Final Project Part 2 Utilitarian Ethics: act and rule Definition of Act Utilitarian The goal of an act utilitarian is to maximize a person’s overall happiness in the universe. With an act utilitarian the goal will be to “Maximize pleasure and minimize pain” (Waller‚ 2005‚ p.49). An act utilitarian says that people could do that and they would not only make everyone happier but they would also be doing what is morally right. An act utilitarian doesn’t have conflicts over any action being
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What would a deontological ethicist say is the ethical dilemma and the right or moral way to handle the ethical dilemma you have selected‚ and The routinization of prenatal testing arguably institutionalizes the idea that disability is a medical condition detected at the level of the individual body. Furthermore‚ insofar as the standard response to prenatal testing is abortion‚ it entrenches the practice of ‘fixing’ disability through a
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figure out what is best for all of humanity and only we can therefore discern how to preserve the needs of other humans because of our logical thought processes. In regards to the maxim within deontological ethics‚ a maxim is a thought process derived from rationality described within Kant’s deontological ethics. The process begins with the action‚ next the situation in which the action is to be completed‚ and finally the outcome achieved by the action. From Kant’s ideas it can be implied that he
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are duty based and consequentialist perspectives. The theory of duty-based or Deontological ethics states that we are morally obligated to act in accordance with a certain set of principles and rules regardless of the results that follow. The Consequentialist or as it is otherwise known “Utilitarian” approach to ethics‚ is based on the assumption that the ultimate goal of all human activity is happiness. For a utilitarian to make a correct decision‚ all aspects of a situation must be examined in order
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Prevention and Management of Workplace Violence Submitted by Your name Course title Instructor name Date of submission University name • Define workplace violence • What type of strategies or interventions should HR management adopt to protect employees while at work? Prevention and Management of Workplace Violence Work place violence can be described as threatening‚ abusing‚ and physically harm to employees at the workplace. For example a Spanish teacher who came with Ak-47 in a guitar
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copy of the gene in each cell causes the condition. In females (who have two X chromosomes)‚ a mutation would have to occur in both copies of the gene to cause the disorder. What is the role of genetic testing ? - Genetic testing for Hemophilia A&B is to check for mutations within the genes. DNA testing would be the most accurate test for identifying carriers. A blood sample from a male family member with hemophilia is checked first. Then‚ a blood sample from the woman that is asking for is obtained
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On the four deontological systems that we have discussed‚ I would like to share my thoughts about the Kantian Deontological System. Kantian Ethics is formulated by Immanuel Kant in which he discussed that the nature of duty is based on human reason. For him‚ human reason‚ not human nature‚ can determine what is right and wrong. He also stressed that human desires are not the right measurement for ethics. In addition‚ Kantian Ethics is known for its two kinds of command or imperative: the hypothetical
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technological advancements to society and these have also contributed to the current genetic revolution‚ which promises to do for life what computers did for information. This increasing power and accessibility may one day give parents the option of genetically engineering the "designer baby". This may be used to spare the unborn from disease or‚ possibly‚ make them tall‚ intelligent and blessed with any desirable traits. Genetic engineering has given humans the power to alter the very basis of life on earth
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The underlying principle of utilitarian theory is it seeks to punish offenders to discourage or deter future unlawful activity. However‚ the retributive theory seeks to punish offenders because they deserve to be punished (Net Industries‚ 2014). The utilitarian theory recognizes that punishment has penalties for both the offender and society. It holds that the total good created by the punishment should go beyond the entirety of evil; meaning punishment should not be unlimited. For example‚ releasing
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many dilemmas to evaluate. While analyzing it with my peers‚ it was common to find a consensus on one aspect‚ only to have it raise questions on another. On the other hand‚ Bernard Williams uses “Jim and the Indians” as an argument against the Utilitarian Approach (276)‚ however‚ most of the people I discussed it with defaulted to that very
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