I think Utilitarianism is the most morally right thing to do in situations where human lives are involved. I believe this because in a situation where you can either save nine humans lives but you have to kill one or you just don’t do anything and let the nine people die and one survive I think it is only logical to pick the option where you save the most lives. However some people will say that using utilitarianism shouldn’t be used because you would be regarded as a murder which is a sin and is
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In this short self-reflective paper‚ I will evaluate‚ comment‚ and self-reflective on the class as a whole. I like to evaluate the learning experience in English 1020 and all the tools this course enabled me to use writing my paper‚ a techniques and thought I was completely ignorant about before I took this course. What fascinated me a lot in this class in the interaction between the students as a group and the teacher‚ as well as the interaction among the students themselves. Our teacher‚ Paul
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Utilitarianism and Business Ethics Utilitarianism is a normative‚ consequentialist‚ empirical philosophy which links the idea of a good action to one which promotes maximum pleasure or happiness‚ found by adding up costs and benefits (or pains and pleasures). It has two classic formulations - Bentham’s hedonistic (pleasure-based) act utilitarianism and Mill’s eudaimonistic (happiness-based) rule utilitarianism. In this article we make some preliminary comments on Bentham and Mill before analysing
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In this essay I will discuss Utilitarianism by first explaining how Utilitarians are consequentialists who base their actions on the pleasure of pain of their consequences. Secondly‚ Jeremy Bentham will be discussed as the propagator of the Principle of Utility which determines human self-interest and voluntary action to achieve the greatest good or greatest pleasure. Thirdly‚ I will discuss John Stuart Mills and his more complex version of Utilitarianism. To clarify the Utilitarian theory I will
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of the biochemical produced a cure causing thousands of lives to be saved‚ then this may make him a good person. The result of this biochemical produced happiness for the masses by saving lives and curing disease. Considering the principle of utilitarianism is pleasure of the masses‚ the result of his actions would now be considered moral due to the amount of happiness that was produced. Although this may be a simple explanation of the scenario‚ other factors must be taken into account‚ such as
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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 Kantian ethics is what defines us as a person is our rationality and autonomy
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Utilitarianism Utilitarianism is an ethical theory that assesses an action as morally right and just if it produces the most amount of net happiness. There are two forms of utilitarianism: act utilitarianism and rule utilitarianism. Act utilitarianism is the standard form‚ which considers all paths of the action that lead to immediate and long-term happiness‚ as well has the magnitude and how long the happiness will last. Furthermore‚ if all paths lead to the same amount of net happiness‚ each
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Reflective Paper Project I had an incredible time while taking this course‚ it helped me reflect and understand over things that I would probably never do it in my entire life‚ sometimes we don’t see the need however it is extremely important that we learn new things and what the world has to offer‚ share different opinions and beliefs. Buddhism The founder of Buddhism is Gautama which was an Indian Prince born around 500 BC‚ Gautama’s teachings were based in four noble truth; Suffering
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Michael’s Reflective Paper Michael Johnson PSY202 Prof. Richard Hassler‚ PhD March 28‚ 2012 * Outline What was your family like? A. Three brothers‚ one older (year and a half)‚ another two younger stepbrothers‚ one of them with attention deficit hyperactive disorder (ADHD) B. Father was a racist‚ strict disciplinarian C. Stepmother came from an orphanage‚ had polio in her left hand‚ was an alcoholic (nasty when drunk) The First Big Move A. Working for myself B. Buying
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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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