Black Mirror’s second season‚ episode two titled White Bear‚ opens with the woman unable to recall her identity. She only knows her name‚ Victoria Skillane‚ and all the while‚ she is surrounded by pictures of a young girl and a man‚ who she assumes to be her daughter. As she steps out of her house‚ Victoria notices that every individual she sees records her‚ not replying to her questions. Soon after the recording begins‚ figures in masks follow and attempt to kill her. The episode climaxes when
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Issues around IVF This assignment with focus on IVF and will than define the term IVF. It will follow on looking at issues around IVF. It will also briefly touch catholic debates on IVF and the feminist view on IVF. Furthermore it will define utilitarianism and link it to IVF. Thus it will look at Kant’s theory and how that relates to IVF. There are some women who can’t get pregnant and have to go through In vitro fertilization (IVF) in order to have a baby. IVF involves an egg cell that
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should employ a utilitarian approach‚ which maximizes the greatest prosperity to the greatest number of the population‚ by requiring Lester Lumber Company to distribute the remaining lumber amongst the poor at a discounted price. The alternative option is libertarianism‚ which is the idea of creating minimal state interference and allowing inequality to occur due to people’s freedom of choice. In my opinion‚ you should not carry out a libertarian ethical theory‚ as a utilitarian perspective allows
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who is a utilitarian believes in one principle of utility‚ which is to opt for an action that will bring the greatest happiness for the greatest number of people (Ronsenstand‚ 2013). It is not a decision made with selfish intentions‚ as it does not matter who benefits from the decision‚ as long as it is for the greater good. The utilitarian belief can be a solution to certain moral problems‚ but there are also problems that may arise from it. One of the problems of the utilitarian theory is
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both scenarios have the same answer for you? Would one be more difficult to answer than the other? There is only one right answer‚ depending on your ethical stand and the following examines the trolley problems from the view point of Kantian and Utilitarian ethics to determine how each theory applies‚ and what the answer would be according to the ethical standards set forth by each. Kantian ethical practices mandate that an individual cannot chose a course of action that causes them to become immoral
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Both Kantian Ethics and utilitarian ethics are two of the most well know conceptions on human nature and how we as human beings should go about living our lives. They also have strong cores and there purpose is very clear. According to utilitarianism humans have two masters’ pain and happiness‚ only good actions will achieve happiness and will also minimizes pain. In one sentence you can describe utilitarianism as “the greatest good for the greatest amount of people”. While in the other hand the
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Plato put to writing what Socrates’ view of the good life was throughout several of his dialogues. Much of what Socrates’ view of the necessary requirements for the good life correspond to what are necessary requirements for the good life in the modern‚ western world. However‚ the ancient Chinese philosopher‚ Chuang Tzu‚ would have various criticisms of Socrates. Yet‚ these criticisms would not so much be in the essence of the good life‚ but in the particulars. As demonstrated below‚ the essentials
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deciding whether or not to torture a terrorist who has planted a bomb in New York City‚ a utilitarian must evaluate both the overall welfare of the people involved or effected by the action taken‚ and the consequences of the action taken. To calculate the welfare of the people involved in or effected by an action‚ utilitarianism requires that all individuals be considered equally. Quantitative utilitarians would weigh the pleasure and pain which would be caused by the bomb exploding against the
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A) Explain the main strengths of Mills Utilitarianism? With rule utilitarianism you first have to agree to the general rule then after you apply it to specific cases. Some people see Mill as a rule utilitarian‚ which means that you act in accordance with those rules which‚ if generally followed‚ would provide the greatest general balance of pleasure over pain. This rule is also in line with how society works in the way that most people would prefer to cause pleasure rather than pain. Mill separates
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A Pharmacist’s Right to Refuse to Dispense PHIL 333 Assignment 4 Pharmacy is a noble respected profession guided by strict laws and regulations. Pharmacists are the care providers who are responsible to provide drug therapies that improve the quality of life of a patient and their family. Previously pharmacists were only thought to be a drug dispenser but now they are the care providers of the community (Lai‚ Trac‚ Lovett‚ 2013). In the 1800s‚ pharmacists played the role of apothecary
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