’s “Panopticon”‚ a tower in the centre of a room which has vision to every cell‚ generalized for prisoners. In simple words‚ it functioned in maintaining discipline throughout the jail. It’s most distinctive feature was that; prisoners could be seen without ever seeing. Prisoners would never really know when they are watched and when not. They are always under
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choices‚ they become more and more confused and irresolute. With the segmentation of automobile market‚ the factors that affect the public’ car choices are more and more diversified. According to Couton et al.(2006)‚ various studies have applied hedonic price modeling to show that price variation among new cars can be explained by differences in key product characteristics such as horsepower‚ engine capacity‚ speed‚ and safety features. However‚ these measurable variables may not be the main explanatory
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CHAPTER I INTRODUCTION A. Background of the Study Coffee is a brewed beverage with a dark‚ slightly acidic flavor prepared from the roasted seeds of the coffee plant‚ called coffee beans. Green (unroasted) coffee is one of the most traded agricultural commodities in the world. Coffee can have a stimulating effect on humans due to its caffeine content. It is one of the most-consumed beverages in the world. Ampalaya (Momordica charantia Linn.)‚ also known as Bitter Melon‚ is a crawling
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Jeremy Bentham was born in London in 1748. The son of a lawyer and a scholar‚ Bentham attended Queen ’s College‚ Oxford at the age of twelve and went on to Lincoln ’s Inn at the age of fifteen. Bentham did not enjoy making public speeches and therefore left Lincoln Inn to concentrate on his writing. His father gave Bentham £90 annually from which Bentham was able to produced a series of books on philosophy‚ economics and politics. Bentham ’s family was very conservative and for the first part of
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