Present in your own words the basic elements of a utilitarian moral theory. Utilitarianism is established as a theory promoting increasing utility and especially the happiness of as many people as possible. Utilitarian’s believe the function of morality as a social institution‚ is to advocate humans well-being by increasing welfare and decreasing damage. Thus‚ moral rules are regarded as a way to accomplish individual needs and meet social aims. The first basic element of a utilitarian moral theory
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inductive schools. Although both schools agree on the existence of a single and highest normative principle (being that actions are right if they tend to promote happiness and wrong if they tend to produce the reverse of happiness)‚ they disagree about whether we have knowledge of that principle intuitively‚ or inductively. Mill criticises categorical imperative‚ stating that it is essentially the same as utilitarianism‚ since it involves calculating the good or bad consequences of an action to determine
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1. Explain the difference between Value Theory‚ Normative Ethics‚ and Metaethics. Give an example of a claim from each area‚ and explain why each claim falls into the category it does. Value Theory is a reflection of the word; we analyze what human’s value and why we find it valuable. For instance‚ Schafer Landau states on page 2‚ many philosophers try to figure out whether happiness is the main root of human values or the values of self. Normative Ethics analyzes the relation of self with others
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that focus on decisions or actions alone (Mallor‚ Barnes‚ Bowers & Langvardt‚ 2010). Theories such as the rights theory and justice fall under this category. While teleological theories are theories that focus on the consequences of a decision. Utilitarianism and profit maximization theories are considered this form (Mallor‚ Barnes‚ Bowers & Langvardt‚ 2010). The Rights Theory encompasses a variety of ethical philosophies holding that certain human rights are fundamental and must be respected
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to others. A good state of affairs is based off of a matter of opinion. What some consider “good” affairs; others may consider “poor”. The statement‚ there is no single objective sense of a good state of affairs holds truth. Philippa Foot’s Utilitarianism and the Virtues states‚ “ It can never be right to prefer a worse state of affairs to a better” (198). Foot is correct‚ however‚ this statement doesn’t say what specifically would be considered worse or better. If Jenny‚ the green thumbed outdoors
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Moral Law is a rule or a group of rules of right living conceived as universal and unchanging. Moral law is a system of guidelines for behavior. These guidelines may or may not be part of a religion‚ codified in written form‚ or legally enforceable. For some people moral law is synonymous with the commands of a divine being. For others‚ moral law is a set of universal rules that should apply to everyone.(SR‚ page 87) It is understood to combine the pinnacle of “Natural Law” and “Deontological reasoning”
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Title of Article: | Why Homosexuality is Abnormal | | Author: | Michael Levin | Elements of Understanding | Topic1: | -Levin argues that homosexual activity is a misuse of bodily parts.- Homosexuality is "abnormal" in both a descriptive and a normative sense because- for evolutionary reasons-homosexuals are bound to be unhappy. -We do have to obligations to our children‚ and one of them is to protect them from harm | | Thesis2: | -Levin’s says that it is “A pleasure
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railing to save the lives of five individuals that would have otherwise been struck by the trolley. I will use John Stuart Mill’s teleological theory of Act Utilitarianism to prove my case. I will also explain why I disagree with Kant’s Formula of Humanity. Background: The theory that we are focusing on for this particular case is called the normative theory of ethics. This theory asks what we should or ought to do when dealing with moral issues. My ethical beliefs for this given situation would most
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something ethically good then we receive please for this act‚ and then on the other hand if we do something wrong then we will receive pain. The word utilitarianism simply comes from utility‚ Bentham looks and the choice that would be the most useful to the people involved. Bentham was one of the pioneers of Hedonic Utilitarianism this normative ethical theory looks to the greater good; the choice that we make should be based on the which outcome would provide the greatest amount of pleasure for
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aspect because it explains our behavior towards others and our understanding of one’s perspective. There are many qualities of theory of mind which describes how one feels about singing and dancing in public‚ such as‚ Autism Spectrum Disorder and Normative social influence. Theory of mind is being able to understand that others have their own perspective‚ opinion‚ motives‚ and feelings that differs from one’s own perspective‚ opinion‚ motives‚ and feelings (Chaplin & Norton 2015). Those that
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