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    theory of utilitarianism

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    The Philosophy of Utilitarianism may have a positive outcome‚ but it can be flawed at times as well. The Utilitarian theory states “ The greatest happiness for the greatest number of people”. Some say this approach is flawed due to it lacking reason and consequence‚ I believe this depends on specific circumstances. Abortion is a big issue now a days and I feel that the utilitarian theory would be a reasonable outlook on this particular situation. To apply the Utilitarian theory to abortion‚ first

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    The Utilitarianism approach is that of a moral one. It is defined by the right action that maximizes the greatest amount of happiness or well-being and is the wrong action when it promotes the reverse of happiness. Not just the happiness of the person performing an action‚ but for everyone who will inevitably be affected by that action while it is taking place as well as afterwards in the future. Again‚ what matters most is the elevation of happiness and well-being. Utilitarianism relies on intrinsic

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    Beaulieu 1 Timothy Beaulieu Ms. Messier English 10H 2/27/13 George the Murderer As George’s lawyer‚ Timothy Beaulieu‚ I will be defending my litigant George Milton in this murder trial. George Milton was charged with premeditated murder for killing Lennie Small. One might find it alarming that George killed his best friend‚ Lennie‚ after all their aforementioned adventures together. Another might find it eccentric that Curley’s wife was killed and then Lennie gets killed shortly after. Accusa

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    Defending the Play Trifle

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    Compostion #1 In the play‚ Trifles by Susan Glaspell‚ is about a murder mystery of Mr. Wright. The men; the court attorney‚ sheriff‚ and Mr. Hale‚ a neighorbor to the Wright family‚ and the women; the sheriff’s wife‚ Mrs. Peter and Mrs. Hale‚ solve the mysery in two very different ways. The men show up at the house as a crime scene‚ and only focusing on the bigger‚ important elements of a murder mystery. As Mr. Hale was trying to explain everything he saw in the house that morning of Mr. Wright’s

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    Battering Ram The battering ram was used for knocking doors and thin walls down. It consisted of banging a chopped tree against thin walls and door with the strength and force of 6-10 men. It was good because it was easy to transport because of the wheels at the bottom and it was more efficient than pickaxes. It was bad because it was generally made of wood which could catch fire easily. Catapult The catapult was a siege engine which was used to throw projectiles over walls. These projectiles

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    So Carly‚ what do you think must be done to defend the rights of homosexuals? What we need is to change the attitude of the general Australian public towards same-sex relationships‚ and to increase society’s tolerance of the individuals‚ who for whatever reasons‚ choose to be homosexual. In doing so‚ I believe we will be in a better position to advocate for the legal rights of homosexuals. The right to marry those we love‚ the right to receive the superannuation of deceased partners‚ the right

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    Hedonistic Utilitarianism

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    is the lottery an example of the utilitarian monster? Utilitarianism is an ethics that is based on the outcome and not on how that outcome is achieved. It is based on the principal that a belief that benefits majority must be preferred. That means that all the choices made can be categorized as being generous or miserable‚ honestly or dishonestly dealt‚ irrespective of the way but must make more individuals happy. Money minded utilitarianism will measure happiness in terms of money. When we consider

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    created the utilitarianism school of thought‚ which is an incredibly useful ethical position. It can be most effectively defined by Wikipedia‚ "Utilitarianism is the idea that the moral worth of an action is solely determined by its contribution to overall utility." Utilitarianism has many benefits‚ but those benefits are harmonized with some major flaws. I will discuss the founding fathers of utilitarianism‚ the strengths and weaknesses of act-utilitarianism and rule-utilitarianism‚ other forms

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    Bentham's Utilitarianism

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    Jeremy Bentham was a British philosopher‚ jurist‚ and social reformer. He is regarded as the founder of modern utilitarianism. Bentham sees that man is being governed by two feelings‚ this is pleasure and pain. These determine that which is good and evil for man. These are also the basis of the act of man‚ and these-pain and pleasure would be the fundamentals of the philosophy‚ utilitarianism. The principle of utility "is the action that approves or disapproves an action whatsoever". By the principle

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    Kant Vs Mill

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    Immanuel Kant and John Stuart Mill have differing viewpoints of this topic. John Stuart Mill has a philosophy known as Utilitarianism. In this way of thinking‚ ethics are based on the maximization of pleasure. In other words‚ it’s based on the consequences of a given action. The basic principle of Utilitarianism is that "actions are right in so far as they tend to promote happiness‚ wrong as they tend to produce the reverse of happiness" – happiness equals the absence of pain. Mill also touches

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