1. According to Kant‚ we should never treat anyone merely as a means. Therefore we should not lie to someone even if that means that we may prevent 5 other people from being used as mere means. This is because the categorical imperative is principle-based and not utilitarian. The categorical imperative states that you should “act only on the maxim by which you can at the same time will that it should become a universal law”. Lying is bad and can never be universalized because if it were‚ there would
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Desired Culture: CLL prides itself on being a family oriented organization responsible for the care of developmentally challenged individuals in the best and most adaptable manner. This is clear as CLL was founded by a group of families looking to help and support each other in the care of their developmentally challenged children. In order to provide a calm and conflict free environment where special attention is provided to each patient’s individual needs‚ the support workers at CLL must work
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possible solutions to societal problems. Furthermore‚ a study of the subject over the past seven years has exposed me to the foundations and development of modern economics as seen in the works of great economists like Adam Smith‚ Maynard Keynes‚ John Stuart Mill‚ Karl Marx‚ David Ricardo‚ to mention but a few. Ever since‚ my interest has been sustained in the discipline especially in the area of International Economics. This partly explains my interest in the M. A. Economics of International Trade
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abortion. But it is imperative to define the term abortion as this would throw more light on the debates on abortion by moral philosophers and others on the issue. Abortion is the deliberate removal of a woman’s foetus in a medical procedure (Grimes and Stuart‚ 2010). Abortion can be debated from various angles‚ especially from the pro-choice and pro-life advocates. The pro-life advocates are of the view that no foetus should be terminated‚ irrespective of the situation surrounding its birth. This argument
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Ella Jane Dimasangcay English 5 AB POSC II A3 Descriptive Analysis on Philippine Politics Today Philippines‚ as a democratic country‚ adapts the libertarian culture that John Stuart Mill believes to be the best for achieving intellectual and social development. Every Filipino citizen is sovereign and free to do what he wants as long as he does not harm others. Mill’s proposed ways to obtain ‘social liberty’‚ which are having the political liberties and having
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Response to Mill’s “Principle of Utility” John Stuart Mill writes that the Principle of Utility is the placement of happiness‚ of the individual‚ but mostly of society as a whole‚ ought to be the ultimate end in intentions and actions. These considerations weigh the consequences of what the outcome could be‚ to produce the most beneficial outcome for everyone. The most beneficial outcome according to Utilitarianism is the one which maximizes everyone’s happiness overall by weighing the sum of the
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committed by their neighbor. According to British philosopher‚ John Stuart Mills‚ one pleasure is more valuable than the other‚ “if there [is] one to which all or almost all who have experience of
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Mill’s study of ethical action holding that the proper course of action is the one that maximizes overall "happiness" seems to be more logical‚ although we all will have our own opinions on morality. Morality can be just a matter of consequences and the act will be “right” or “wrong” according to its penalties or values. Morality is not just a matter of what a person says is right‚ or because the culture or people of the universe agree with you. As stated in the text‚ Mill’s criticism of Kant
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Utilitarianism is the disagreement that a man should judge everything based off of humans happiness. Whether telling a lie will bring one feelings of hurt or of happiness. As Utilitarianism proposes that doing “good” such as: feeding the homeless or giving charity‚ something that benefits someone besides them-self‚ is what brings most happiness to most people. The rule of mill is based off of the decisions we make. The only thing that is important‚ Mill proposes‚ is good deed. Mill states we should
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majority‚ the greatest happiness and pleasure for the greatest and majority of people. Jeremy Bentham (1748-1832) was an English moral philosopher concerned with social reform‚ Bentham wanted people to seek pleasure and avoid pain. On the other hand John Stuart Mill (1806-1873) who was a great admirer of Bentham; however‚ he believed in the principle of utility and the idea that please should be ranked according to quality not quantity. For example: eating a mars bar is a poorer pleasure compared to listening
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