people with the train 4. I said that consequentialism is a two-step process. What are those two steps a consequentialist takes to arrive at her theory? * Identify the good/valuable * Bring that about * Utilitarianism * Value = happiness 5. Define utilitarianism * The proper course of action is the one that maximizes utility specifically defined as maximizing happiness and minimizing suffering 6. What is the difference between intrinsic value and instrumental value
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philosophies‚ with Kantian Deontology providing the clearest answer. The two other philosophies chosen are Utilitarianism and Virtue ethics. To begin with‚ Kantian Deontology will discuss the nature of ones duty towards always telling the truth as well as how a promise is considered ’good’ in accord with duty will be discussed‚ followed by a disassembly of the grey area between wrong and right that Utilitarianism can bring up when looking into difficult situations. Finally ending with how components of Virtue
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would find his favoured principles of justice to be especially attractive‚ winning out over varied alternatives‚ including utilitarian and right-libertarian accounts Three Theories of Justice: Utilitarianism‚ Justice as Fairness‚ and Libertarianism (1) Utilitarianism A society‚ according to Utilitarianism‚ is just to the extent that its laws and institutions are such as to promote the greatest overall or average happiness of its members. How do we determine the aggregate‚ or overall‚ happiness
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begins by discussing the leading consequentialist theory. A. Uutilitarianism‚ which holds that the production of “the greatest happiness for the greatest number” is the supreme moral principle. B. However‚ Barbour notes several important objections to this theory that undermine its plausibility as a sufficient principle for ethical evaluation and decision making. C. He goes on to contrast it with the deontological approach that emphasizes rights and obligations‚ noting that many moral
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that this would be a more ethically defensible approach.” Choose one side of this argument and use a utilitarian framework to argue in favour‚ using the framework to show the weakness in the opposite view Introduction Utilitarianism is a justification for free-market capitalism. It is a moral perspective that aims to achieve the greatest social benefit net of social cost or‚ more express informally as “one that maximizes utility” Both shareholder and stakeholders are
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Robert Nozick’s objection to hedonism creates an experience machine that would give us the pleasure we desire. As we discussed in class‚ types of pleasures such as unlimited amount of money‚ or driving that dream car that we always deeply loved would be examples of hedonism. The question is; should you plug into this machine by making somebody unavoidably do something for his or her life experiences? Many would think it would be foolish to plug in‚ because there’s more to life than pleasure. From
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to balance the greatest pleasure over suffering. (Waller‚ 2008‚ p. 50) According to utilitarian John Stuart Mill‚ “Actions are right as they tend to promote happiness‚ wrong as they tend to produce pain or the reverse of happiness.” (Defining Utilitarianism) Jeremy Bentham’s Hedonic Calculus of utilitarian ethics states that we should always try to perform that act that leads to the greatest pleasure. “This raises the question as to how we are to quantify pleasure; if we cannot put a value on the
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Adam Erickson Singer’s Sticky Situation Peter Singer thinks we are too selfish with our money. In “The Singer Solution to World Poverty”‚ he proposes a solution to poverty in other countries. Singer believes that money that might otherwise be used for luxury goods should be donated to charities that help save lives in poorer countries. He believes that this decision increase overall happiness more than the purchase of a luxury good‚ like new shoes‚ would. While Singer’s argument raises an
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between Act and Rule Utilitarianism (25 marks) Throughout this essay I will be comparing the Act and Rule variations of Utilitarianism to uncover the difference between the two. Utilitarianism is teleological or consequentialist approach to ethics‚ which argues that something is good or bad according to its benefit for the majority of the people. Jeremy Bentham formalized this theory through his principle of Utility‚ “the greatest good for the greatest number”. Act Utilitarianism is often linked to
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Utilitarianism says that the result or the consequence of a particular act is the real measure of whether is it positive or negative. This theory enforces emphasises on the phrase “ends over means” and is therefore‚ a consequentialist ethical theory. Despite this‚ Utilitarianism may be interpreted differently or in another form‚ e.g. such as “Rule utilitarianism”‚ which is represented by the two different interpretations of utilitarianism by two consequentialists; John Stuart Mills (Rule utilitarianism)
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