have some key concepts which point to what the good ultimately is: egoism‚ utilitarianism‚ and deontology. Egoism values the desires of the individual the most‚ and this is most important to the individual. Utilitarianism‚ on the other hand‚ needs to be impartial in order to value each individual’s happiness equally. Deontology also conflicts with both of these other theories because it is not consequentialist like utilitarianism‚ and does not always benefit the individual or anyone else involved. The
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Youth homelessness in australia A homeless person is without a conventional home and lacks most of the economic and social supports that a home normally affords. She/he is often cut off from the support of relatives and friends‚ she/he has few independent resources and often has no immediate means and in some cases little prospect of self support. She/he is in danger of falling below the poverty line‚ at least from time to time. There are many causes for youth homelessness. Some youths become
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Homeless students are one of the fastest-growing subgroups of students in the U.S. And while they are much more likely to fall off track and eventually drop out of school‚ they are also notoriously difficult to identify and subsequently help. More than 1.3 million students were homeless during the 2013-14 school year‚ according to a new report released by America’s Promise Alliance. That represents a 7 percent increase from the previous year and more than double the number of homeless students estimated
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Utilitarianism Utilitarianism examines overall happiness and can deduce whether it is ethical for Ming to tell customers about Condoitin. The happiness scale selected was -10 to 10‚ where -10 is unhappy‚ and 10 is happy. The stakeholders identified excluded those not relevant to Ming’s decision (like the air-conditioning company). There are approximately 100 elderly customers requesting advice per week‚ so Ming’s decision would impact 1200 over three months. Customer awareness of Condoitin’s lower
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Otis sat at his tattered corner booth‚ the pale pink and teal upholstery ripped and worn by all those who had rested there before him. His charcoal-grey hair was oily and unkept as if he hadn’t known the pleasure of a shower or a comb since his early days in the war. His once green army jacket‚ faded to a light grey‚ covered the untucked‚ torn‚ and sweat-stained Goodwill T-shirt under it. He wore an old pair of denim blue jeans that were shredded in the knees and rested three inches above his boney
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As a social experiment‚ we as a class lived as a homeless person would for one hour in downtown San Luis Obispo. Since this was a change of social class from my upper middle class status to a status of poverty‚ it caused me to be ostracized by the mid-aged higher class people around me who deliberately ignored me by looking the other way. This drastic change made me feel uncomfortable because when I underdressed‚ the people of downtown treated me differently‚ as if I were less human than them. As
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Act utilitarianism is a utilitarian theory of ethics which states that a person’s act is morally right if and only if it produces the greatest overall utility. In assessing a moral theory there are four adequate criteria which are: completeness‚ explanatory‚ practicability and moral conformation. For completeness‚ an ethical theory should support all meaningful moral claims‚ neglecting none of the claims. Next‚ there is explanatory power. For this assessment a theory should provide insight into what
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Morality is a set of individual beliefs of what is reflected as correct. Kantianism and Utilitarianism seek to provide answers on how to approach a moral problem which would affect the morality of a person. This paper will attempt to clarify how Kantian moral theory and Utilitarianism differ‚ as well as discuss why I believe Utilitarianism is the most plausible when it comes to deliberating abortion. Utilitarianism is an ethical theory that states that the best action is one that maximizes utility.
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Strengths and Weaknesses of Utilitarianism In the article‚ “Strengths and Weaknesses of Utilitarianism”‚ Louis P. Pojman explained the grounds on which utilitarianism has been attacked and showed some possible response to its defenders which imply his positive attitude towards utilitarianism [1] . In order to argue that thesis‚ Pojman’s one important premise is the response to the no-rest objection. He believed that the agent should aim at maximizing his or her own happiness as well as other people’s
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GWRTC 103 I am a current student at James Madison University and I am from the City of Richmond. Even though I am attending college in Harrisonburg‚ Virginia‚ I am still concerned about the things that go on in Richmond. While riding in a car or sometimes walking through the City of Richmond‚ I couldn’t help but notice the increase of homeless people. They are considered the lowest of the lows because their home is the streets and their clothes are unclean. They are treated as if they aren’t human
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