save five is permissible under utilitarian principles. The loop variant of the case follows exactly as the original case of the trolley problem. Seeing as it is handled in the same manner. The death or pain of one‚ and ultimately his or her family‚ is permissible due to the net happiness and utility of five people (and their families.) Another way to think of this scenario is that we do nothing and allow five people to die is enabling one to live. From a utilitarian point of view‚ this is indefensible
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Jeremy Bentham’s Utilitarianism Utilitarianism is one of the most powerful and persuasive approaches to normative ethics in the history of philosophy. Though not fully articulated until the 19th century‚ proto-utilitarian positions can be discerned throughout the history of ethical theory. Though there are many varieties of the view discussed‚ utilitarianism is generally held to be the view that the morally right action is the action that produces the most good. There are
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Abstract The purpose of this paper is to examine both the utilitarian and deontological considerations behind Patricia Dunn’s decision to have private investigators check the telephone records of the board members of Hewlett-Packard‚ and the method they used to acquire the information. In addition‚ these same ethical considerations will be applied to the private investigators who acquired the telephone records‚ the website that published the information‚ and the person who leaked information. The
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ETHICAL ISSUES IN MARKETING & ADVERTISING Advertising is communication for advancing an issue/ cause. Criticism includes exaggerated claims and outright falsehoods. Lack of taste‚ irritating repitition and offensive character including negative stereotypes. Charged with creating a consumerist culture and emptying communication of content. THE ECONOMIC ANALYSIS OF ADVERTISING Advertising is wasteful. No value added to automobile quality or safety through ads. Defensive advertising to
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country of origin leads to increased perceptions of services as more hedonic. In the context of utilitarian services‚ the same incongruence leads to higher perceived suitability and preference for brand names in a foreign language. The paper concludes with research and managerial implications for brand managers and further research directions. Keywords brand names in foreign languages; hedonic/utilitarian brand perceptions; brand name suitability; brand name preferences; services industry Introduction
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being happy. The theory was started by David Hume and later adjusted Jeremy Bentham and John Stuart Mills. Today‚ I will discuss Utilitarianism as a whole and break it down John Stuart Mill’s belief in public school systems and what I believe other Utilitarian would think about the concept of the public school system versus the private school system. Many Years before 1711 everyone opinion on Ethics was basically the same and there was always room for discussion about Ethics. Mostly‚ because ethics
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perspectives. The utilitarian mainly focuses on the value of the well being‚ which is analyzed in the terms of the pleasures‚ happiness welfare‚ preference satisfaction whereas the Kantianism believes that the morality is grounded in reason‚ duty rather than the sympathy‚ emotions. This indicates that the person have to act not only in an accordance with but for the sake of the obligation. Utilitarianism is divided into two: - the rule utilitarianism and act utilitarianism. The rule utilitarian considers
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1. Introduction Precisely define the concept of "ethics" is quite difficult. In a general sense ethics - a set of moral principles and values that govern the behavior of a person or group of people and determining the positive and negative assessments of their thoughts and actions. Ethics associated with inner values‚ and they in its turn are part of the corporate culture and influence on decision making‚ determine their social validity within the environment. Ethical problem arises when the
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have a positive outcome‚ but it can be flawed at times as well. The Utilitarian theory states “ The greatest happiness for the greatest number of people”. Some say this approach is flawed due to it lacking reason and consequence‚ I believe this depends on specific circumstances. Abortion is a big issue now a days and I feel that the utilitarian theory would be a reasonable outlook on this particular situation. To apply the Utilitarian theory to abortion‚ first we must relinquish right and wrong and
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explores the ethics of bank executives receiving large bonuses despite the fact that they received a bailout. I identify the utilitarian and deontological implications of these executives’ actions. This paper also examines if the executives deserved the bonuses‚ did the banks need a bonus‚ and how the banks should have been regulated by the banks. Keywords: bailout‚ utilitarian‚ deontology Ethics of Bank Bailout Bonuses Currently the economy is still in “The Great Recession” largely due to the fallout
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