Introduction The concept of abortion‚ regarding its morality and legality‚ has been one of the most controversial topics worldwide. In particular‚ this paper will use the Utilitarian perspective to explore the moral dilemma related to genetic/disability-selective abortion and to explain why I believe that this type of abortion is morally permissible. The Issue and the Ethical/Moral Dilemma By definition‚ a moral dilemma is a situation involving two or more competing moral principles‚ which each
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The Effects of Plastic Bags on Environmentt * | * The effects of plastic bags on the environment are really quite devastating. While there are many objections to the banning of plastic bags based solely on their convenience‚ the damage to the environment needs to be controlled. * There is no way to strictly limit the effects of plastic bags on the environment because there is no disposal method that will really help eliminate the problem. While reusing them is the first step‚ most people
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Explain Utilitarian Ethics (25 marks) Utilitarian ethics is an expansive field of normative ethics that believes that the action that you take should be that which maximises utility‚ that is to say prospering and maximizing happiness whilst mitigating suffering or sadness as much as possible. Whilst it was once often considered a hedonistic field‚ there being one that argues pleasure being the only true‚ intrinsic good or aim‚ it is now more commonly referred to that of a consequentiality field‚
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Smoking in the Media Tobacco has plagued the world since the Native Americans introduced it to the European settlers. The dangerous effects of smoking have been devastating the bodies of in takers ever since tobacco was invented. The number of tobacco smokers has changed since the 1400’s. Now in modern times‚ the introduction of Radio‚ Television‚ and other forms of media‚ has affected smoking habits. It has been proven that consumers make choices based on sights and sounds‚ so now smoking companies
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Smoking vs. Non-Smoking Beth Neeley December 10‚ 2012 Composition One Susan Kling ENG111 Abstract: Persuasive essay on why the production and sale of cigarettes should not be banned. Includes‚ opposing arguments and refutes to the opposing claims. Call to action asking non-smokers to try to better understand the issue from the smoker’s point of view and come to a compromise. Keywords: Nicotine‚ Addiction‚ Advertising
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A utilitarian model of ethics is one where the greatest good is produced for the greatest number of people. As explained in the text‚ payola is the act of using money to get air play. They further add that statistics show a significant correlation between air play and generated profit from that song. In my opinion‚ this is an unethical from a utilitarian point of view. I argue this point of view because there is an emphasis on quality. This is one of the important milestones for any legitimate organization
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people (pg 59‚ Moral Issues in Business). A utilitarian would say that health is major concern for the majority. Various health issues are caused by direct or indirect effect of drinking large sugary drinks including obesity. More then half of the US population suffer from obesity and one of the factors that contributes to it is drinking large sugary drinks. Good health would produce greatest possible balance of good over bad for everyone. A Utilitarian would argue saying wouldn’t good health makes
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As opposed to the utilitarian’s view‚ the morality of the action is not relevant if there is a good outcome‚ meaning what gives moral worth to an action are the consequences. There are some disadvantages and advantages to both Kant’s view and utilitarians’ views. Nonetheless‚ I think Kant’s views are preferable and more reasonable. One of the reasons I consider Kant’s view more reasonable is because actions are things we can control‚ we can decide to either do something good or bad‚ moral or immoral
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Cigarettes‚ No Smoking The harm of smoking is a hot issue which has being discussed in many countries for a long time. There are 1.2 billion of smokers in this world‚ which is one-fifth of the world population. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported that adult male smokers lost an average of 13.2 years of life and female smokers lost 14.5 years of life because of smoking. Even though people know that cigarette is bad for health‚ they still have freedom of smoking. Nowadays‚ both
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Abstract Smoking tobacco is a destructive addiction. Not only is it harmful to your body‚ smoking in public in public is detrimental to society. Along with tobacco‚ there are other chemicals inside a cigarette such as nicotine‚ arsenic‚ ammonia‚ and tar. Smoking one cigarette reduces your life by about 10 minutes and can cause lung cancer and other respiratory illnesses. Not only is harm done to the actual smoker‚ but innocent bystanders are affected. Bans against smoking were started to protect
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