Utilitarianism is the ethical doctrine which essentially states that which is good is that which brings about the most happiness to the most people. John Stuart Mill believed that the decisions we make should always benefit the most people as much as possible regardless of the consequences to the minority or even yourself. He would say all that matters in the decision of right versus wrong is the amount of happiness produced by the consequences. In the decisions we make Mill would say that we need
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Royston Henry Shaw (11 March 1936 – 14 July 2012)‚ also known as Roy "Pretty Boy" Shaw‚ Roy "Mean Machine" Shaw and Roy West‚ was an English millionaire‚ real estate investor‚ author and businessman from the East End of London who was formerly a criminal and Category A prisoner. During the 1970s-1980s‚ Shaw was active in the criminal underworld of London and was frequently associated with the Kray twins. Shaw is best remembered today for his career as a fighter on the unlicensed boxing scene‚ becoming
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revision paper 21th November 2014 The Two Different World High school as well as university have been major parts of my life and I went through a transition between these two diverse and different worlds. My high school‚ which was International Education Centre (Intec) was a preparatory center for students who want to further their education abroad. After I graduated‚ I started my tertiary education at Pennsylvania State University at the Harrisburg campus. While these two schools have a lot of differences
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The business of the family is just like the head of the family‚ kind and benevolent to those who give respect‚ but given to ruthless violence whenever anything stands against the good of the family. This movie portrays the philosophies of both utilitarianism and Machiavellian. In the beginning of the movie‚ the presence of everyone at Godfather’s daughter’s wedding shows how significant the event and the family are. His youngest son Michael returned from WWII just in for Connie’s wedding to Carlo
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In “The Bewitchment of Christian Shaw: A Reassessment of the Famous Paisley Witchcraft Case of 1697”‚ McLachlan and Swales use primary sources such as a book titled “A True Narrative of the Sufferings and Relief of a Young Girl‚ Strangely Molested by Evil Spirits and their instruments in the West”. It was published in Edinburgh‚ shortly after her alleged imposture and the trial of those who were accused of having bewitched several people. McLachlan and Swales used an explanatory framework. Instead
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Act utilitarianism states that‚ when faced with a choice‚ we must first consider the likely consequences of potential actions and‚ from that‚ choose to do what we believe will generate the most pleasure. The rule utilitarian‚ on the other hand‚ begins by looking at potential rules of action. To determine whether a rule should be followed‚ he or she looks at what would happen if it were constantly followed. If adherence to the rule produces more happiness than otherwise‚ it is a rule that morally
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Mill and Kant’s ethics‚ I will discuss that Mill and Kant has the common part on consciousness and reason. I will then turn to Mill’s claim that the central claim of utilitarianism is that an action’s rightness or wrongness derives from the extent to which it maximizes (or fails to maximize) happiness. I will argue Mill’s utilitarianism is considerably more plausible than it has been thought‚ once we interpret it from the first-person point of view. I will discuss that understanding the claim from
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AP English Language and Composition Period Argument Analysis for Shaw – “On Experimenting with Animals” A. Briefly Paraphrase each paragraph of the essay. Paragraph 1: The author opens his essay by introducing information that is logical to the reader. This is done by discussing the rights to know and live; while also discussing the pains that follow. Paragraph 2: This is where the author gives contrasting statements on how too much knowledge is not restricted. Instead‚ people
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I will argue for the truth of utilitarianism. In my opinion‚ the most interesting version of utilitarianism is hedonistic utilitarianism. It is the most interesting because it defies logic and rationale in favor of impulsion decision making. Hedonistic utilitarianism is the most interesting version because it is tied more intrinsically into the wellbeing of an organism‚ specifically humans‚ than any other alternatives of utilitarianism. Other forms of utilitarianism are wide-ranging and in my opinion
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1.Distinguish between pidgins and creoles. Pidgin language is a simplified language that develops as a means of communication between two or more groups that do not have a language in common. It is most commonly used in situations such as trade‚ or where both groups speak languages different from the language of the country in which they live in (but where there is no common language between the groups). In addition‚ pidgins have a distinct set of characteristics that make them differ from the
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