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    is a controversial question that is a focal point for moral and ethical codes. Morals and ethics is‚ of course‚ a subject that runs deep in the discussion of philosophy. People are faced with moral dilemmas everyday‚ which many times society decides without thoroughly exploring their options. Immanuel KantJohn Stuart MillPlato‚ and Aristotle are philosophers that focus on the topic of ethics‚ yet all have different outlooks. Kant is considered a non-consequentiality‚ which means he

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    AristotleImmanuel Kant‚ and John Stuart Mill all discuss their philosophical systems‚ each striving to uncover the standard that guides morality. In Nicomachean Ethics‚ Aristotle outlines his system‚ beginning with the Chief Good towards which everything aims. The Chief Good is happiness‚ and is achieved through a life well lived. A life well lived results from performing our characteristic activity well‚ and humans’ characteristic activity is reason. Thus Aristotle uses reason to differentiate

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    your moral compass you then have to choose where you stand on the good‚ or bad spectrum of the choice. The question that comes into factor is what would Immanuel KantJohn Stuart Mill‚ and Peter Singer do if they were faced with a choice that involved children and their well being what they would advise me to do in the situation. In the paper I will explain how Immanuel Kant is a great philosopher and also explain how he would want me to consider the situation‚ and I will also compare John Mill

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    John Greavu Professor Joan Tronto POL 1201 11 November 2013 Plato and John Stuart Mill: Valuations of Individual Well-Being with Regards to Social Standing In response to prompt #1: Mill and Plato share a belief in something like “higher pleasures.” As a result‚ despite their great differences‚ both are really trying to do the same thing. Both advocate for a society that allows elites to pursue their own interests‚ at the expense of others. The result is that both are trying to create a society

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    John stuart mill believed in the principle of utilitarianism‚ a moral philosophy focused on the outcome of one’s actions. This is in counter to the Kantian or Aristotelian ethics‚ which focus on one’s actions and the character of the one acting respectively. Utilitarianism according to Mill is a philosophy that seeks to produce the greatest amount of good for the greatest amount of people. The good in that principle being based on Hedonism‚ a philosophy that believes in maximizing net pleasure. It

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    The discussion on Moral Philosophy and ethics has always been a controversial and vey debatable topic. John Stuart Mill believed in an ethical theory known as utilitarianism. Kant and Mill both articulate thought that praise the use of reason as the ultimate good‚ that which leads to enlightenment and a general understanding and certainty‚ as Mill would put it. The two philosophers‚ while both striving to reach the same goal‚ ultimately achieve their goals in a different sense‚ and even demonstrate

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    J. S. Mill and Immanuel Kant each believe that there is only one clear option when faced with a predicament that could cause suffering to other individuals‚ although what they believe to be morally right is not what you would immediately think to be morally right. According to these philosophers‚ there are occasionally situations where the morally right obligation may not seem clear‚ because there is still suffering involved. Both Mill and Kant believe that morally conflicting situations can be resolved

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    Aristotle and John Stuart Mill on Happiness and Morality In this paper I will argue that Aristotle’s conception of eudaimonia disproves Mill’s utilitarian view that pleasure is the “greatest good.” The purpose of this paper is to contrast Aristotle’s and Mills views on the value of happiness and its link to morality. First I will describe Aristotle’s model of eudaimonia. Then I will present Mill’s utilitarian views on happiness and morality. Lastly‚ I will provide a counterargument to Mill’s

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    listen too and admire in the world of Philosophy three people that I will be discussing are Immanuel KantJohn Stuart Mill‚ and William Paley on there thoughts of suicide‚if we should take God’s name in vain‚ and Rule eight. These men are well know philosophers that have experienced and written many things to broaden our learning. That being said‚ philosophers are known to have strong ethics and moral beliefs and they stick to them. One topic that has been going around lately and has become quite

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    thought I would postpone until that Tuesday night suddenly became an ethical dilemma for which I had to make a quick decision. Many ideas were rushing through my head such as studying to get good grades or taking some time out of

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