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    Pros and Cons of Utilitarianism Utilitarianism is a philosophy in which the ends justify the means‚ or in which the morality of an action is determined by the function that follows the action. Although Utilitarianism has many good principals that are both logical and appealing‚ the contradictions of the philosophy make it incompatible with Christian ethics. The moral standards that utilitarianism is supposedly based on only work when a person doesn’t consider the personal emotions that might

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    Utilitarianism depends on the happiness of people and by happiness I mean pleasure. When a person experiences pleasure they usually experience pain along with it in some form‚ or the pain is caused to somebody else. Pleasure is not the only thing that utilitarianism depends on. Along with pleasure it depends on the amount of pleasure‚ how great the pleasure is‚ and more things that are along the lines often pleasure the consequences of an action has as an outcome. Despite the action or decision there

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    Utilitarianism is a theory in normative ethics‚ holding that the moral action is that it maximizes utility. Utility is defined in various ways‚ including as a pleasure‚ economic well-being and lack of suffering. Utilitarianism is a form of consequentialism‚ which implies that the “end justifies the means." This view may be contrasted or combined with seeing intentions‚ virtues or the fulfillment of rules as ethically important. Classical utilitarianism the two most influential contributors are Jeremy

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    Explain the differences between Act and Rule Utilitarianism Since it began‚ there have been two main exponents of Utilitarianism. They are Jeremy Bentham and J S Mill‚ and both of them base their own individual theories on the principle of utility‚ which defines something (an act‚ etc) dependent on if it achieves "the greatest happiness for the greatest number". This makes Utilitarianism a relativistic and consequentialist argument‚ as it takes into account only the outcome of events rather than

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    Utilitarianism is an ethical theory that states that the best action is the one that maximizes utility. Jeremy Bentham‚ the founder of utilitarianism‚ described utility as "the sum of all pleasure that results from an action‚ minus the suffering of anyone involved in the action." (Encyclopedia Britannica) Followers of utilitarianism have disagreed on a number of points‚ such as whether actions should be chosen based on their results (act utilitarianism) or whether followers should conform to rules

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    this struggle takes on new meaning. The ethics of military orders quickly become a problem when studying right and wrong. The problem ethics raise concerning military orders is solved using the theory of utilitarianism‚ and though opposed by ethical relativism‚ in this situation utilitarianism is the answer. The study of morality is called ethics. Morality is made up of the acceptable limits that the group “society” or individual has regarding good and evil and right and wrong. Ethics is

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    Describe the main principles of the two normative ethical theories of deontology and utilitarianism. Compare and contrast the two theories‚ bringing out any problems or limitations you see in each. INTRODUCTION:- Bioethicists ask these questions in the context of modern medicine and draw on a plurality of traditions‚ both secular and religious‚ to help society understand and keep pace with how advances in science and medical technology can change the way we experience the meaning of health

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    Utilitarianism Let me begin by defining Utilitarianism: utilitarianism is the belief of doing what is right for the greater number of people. It is a theory used to determine the usefulness of the happiest outcome and how it will affect everyone else. Now‚ this sounds like a amazing theory‚ what would be better than making yourself and others happy? I found myself at first agreeing with this theory up until I really looked into it. At first I found myself thinking that not everything is about

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    Utilitarianism states “Actions are right in proportion as they tend to promote happiness‚ wrong as they tend to produce the reverse of happiness” (pg. 863). What this means is that actions are right when the majority of people benefits from it. This principle is assessed based on the consequences of the action‚ rather than the action itself. Therefore‚ utilitarianism is a form of consequentialism. If the outcome comes out positive and is useful for majority of the people‚ it is considered morally

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    1. The Super Express Fund Case shows that urgency doesn’t help to explain the difference in your moral judgments. It does this by making the envelope case (non-urgent)‚ an urgent case. Even then‚ if you don’t donate the money which could have been used to save the most urgently needy child‚ no one will think of you as morally wrong. 2. We are obligated to help even those people who‚ if saved‚ would live a wretched life because if you didn’t save them‚ it could have negative impacts on other people

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