1. VAGUENESS. In other words what exactly does Mill mean when he uses the word Harm? It’s notable that no definition of ’Harm’ is to be found in‚ On Liberty‚ granted Mill gives us some exemptions‚ but no more than that and accordingly Mill’s use of the word ’Harm’ is often considered imprecise. It’s this very lack preciseness (vagueness) that prompts us to wonder if there could be a point at which acts of offence become acts of Harm. Without an adequate definition of Harm it becomes difficult to
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John Stuart Mills promotes a moral theory in his essay titled‚ ‘Utilitarianism‚’ by stating the best choice of action to take‚ when there are multiple options to choose from‚ is the action that produces the highest overall sum of happiness within a society. By applying this theory to the domain of war‚ one might instantly believe war is always the morally wrong choice. Utilitarianism focuses on the actual consequences of an action‚ and war brings about death‚ suffering‚ and multiple other negative
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In the chapter John Stuart Mill provides an argument that utilitarianism should answer before it can be valid. One of those criteria is happiness and in fact the only one‚ and in order to prove this‚ one must prove that happiness is the only thing people desire. Mill then goes on in an attempt to prove this and takes into account many arguments‚ but then disregards them by saying the ultimate end goal of those arguments is happiness‚ or at least the root of them were‚ and it makes sense. It makes
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John Stuart Mill’s notion of “higher pleasures” addresses the second objection to utilitarianism - that it reduces all values to a single scale (Sandel‚ 2009‚ p. 52). In the book it was mentioned that Mill tries to show utilitarians that they can distinguish
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Aristotle and John Stuart Mill on Happiness and Morality In this paper I will argue that Aristotle’s conception of eudaimonia disproves Mill’s utilitarian view that pleasure is the “greatest good.” The purpose of this paper is to contrast Aristotle’s and Mills views on the value of happiness and its link to morality. First I will describe Aristotle’s model of eudaimonia. Then I will present Mill’s utilitarian views on happiness and morality. Lastly‚ I will provide a counterargument to Mill’s
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Brave; /adjective/ ;ready to face and endure danger; “A Brave Soldier/ In the story “The Girl With Only Two Arms and Two Legs” by Stuart Baum‚ the main character Quarta‚ is brave. She is brave because she started the game “One Ball”‚ saved another student named Kako and Spied on other creatures with “only” two arms and two legs. The first reason why Quarta is brave is because she started the game One Ball. She started the game because she could not do sports since everybody else she knew had
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Critically discuss Stuart Hall’s notion of race as a floating signifier‚ drawing on contemporary examples to help explain the concept. Stuart Hall’s idea of race as a floating signifier explains how race is a ‘classification of difference’ in human society. For Hall‚ the concept of race has been emphasized through meaning-making practices in society such as colonization‚ which cemented ideas of nationhood by excluding minority ethnic groups. Moreover‚ the fluidity of race as a signifier allowed
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Abstract: This chapter outlines the theoretical perspective behind a varieties of capitalism’ approach to comparative political economy‚ emphasizing the central role of the firm as the agent of economic adjustment and the impact of the relationships it forms in the spheres of corporate governance‚ labor relations‚ skill formation‚ inter-corporate relations‚ and employeremployee relations. It develops the distinction between liberal market economies‚ where firm endeavours are coordinated primarily
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a) Explain‚ using your own examples‚ John Stuart Mill’s case for freedom of expression. John Stuart Mill was a Utilitarian‚ believing that all ethical questions should be decided by applying the Principle of Utility. This principle states that the morally correct action in any situation is that which will increase happiness for the greatest number of people. Actions are right in proportion that they tend to promote happiness‚ wrong as they tend to produce the reverse of happiness. From Warburton
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1. According to Kant‚ we should never treat anyone merely as a means. Therefore we should not lie to someone even if that means that we may prevent 5 other people from being used as mere means. This is because the categorical imperative is principle-based and not utilitarian. The categorical imperative states that you should “act only on the maxim by which you can at the same time will that it should become a universal law”. Lying is bad and can never be universalized because if it were‚ there would
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