to others. A good state of affairs is based off of a matter of opinion. What some consider “good” affairs; others may consider “poor”. The statement‚ there is no single objective sense of a good state of affairs holds truth. Philippa Foot’s Utilitarianism and the Virtues states‚ “ It can never be right to prefer a worse state of affairs to a better” (198). Foot is correct‚ however‚ this statement doesn’t say what specifically would be considered worse or better. If Jenny‚ the green thumbed outdoors
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people who are able to live in excess should work towards reducing poverty among others‚ not enhance their own comfortable conditions. According to Singer’s Utilitarianism‚ the proper course of action is one that maximizes utility. This is defined specifically as maximizing happiness and reducing suffering. According to extreme utilitarianism‚ the moral worth of an action is determined only by its resulting outcome‚ thereby focusing primarily on the consequences of the action. However‚ can that
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The basic premise of utilitarianism is we have a moral obligation to produce the greatest happiness to the greatest number of people (Mill‚ p. 364) and Peter Singer believes we have a moral obligation to help others less fortunate than we to the extent at which no more moral good comes of comparable significance to the bad thing that we “ought” prevent (Singer‚ p. 874). How is it that we are somehow philosophically indebted to society and required to alleviate suffering? Can such an obligation even
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Brief Description of week 2 submission: At the beginning of the semester my understanding of responsible commerce was‚ for companies to build a socially acceptable business‚ that not only conformed to shareholders wants but to that of society and the environment. Social responsibility is about being transparent so that the business has the trust of the community. It is about looking after all people who have an interest in the business managers‚ to employees‚ the community‚ government‚ it is all
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In this work‚ episode 1 The Moral Side to Murder and episode 2 Putting a Price Tag on Life will be summarized and analyzed as it is also put to use in a local situation. Both of these lectures evolve around one theory: the theory of Utilitarianism. Utilitarianism is basically described as the greatest good for the greatest number. Both episodes are broken into two parts. Episode 1 is broken into part one: the moral side of murder. He dives into the possibility of having to choose whether five workers
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Bibliography: Bayles‚ Michael‚ ed. Contemporary Utilitarianism. Garden City: Anchor‚ 1968 Hoffman‚ Michael W‚ Robert E. Fredrick‚ and Mark S. Schwartz. Business Ethics Readings and Cases in Corporate Morality. 4th Canadian ed. New York: McGraw-Hill‚ 2001 Lamont‚ Julian. "Distributive Justice." The Stanford
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None of the above Question 3. 3. Which statement is an objection to ethical egoism? (Points : 1) It can’t be shown to be false and thus doesn’t explain anything. Few people demonstrate that they act out of self-interest. Being selfish isn’t a very nice way to act. It is always clear what is in one’s self-interest. All of the above Question 4. 4. The challenge in applying utilitarianism is that (Points : 1) it cannot distinguish among
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PH220 — Ethics and Values Morgan State University Dr. John Hersey Midterm Exam Directions: Your exams must be submitted through SafeAssign on Blackboard. Late submissions will be penalized 10 points (one full letter grade) and I will not accept submissions after one week past the due date‚ which will result in a 0 for the assignment. Plagiarism merits automatic failure for the course. Put your name‚ PHIL 220 with section number‚ Dr. Hersey‚ semester and year‚ Midterm Examination on the top
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Sandel discusses a very popular nineteenth century law case involving an ocean stranded crew of four. Sandel proceeds to initiate the discussion of the principles of utilitarian philosopher‚ Jeremy Bentham. The inauguration of arguments of utilitarianism follows what is discussed in the second episode “Putting a Price Tag on Life/How to Measure Pleasure”. The lecture in episode two also includes discussions of critical thinking and arguments by the students to support their contrasting views.
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would agree with the magistrate’s decision on framing the innocent man. The reason behind this agreement is that since the one man being killed is saving lives and saving chaos it makes it ethical‚ from a utilitarian standpoint. According to utilitarianism one must consider the consequences of a certain action. So in this case the magistrate must weigh the pros and cons of the decision to execute this man. The magistrate must be a utilitarian because he decided to kill the innocent man in an attempt
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