Over time‚ the actions of mankind have been the victim of two vague labels‚ right and wrong. The criteria for these labels are not clearly defined‚ but they still seem to be the standard by which the actions of man are judged. There are some people that abide by a deontological view when it comes to judging the nature of actions; the deontological view holds that it is a person’s intention that makes an action right or wrong. On the other hand there is the teleological view which holds that it is
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Reflections on “The Boondock Saints” Directions: In three paragraphs write your reflections of the Movie “The Boondock Saints”‚ answering the following: 1) What are the ethical issues you see in the movie? List several and describe their ethical or moral concern. 2) How does the plot relate to “Utilitarian Ethics”? “Pluralism/Pragmatism”? “Social Contract Ethics”? Use examples from the movie and show a connection each (e.g.‚ Act vs Rule Utilitarianism and the value of consequences‚ Addressing
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Utilitarianism is a consequentialist ethical theory and therefore when evaluating ethics and the environment they would look at the end result and not necessarily the action. Utilitarianism is a teleological theory and would look at the purpose or the end goal of an action. With regards to deforestation the end goal is to create space for new homes‚ particularly in Brazil and therefore according to utilitarianism this is ethical because it brings great pleasure to those who are provided with homes
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Jacob Letourneau 110233960 July 22nd 2013 PP-223-OC1- Contemporary Moral Issues Prof. Simpson Long Essay Utilitarianism and its Paths The definition of utilitarianism is that the morally good thing to do is to pleasure the greatest number of people or animals for the least amount of suffering. For example you can rationalize killing a mass murderer before he kills even more people. Therefore taking the life of one person to save the life of many more. There are multiple arguments for
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Perfection Imagine perfection! A world with no faults‚ no errors‚ and no delinquents. A world that lives in peace and harmony‚ and that never ceases to prove it’s worth every single day. This flawless realm was almost impossible to find or describe in Europe in the early sixteenth century due to all of the corruption that was occurring in the church and in the government. However‚ from the abyss of this dark world came a man who was ready to challenge these powerful‚ malicious supremacies; a man
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“Actions are right in proportion as they tend to promote happiness‚ wrong as they tend to produce the reverse of happiness” –John Stuart Mill. Utilitarianism is based on doing what makes a person happier or provides more pleasure to that person and decreasing the things that makes you unhappy. Happiness and the absence of pain are considered the most desirable things to a person. According to utilitarianism‚ no matter what a person does‚ if it increases that person happiness‚ it is perfectly fine
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tilitarianism is a sort of mathematical morality. Rather than weighing on an individual’s conscience and values to make a moral decision‚ it provides him or her with an equation. If I make decision A‚ there will be X positive consequences and Y negative consequences; if I make decision B there will be X positive consequences and Y negative consequences. Therefore‚ it would be morally correct to choose A or B based on the highest number of positive consequences or the lowest number of negative consequences
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Happiness is the only goal in life that is worth working for. How far do you agree? As individuals we work in life to achieve many goals we desire‚ at times we work for them to any extent. These goals can take form physically or mentally and can bring great intellectual or spiritual developments. Happiness is seen as the major and most important emotion us humans seek for‚ it is what provides us with our ‘desired’ pleasures. However for some individuals they may argue that this view is too hedonistic
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Ethical Egoism and Utilitarianism are considered consequentialism theories because they both focus on the outcome of conduct as the primary motivation of that action and whether or not that conduct is ethical. Consequentialism is a moral theory that states that the consequences of one’s actions are the basis of any morality or judgement toward that action. The major difference between the two theories is where those acts are directed. Utilitarianism focuses on the idea of the greater good or to
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Tyranny of Majority Tyranny of Majority refers to the belief in which the majority of society or a group agrees upon an action which does not incisively mean that‚ that opinion is correct. I believe that this occurs more in a democratic government than anywhere else‚ we as a country elect our representatives to exercise their opinion or rule on what are best benefits for the majority of the country. The great issue about leaving the decision to the majority is that eventually it could fail by
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