It has always been debatable if some actions such as lying for some advantages are moral. With different criteria and notions‚ how to judge what is moral‚ what is genuinely moral and what is not are not so clear. Moreover‚ the reason or benefit why we should be moral at all can sometimes be obscure. This essay will discuss on each theory of ethics proposed by various philosophers from past to present and how they may help us reach an answer to why we should be moral. Immanuel Kant’s idea on ethics
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3 reasons many people embrace Cultural diversity 1. They value diversity 2. They think cultural imperialism is bad 3. They believe that cultural Relativism will preserve the integrity of diverse cultures from the threat of cultural imperialism. Does cultural Relativism offer a basis for promoting tolerance of cultural differences and opposing cultural imperialism? Every society has to set a rule when it is acceptable to kill some members. 5 claims of cultural relativism
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expressing the grounds of animal’s value of life compared with Utilitarian Theory of Peter Singer‚ neither of the theories is successful in appreciating the animal’s value of life. In the first part of the paper‚ I will mention the major arguments of Singer’s Utilitarian Theory of Animal Rights. Then under The Relationship between Interests and the Capacities sub-title I will try to explain why Singer does not have persuasive utilitarian grounds to disvalue the lives of non-self-conscious beings. I
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(Redirected from Utilitarian) Jump to: navigation‚ search This article discusses utilitarian ethical theory. For a discussion of John Stuart Mill’s essay Utilitarianism (1861)‚ see Utilitarianism (book). The Utilitarianism series‚ part of the Politics series Utilitarian Thinkers[show] Jeremy Bentham John Stuart Mill Henry Sidgwick Peter Singer Forms[show] preference utilitarianism rule utilitarianism act utilitarianism Two-level utilitarianism Total utilitarianism Average
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Political Economies (continued): Fascism and the Welfare State Fascism: A fascist regime is “government according to the insights and views of a strong leader or ruler who is trusted to steer the country in the right direction both economically and culturally.” There is no specific theory such a ruler needs to follow‚ so under fascism one can find capitalist‚ socialist‚ welfare statist and other regimes‚ just as the ruler believes is best. Contemporary political economies are mixtures of fascism
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alternate medical experts on top of the four she has already produced. A High Court judge overruled Mrs. Roberts’s objections and ruled Neon should undergo surgery and radiotherapy for the tumour against his mothers wishes. I believe the judge thought he was focusing on the best interest of the child balancing the best treatment for the child against the downsides of that treatment (utilitarian approach) which surgeons suggested would be death within three months without the treatment. After reviewing
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Table of Contents I. Introduction……………………………………………….. 3 II. Theories of Ethics…………………………………………. 4 1. Kantian View……………………………………... 4 2. Utilitarianism……………………………….……. 6 III. Objections…………………………………………………. 6 1. Altruism…………………………………………... 6 2. Exploitation and Coercion……………………….. 7 3. Slippery Slopes…………………………………… 8 IV. Solution……………………………………………………. 9 V. Kidney Market in Pakistan………………………………… 9 VI. Conclusion………………………………………………… 13 2 Selling Kidneys: Right or Wrong? I. Introduction
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Paper #1 In A Critique of Utilitarianism‚ Bernard Williams argues that when following a Utilitarian approach for moral dilemmas‚ Utilitarianism might have us sacrifice or modify our moral integrity. Williams explains this argument with a hypothetical execution situation with protagonist Jim. Jim‚ who is a botanical expeditionary‚ accidentally wanders in the central square of a small South American town. There‚ he finds twenty Indians tied up in a row‚ with several armed soldiers standing in front
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Utilitarianism: “Actions are right in the proportion as they tend to promote happiness‚ wrong as they tend to produce the reverse of happiness.” John Stuart Mill utilitarianism‚ 1863 Utilitarians founder Jeremy Bentham has a famous formulation that is know as the “greatest-happiness principle”. The definition of this is “the ethical principle that an action is right in so far as it promotes the greatest happiness of the greatest number of those affected”. Central Beliefs: There are seven
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stability‚ integrity‚ and beauty of the biotic community and it’s wrong if it tends otherwise - the ethic we should adopt being part of land community; the reason why someone might adopt the ethic (self-enlightenment – do it b/c it’s better for you; utilitarian justification; instrumental value) - eco-fascism? Fri.‚ Nov. 23 DEEP ECOLOGY (contrast to shadow ecology) (wholeist) - taking ecology and understanding our role on earth - self-in-self: achieved thru self-reflection (identification‚ empathy;
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