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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Extreme utilitarianism has a common-sense approach to moral dilemmas. As is the case when confronting the moral dilemma of euthanasia. The extreme utilitarian looks at euthanasia on a case by case basis. They will use reason to determine whether euthanasia is the right decision to make‚ and under what circumstances. For example‚ if the person is clearly suffering‚ with certain death fast approaching‚ euthanasia would be the most humane choice‚ and therefore the right action to take. Moral rules
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pregnancy thus ending the life of the embryo/fetus prematurely. My ethical justification for abortion stems from a rule-utilitarianism standpoint. When using the rule-utilitarian consequential principle of ethics‚ we establish a set of general morals and rules in which we can apply to every moral question based upon our utilitarian findings. When this is applied to abortion‚ we can see that abortion is a completely ethical entity that provides the greatest amount of happiness for the greatest amount
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SKEPTICISM PHILOSOPHY Skepticism: • It comes from the Greek word skeptikoi which means “seekers” or “inquirers.” • It refers to the critical attitude wherein a man questions different things including the well-known absolute truth or knowledge. • Note that skepticism (philosophical that is) should be contrasted with philosophical dogmatism wherein the latter is the direct opposite of the former. Philosophical dogmatism refers to an attitude wherein a man believes to have absolute
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permissible. Torturing can be a way of defending those people‚ but should be the last option. A lot of times in these scenarios there are no other options and torturing someone is the only way to get fast results before it is too late. I am a utilitarian thinker and I believe in the greatest good for the most people. If a lot of people ’s lives are at stake in a situation and can be saved because of one criminal ’s pain then torturing is the way to go. I believe that torture can be morally justified
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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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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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