be elaborated on are the utilitarian approach and the universal approach. Several questions will be addressed‚ (1) what is the utilitarian and universal approach? (2) How do we use them in the ethical decision making process and (3) examples of how it relate in the field of Criminal Justice? When conflict arises it’s not always possible to decide who is right or wrong; however our moral responsibility is to resolve problems to the best of our ability. The utilitarian and universal theories are
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politicians. As a result of one Senator’s criminal acts‚ people’s distrust of politicians builds. Utilitarian Consideration Utilitarianism is considered a teleological theory‚ meaning that the rightness of actions is determined solely be the amount of good consequences they produce. According to utilitarianism‚ morality is about producing good consequences‚ not having good intentions. The utilitarian argument is
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Aristotle and Utilitarians seem to voice different opinions when it comes to pleasure. Aristotle discusses pleasures to be a negative and is something not to indulge on frequently or often. He further explains how valuable it is that humans use the power of reason and critical thought to guide themselves throughout life towards happiness. Utilitarianism or The Greatest Happiness Principle speaks upon pleasure being the absence of pain. “It is better to be a human dissatisfied than a pig satisfied…”
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give the appropriate moral weight to an agent’s personal point of view. First‚ Brink (1986: 431) denies that Utilitarianism fails to account for the individual preferences of the agent. He asserts that the Utilitarian recognises autonomy as a valuable component to be considered in Utilitarian calculus. That being so‚ he acknowledges that the principle of impartiality requires that any value to be attributed to an agent’s preference to determine their own projects must be given the same weight as
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personal life. There are ethical lenses which include virtue theory‚ utilitarian and deontological theory. Virtue theory is dealing mainly with the character of a person. This theory emphasizes one’s character not he obligations or duties that are expected of them. Virtues are qualities that virtually morally good and desirable in a person. Utilitarian usually answers the question “What one ought to do in a situation.” A utilitarian may answer this question with the statement that individual should
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him would result in less aggregate pain for him. From this‚ the utilitarian would have to say that this is the right course of action. This seems counterintuitive. What that utilitarian is failing to ignore is the right to the man’s life. Even if his life has no value or happiness‚ he has still expressed his desire to live. In making the decision to kill him anyway‚ the utilitarian is placing no value on the man’s life; the utilitarian is playing God in saying that the morally right thing to do would
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do what has the best consequences‚ however utilitarians believe that the scope of relevant consequences is much broader. Egoist count only their own well-being‚ while utilitarians count the well-being of everyone. Utilitarianism is egalitarian in that it believes that everyone’s wellbeing is equal; no one persons’ well being is above anyone else’s. Also‚ utilitarians are impartial; moral reasons for actions are agent-neutral. This means that to utilitarians‚ the person conducting the action does not
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Utilitarian monster is the name given to one or something that gets too much pleasure from an activity such that the pleasure outweighs the suffering that is as a result. So in the end it might seem practical to give what makes the majority happy or what maximises it because that is what matters most. Utilitarian look at the consequences as a result of an action‚ whether something is good or bad is determined by how much happiness it brings. So as long as something brings in much pleasure compared
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Why then has a dispute over water rights escalated into several lawsuits? The purpose of this paper is to analyze the water rights case of Nestle versus Michigan Citizens for Water Conservation (MCWC) from the perspective of the libertarian‚ utilitarian‚ and Rawlsian theories of justice. During the year 2000‚ Ice Mountain‚ a Nestle water bottling company‚ moved into Mecosta County‚ Michigan. Many Mecosta residents were thrilled to learn that Nestle decided to build their water bottling plant
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ETHICAL THEORIES 1. Utilitarianism The utilitarian ethical theory is founded on the ability to predict the consequences of an action. To a utilitarian‚ the choice that yields the greatest benefit to the most people is the choice that is ethically correct. One benefit of this ethical theory is that the utilitarian can compare similar predicted solutions and use a point system to determine which choice is more beneficial for more people. This point system provides a logical and rationale argument
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