March 26‚ 2013 Word Count = 1115 In the beginning of Utilitarianism John Stuart Mill states that throughout history very little progress has been made towards developing a set of moral standards to judge what is morally right or wrong. Although a certain disagreement about such foundations can also be found in the most “certain” sciences‚ in those areas truths can still have meaning without understanding the principles underlying them. On the other hand‚ in philosophy‚ where all actions exist
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doing good which is better than someone who is happy and content but doing bad. Mill is considered a rule utilitarian. There are many strengths of rule utilitarianism over act utilitarianism. Instead of having to carry out utilitarian calculations for every act‚ we simply obey the appropriate rule utilitarian rule. Unlike following act utilitarianism’s rules of thumb‚ obeying a rule utilitarian rule can never lead us to act wrongly because rule utilitarianism defines right acts as those that obey
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involved. Utilitarianism is also identified as a teleological theory because it states that an action is either right or wrong based on its consequences. According to an Act Utilitarian‚ the killing of one human being would create the least amount of unhappiness for all concerned‚ as opposed to the killing of five. An Act Utilitarian would take into account the happiness of all individuals involved in the situation and make a decision that resulted in best balance for all individuals. In this particular
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that is‚ to theories holding that some inherent or intrinsic features of actions‚ such as lying or truthfulness‚ make them right or wrong. Act utilitarians apply the principle of utility directly to different possible acts in a situation to determine which act would probably produce the greatest good; that act is then right and obligatory. Act utilitarians apply the principle of utility directly to different possible acts in a situation to determine which act would probably produce the greatest good;
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Immanuel Kant ’s Ethics Of Pure Duty In Comparison To John Stuart Mill ’s Utilitarian Ethics Of Justice Immanuel Kant and John Stuart Mill are philosophers who addressed the issues of morality in terms of how moral traditions are formed. Immanuel Kant has presented one viewpoint in The Grounding For The Metaphysics of Morals that is founded on his belief that the worth of man is inherent in his ability to reason. John Stuart Mill holds another opinion as presented in the book‚ Utilitarianism
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My Outlook on Peter Singer’s Article: “Famine‚ Affluence‚ and Morality” Amanda Ponshock PHI 208 Ethics and Moral Reasoning Instructor: Rachel Howell August 05‚ 2013 In his Peter Singer’s article‚ “Famine‚ Affluence and Morality”‚ he speaks of how he looks at ways one might think about charity and famine relief. Not everyone has accepted his general idea of how a person should act in these situations. I myself only agree with his views at a certain level. I believe that everyone should help
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consequentialism can successfully respond to climate change by‚ at times‚ evaluating the morality of character traits instead of actions. First‚ I will provide a couple major objections that consequentialism must overcome if it is to be successful in addressing the issue of climate change. Next‚ I will outline what a response to these objections would require. Then‚ I will show how evaluating character traits or virtues would allow consequentialism to respond to climate change without compromising its identity
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Utilitarianism‚ yet another ethical theory between right or wrong. If everyone acted in an effort to promote the greatest good for the greater number of people our universe would exist with a utilitarian state of mind. Although‚ when one looks at this statement on the surface without further analyzing it‚ most would assume that existing in a universe where everyone seeks the happiness for the greatest amount of people that it would be greater one to live in. Although‚ surface wise we can make
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Utilitarianism In his book‚ J.S. Mill attempts to build on Jeremy Bentham’s original idea of Utilitarianism. His definition of the moral theory is one that is grounded in Bentham’s original work but also extends to include remarks to criticisms of Utilitarianism. Mill believes that‚ like Bentham‚ utility is what is valuable to society. Utility‚ according to Mill‚ is the promotion of pleasure or the absence of pain. He defines this as happiness‚ which is why he refers to utility as the Greatest
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freedom of pain. Mill points out that some types of pleasure are more valuable than others and mental pleasures have higher value compare with the bodily pleasures. There are two types of utilitarianism. 1- Act utilitarian that focuses on the effects of individual actions 2- rule utilitarian that focuses on the effects of types of actions. In fact‚ followers of utilitarianism find the right action by evaluating the consequences of that action and the total amount
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