abortion and the utilitarian view Abortion is a sensitive topic that requires a considerable amount of understanding when addressing the ethics behind it. Abortion is defined as the termination of pregnancy thus ending the life of the embryo/fetus prematurely (Matthews MP‚ Dutt T‚ 1998). My ethical justification for abortion stems from a utilitarianism standpoint. When using the utilitarian consequential principle of ethics‚ we establish a set of general morals and rules in which we can apply to every
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From the viewpoint of the Rule Utilitarian ethical theory‚ the laws that require lifetime monitoring of some convicted sex offenders are not sensible public safety measures. By applying the Rule Utilitarian ethical theory‚ the moral rule would be: all sex offenders should be monitored for life. If this rule was actualized‚ overall happiness would not increase‚ which means the benefits would not outweigh the harms. The harms would be the privacy intrusion done to the sex offenders and increase of
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William Styron’s Set This House on Fire This novel has been criticized for it’s character analysis in that it "often relies too heavily upon psychological explanations‚ a kind of rational reductionism that reduces matphysical speculations to Freudian solutions." Most of the pages are spent trying to explain the motive behind these actions using psychological analysis. Styron starts at the end of his story‚ comes back to the beginning‚ and then tries to explain the outcome by hopping from
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As explained in the previous texts Aristotle based his views off of how a person ought to live. There is a generic rule of what a human being should find virtuous but also people can have different beliefs on virtues specifically for them. Utilitarianism is act orientated rather than agent orientated. So in this view it describes actions that will get us what we want. Virtue ethics is agent orientated where actions are devised by what we desire while using reason. This reasoning is the action any
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essay will discuss the view that the service-user’s rights to autonomy and dignity should outweigh all other considerations. Autonomy is the right to chose or refuses care. The service users (and their workers) have the right to dignity The government’s Dignity in Care initiative highlights that ‘High quality health and social care services should be delivered in a person-centred way that respects the dignity of the individual receiving them’. One crucial element of achieving dignity is for
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Lincoln Professor Sobel Philosophy 106 The Utilitarian Approach What is morally right‚ and what is morally wrong? Different ethical theorists have a wide variety of definitions to this question. Although it wasn’t until the ethical revolution during the 18th and 19th centuries that utilitarianism took center stage defying all other theories. David Hume‚ Jeremy Bentham‚ and John Stuart set this revolution into progress stating that utilitarianism explains that morality is only correct when in pursuit
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The debate of whether to follow emotions or logic is a complex one. As the given statement seems too strong in suggesting that all those who make decisions based on emotion are poor decision-makers‚ it may be warranted to discuss both the positive and negative role emotions and logic play in our decision making process. In certain cases‚ decisions based on emotion can result in undesirable consequences. There exist several examples of impulsive shoppers who get consumed by the emotion to acquire
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American Sugar Producers Association wants to estimate the mean yearly sugar consumption. A sample of 16 people reveals the mean yearly consumption to be 60 pounds with a standard deviation of 20 pounds. a. What is the value of the population mean? What is the best estimate of this value? The value of population mean is unknown. The best estimate of this value is the sample mean of 60 pounds. b. Explain why we need to use the t distribution. What assumption do you need to make? According to Lind‚ et
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Can Paradoxical Thinking Be Learned In almost all colleges and university students is traditional being taught the principle model of cause-and-effect to developed young minds analytical and critical thinking skills. In other words‚ paradoxical thinking can be learned. It is possible to change an individual’s frame of mind by presenting an emotional puzzling feeling to the brain. What appears to be real cannot be‚ and yet it is. Paradoxical thinking allows a mind to reach beyond what is appeared
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How can care workers be supported to provide better care? Choose two example of unacceptable care from Unit 17 and discuss what changes could be made in each settings to enable care workers to work more sensitively and safely with care users. Providing a better care should be a mutual goal between carers and organisations or employers they work for. To reach this goal‚ adequate support is necessary right from the start. Thorough interviews can help select an individual most suitable for the position
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