Utilitarianism assumes that it would be morally correct for me to employ the water boarding technique on this possibly innocent man if it meant obtaining possible anti-terrorist information that could possibly save thousands of innocent Americans. The ‘greatest good for the greatest number’‚ so they say‚ but is torture really the best way to obtain the best consequence? I will use my take on the Just War model and J.J.C Smarts’ suggestion to focus on all consequences of a situation to argue against
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1. John Stuart Mill: Freedom Freedom is generally defined‚ by a dictionary‚ as the condition or right of being able or allowed to do‚ say‚ think‚ etc. whatever you want to‚ without being controlled or limited (Cambridge). This means there is no interference or influence in ones’ actions or opinions by anyone else. There is no domination or dictatorial government who affects these actions or opinions. John Stuart Mill‚ an English philosopher and economist‚ gives a similar view on freedom as the
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ability to recognise the connection between personal troubles and social structures (Furze et al. 2015‚p.9). A main idea‚ connected to his theory is the importance of developing quality of mind (Furze et al. 2015‚p.9). Mills argued that this quality of mind was
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“Introduction to Sociology”‚ my sociological imagination has been tested‚ questioned‚ and expanded. Sociologist Charles Wright Mills had explained that sociological imagination “enables us to grasp history and biography and the relations between the two within society” and that “neither the life of an individual nor the history of a society can be understood without understanding both” (Mills‚ 1959). I began this journey with what I thought was a good understanding of where I stand for various social issues
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Ball mill is the eccential equipmet in ore dressing industry‚ which is improtant for fine grinding of the materials. However‚ the main parts of it shall replace regularly due to the engagement of each components.Linkin-up works well if the main bearing and the pinion bearing oil in regularity. The passage mainly explain the lubrication system of the ball mill. Ball mill gear ring and pinion adopts automatic spray lubrication‚ pneumatic pump through a pipeline in the oil tank lubricating grease
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In 1860‚ General Mills entered the market as a flour producer that revolutionized the industry by producing flour that had superior baking properties. Great customer satisfaction coupled with their ability to maintain quality enabled them to develop other products that were not considered agricultural commodities. By the 1960s‚ they were marketing beloved children’s products that included Play-Doh‚ Easy Bake Ovens‚ Spirograph‚ Monopoly and Nerf balls (General Mills‚ website). The popularity
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High Noon at Alpha Mills Case Study Zuochen Lu A00336706 This case “High noon at Alpha Mills” talks about an oil plantation which name is Alpha Plantation Sdn. Bhd. This plantation consists of an oil palm estate and one palm oil mill. Mr. Ang started to work at here when he was 15‚ then he acts as gatekeeper‚ anyone who wants to see mill manager should meet Mr. Ang first. The oil palm faced many challenges in 1999. World oil price were diminishing
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many of the world’s prominent political philosophers. Alexis de Tocqueville and John Stuart Mill existed among those most apprehensive of the democratic experiment. To each of these men‚ democracy certainly possessed certain positive attributes‚ but at the same time‚ represented a potential threat to the individual freedoms of man‚ through a much feared ’tyranny of the majority’. De Tocqueville and Mill both cite the possible oppression of minority groups as a significant drawback to democracy.
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eight years apart. Although John Stuart Mill and Friedrich Nietzsche’s lives overlapped; they both have different views regarding moral belief and the basis of morals in life. One aspect that sets these two philosophers apart is that while in London‚ Mill continued to fight for equal rights for women; the Germany resident‚ Nietzsche‚ believed that women were infinitely inferior to men. This‚ however‚ was not the only factor that separated these two minds. Mill focused his findings on the morality
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GLS INSTITUTE OF COMPUTER TECHNOLOGY-MBA REPORT ON: Ashima Textile Group Ltd Production and operation management SUBMMITED TO: Prof. Gurmit Singh PREPARED BY: Shivani Patel (Gls1233) Darshana Solanki (Gls1251) Mali Khunti(Gls1214) Maurvi Solanki (Gls1253) Parvati Maurya (Gls1221)
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