Act utilitarianism is a utilitarian theory of ethics which states that a person’s act is morally right if and only if it produces the greatest overall utility. In assessing a moral theory there are four adequate criteria which are: completeness‚ explanatory‚ practicability and moral conformation. For completeness‚ an ethical theory should support all meaningful moral claims‚ neglecting none of the claims. Next‚ there is explanatory power. For this assessment a theory should provide insight into what
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get the information was to torture me. An Act Utilitarian would say that I should be tortured so that I could give the information on where the bomb was and this that would create the greatest good for the greatest number. There are also many problems with Bentham’s theory as it allows cruel or sadistic pleasure as long as it out ways the pain. For example if ten sadists torture one child pleasure out ways the child’s pain making the action right in an Act Utilitarian eyes. Also if someone intentions
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Oh My Gosh! Did Someone Say A Bomb!! I believe torture is morally justifiable/permissible only with situations‚ in which you can guarantee the best possible outcome. In this particular situation with the bomber‚ I believe we should take the Utilitarian-Act Consequentialism approach; and torture the bomber as an attempt to get him to reveal the location. Simply because‚ Act Consequentialism will focus more on the overall happiness that it will bring to all those involved. Seeing as how they have
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lives the way an extreme utilitarian would. Through the course of this paper there will be multiple examples of each kind of utilitarianism‚ restricted and extreme‚ and Smart’s opinions on the matter. While some examples will support
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References: Arrigo‚ J. (2006). A Utilitarian Argument against Torture Interrogation Of Terrorists. Science And Ethics. Vol. 10‚ (3). Page 1-12. Hu‚ G. (2009). The Bombing Of Hiroshima And Nagasaki. Ethics In A Global Environment. Page 3-16. Miller‚ Y. (2010). Military Ethics. Legal Regulatory Compliance
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and suggest improvements to Utilitarianism that enable it to avoid these limitations. Utilitarianism is a consequentialist theory: it holds that we ought to act in whatever way has the best consequences (i.e. the greatest "utility"). For most utilitarians‚ this means maximising the good and minimising the bad. Utilitarianism works on the fundamental assumption that we should always try to make as many people as possible as happy as possible (The Greatest Happiness Principle). Despite sometimes being
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serious questions have arisen about the way that we treat our prisoners of war. The question has been posed: should we torture someone if it means that we will gain information that will protect a large number of people? A person with a utilitarian view might suggest that because the torture would bring about the right information that would save many people‚ it would be ok to torture someone. This view holds that any action is good if it is beneficial to the majority of the people involved in the question
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Black Mirror’s second season‚ episode two titled White Bear‚ opens with the woman unable to recall her identity. She only knows her name‚ Victoria Skillane‚ and all the while‚ she is surrounded by pictures of a young girl and a man‚ who she assumes to be her daughter. As she steps out of her house‚ Victoria notices that every individual she sees records her‚ not replying to her questions. Soon after the recording begins‚ figures in masks follow and attempt to kill her. The episode climaxes when
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by setting a bomb planted somewhere at a mall‚ then the authorities may torture the suspect to obtain the information where the bomb is and how to turn it off. In any case‚ torturing is wrong‚ however‚ in a utilitarian viewpoint‚ although a torturing is wrong‚ mass murder would be worse‚ therefore less evil is more tolerable and the most. This would justify act utilitarianism. The actions of the authorities who chose to torture that suspect are maximising utility because they are saving
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Cited: Mill‚ John Stuart. Utilitarianism‚ liberty & representative government. Wildside Press LLC‚ 2007. Rachels‚ James. "The Utilitarian Approach." The Elements of Moral Philosophy. Seventh ed. N.p.: n.p.‚ n.d. 98-124. Print.
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