In this paper‚ I will explain the different points of view of Kantianism‚ Utilitarianism‚ Contractarianism and their corresponding philosophers‚ as well as my own opinion about the presented case of the adulterous affair. First‚ I will begin by explaining how Kant would view this situation and what decisions he would make. In Kantianism‚ it is imperative to always say the truth and do that which is right. Regardless of the situation that one may find him or herself in‚ he or she must always say the
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of utilitarianism for a day and knew that it would only be for a single day. Utilitarianism believe “an action is morally right if and only if it does more to improve oval well-being than any other action you could have done in the circumstances” (Shafer-Landau 115). This theory is not always equitable because there is no true way to measure happiness‚ it demands selflessness at all times‚ and does not respect someone’s rights at times. Although this theory is not equitable at times‚ it does benefit
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Utilitarian principle of "maximum efficiency". He believes that "hard facts" and statistics are the only things of value. His system of education has no room for poetry or expression. He thinks that creativity and "Fancy" are a waste of time and distractions from productivity. His main concerns are profit and loss and his only motivation is self-interest. Sissy Jupe‚ "Girl #20"‚ is not accepted in his classroom because she is the direct opposition to what he believes is important in life. She represents the
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philosopher John Stuart Mill published “Utilitarianism”‚ and in this piece Mill introduces his idea of higher and lower pleasure. He states that people require mental pleasure over physical pleasure. In his work‚ he defends his stance‚ but in the end his views are not justifiable. Pleasure is based off desire‚ and individuals can make distinctions on which pleasures are more desired than others without being related to a mental or physical perspective‚ and how we can decipher between what is physical
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Running head: UTILITARIANISM: SENTIENT CREATURES AND HUMANITY !1 Utilitarianism: Sentient Creatures and Humanity Anonymous University of the People UTILITARIANISM: SENTIENT CREATURES AND HUMANITY !2 Utilitarianism: Sentient Creatures and Humanity A virtuous humanitarian might never muse over murdering someone for flesh‚ a cannibalistic reason in which starvation is a consequence of hunger in isolation. Some would choose death‚ sacrificing individual life for collective lives. But‚ is self-sacrifice
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placed on an article about models working in the fashion industry. It explains how models are being mistreated and exploited in many ways which include sexual harassment‚ lack of rights‚ overworking and having to face dangerous situations such as taking drugs which include cocaine in order to stay thin. The article also mentions that models enter the industry as young as 13 years of age and definitely need protection from this exploitation. The industry has acted though the commonplace laws do not
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Day in and day out‚ vicious and heinous crimes are being committed on factory farmed animals due to the demands of food from this obese generation of people. According to the U.S. Department of Agriculture‚ nearly 10.2 billion land animals were brought up and killed for food in the United States throughout 2010. Plus‚ per person‚ an American meat-consumer is responsible for the suffering and death of 28 land animals per year (“Number of”). Animals have little to no rights when it comes to protection
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Utilitarianism argues that‚ given a set of choices‚ the act we should choose is that which produces the best results for the greatest number affected by that choice. Jeremy Bentham’s‚ an English utilitarian‚ went off by saying that actions should be pursued if they promote the greatest amount of happiness. Thus‚ happiness is identified with pleasure and the absence of pain. Marijuana has been an uprising issue in today’s generation causing a growing debate on whether or not it should be legalized
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societies and the human world as such...it’s subject matter is our own behaviour as social beings. The scope of sociology is extremely wide‚ ranging from the analysis of...encounters between individuals...to the investigation of international relations. Sociology demonstrates the need to take a much broader view of our own lives in order to explain why we act as we do.” (A. Giddens‚ 2009). Sociology emerged at the end of the 19th century through the work of sociologists such as Max Weber‚ Émile Durkheim
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what everyone wants. There may be one person that does not want what everyone wants and they have the right to want something else or do something else. Not just because he or she disagrees means that the person has to follow the ones that agree because they are many. Libertarianism focuses on the needs of the individual not just on the community. Utilitarian’s focus more on the community. They want what’s best and what will benefit the community. In contrast libertarianism focuses on self-government
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