The lottery is an example of the utilitarian monster because‚ in a lottery game‚ there are many losers‚ but only one winner. The happiness of the winner of a lottery ticket is very high‚ and when compared to the unhappiness of the losers‚ there is still‚ in theory‚ a net happiness gain. So in essence‚ the happiness of many (the losers) is sacrificed for the disproportionate happiness of one individual (the winner). A case could be made for and against the lottery in terms of monetized utilitarianism
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In the article “Registered counsellors’ perceptions of their role in the South African context of providing mental health-care services”‚ Rouillard‚ Wilson and Weideman (2015) seek to explore how registered counsellors perceive their role in the South African context as well as the reasons that account for their perception. Although South Africa’s mental health-care system currently reveals deficits in available resources in terms of equipment and supplies‚ it primarily relies on and calls for trained
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A Utilitarian Defense for Veganism All around the world‚ the consumption of animal products‚ such as meat and milk‚ are common and accepted practices. The extreme diet of veganism is considered rare and outside of the social norm. To live a vegan lifestyle means refraining from eating meat‚ fish‚ dairy‚ honey‚ gelatin‚ and eggs. Those who take up this diet live in a world where they are considered outcasts and their diet is rarely accommodated for at restaurants‚ family gatherings‚ and so on. With
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PLANTS Plants in Our Daily Life A plant(also called green plants) is a multi-cellular living organism‚member of kingdom Plantae.It is at the base of the food web and are Autotrophs.Plants are considered as backbone of all life on Earth and essential resource for living oragnisms.Plants can be reffered as a factory which processes light into energy and manufactures food for it ownself as well as for other living things.Scientists have foundmore than 270‚000 spieces of plants They include a host of
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state‚ and what could cause South Africa or any other state in Africa to be a failed state. The term ‘state’ has been used to refer to a number of things‚ from a collection of institutions to a territorial unit and even a philosophical idea. The state‚ however‚ can be easily understood as apolitical and legal entity with power over the people in its territorial boundaries. This essay will examine a states characteristics as well as examine the causes of failed states in Africa by analyzing the case of
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HP SCANDAL Case Facts In early 2005‚ Silicon Valley giant Hewlett-Packard found itself in the undesirable situation whereby confidential company information being leaked from its Board of Directors. Former Chairman of the Board‚ Patricia Dunn‚ ordered an investigation into the Board room leaks which encompassed two phases known as ‘Kona I’ and ‘Kona II’. Kona I started in early 2005‚ and was contracted to Security Outsourcing Solutions‚ Inc. (SOS) to perform this investigative work. The investigation
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take South Africa? Because South Africa is different than all of the other African countries. We made our choice to present the five dimensions of this country. South Africa has a big history and well known in other countries. For example‚ the separation between Black and White Which the nationalist introduced in 1948 and called the Apartheid. After Nelson Mandela stood up for the equal rights between Black and White in South Africa. There came an end of this ridiculous law. Besides South Africa
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The task that stands before me in this paper is to address two situations and determine the ethical parameters in which a person should act. The two philosophical approaches that I will examine the situations with the Kantian and Utilitarian point of view. Kant deciphers his ethical questions by examining a person’s motivation for performing an act regardless of the consequences. A person who utilizes the Kantian view believes that the only pure good is pure human reason without consequences. This
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Policy Brief: HIV/AIDS Prevention Among Adolescents in South Africa Heterosexual intercourse among adolescents is the primary method of HIV transmission in South Africa‚ with the majority of new infections occurring in the 21 25 year age group. An HIV-prevention campaign promoting abstinence among young people would seem to be an effective barrier to further infections. However‚ a policy promoting abstinence approaches the problem only superficially‚ and would not take into account all of
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the political influence declared by the nobility and projected that all humans were liberated to act in whatever way they choose. Human beings act as free agents to make contracts with other humans to fulfill their civic and social duties. The utilitarian approach asserts that humans are principally driven by the idea to maximize their pleasure and diminish pain. The basic principle of the classist school of thought claims that human beings are free in their will to take up criminal activities on
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