would hypothetically choose mutually acceptable principles of justice. Under such constraints‚ Rawls believes that parties would find his favoured principles of justice to be especially attractive‚ winning out over varied alternatives‚ including utilitarian and right-libertarian accounts Three Theories of Justice: Utilitarianism‚ Justice as Fairness‚ and Libertarianism (1) Utilitarianism A society‚ according to Utilitarianism‚ is just to the extent that its laws and institutions are such as to
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How information value affects travel intention: A cross-culture perspective Introduction When an individual is seeking available alternatives of a certain product or service‚ information search process serves as an assistant role for fulfilling a variety of values that he or she desires(Diehl & Zauberman‚ 2005; Fodness & Murray‚ 1998; Gursoy & Chen‚ 2000; Hoffman & Novak‚ 1996; James & Bergh‚ 1990; Nishimura‚ Waryszak‚ & King‚ 2007; Vogt & Fesenmaier‚ 1998). During the
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with the utilitarian notion that intentions don’t matter because no one can predict the consequences of their actions 100 percent of the time. For instance‚ most people would agree that giving a homeless person money is the morally right thing to do. While you intended for them to use that money for food or other basic necessities‚ you have no control over what they will actually purchase. If the homeless person used
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i c l e i n f o a b s t r a c t Available online 12 February 2013 The authors propose a new model of the effects of four perceived atmosphere constructs on hedonic and utilitarian shopping evaluations. Survey data demonstrate that the perceived atmosphere constructs are positively associated with both hedonic and utilitarian evaluations of retail shopping value. Importantly‚ the relationship between the customer’s perception of the store’s level of sophistication (perceived style) and the customer’s
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responsibility when a fetus tests positive for Antenatal Down syndrome screening‚ signifying that they must have the final decision of whether they should terminate such a pregnancy or not. The Ethics of aborting Down syndrome Fetus from a Utilitarian Perspective The greatest opposition to the termination of a Down syndrome pregnancy emanates from anti-choice organizations. The organization argues that it is unjust to destroy a fetus because it is imperfect. According to the organization‚ terminating
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to do it‚ irrespective of the consequences. a. Was Feuerstein employing utilitarian or formalist reasoning? Explain. Answer: I believe he is a formalist because “the right thing to do and there’s a moral imperative to do it‚ irrespective of the consequences.” (McAdams‚ 69) The definition of formalist is emphasis on outward appearance. He wants to have the appearance of a full staff onboard rather then the utilitarian being that he wants the employee to be useful for him. 2. Commenting on
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relate to Kantian and Utilitarian ethic? The moral rationale behind risking the eight lives to save one is that it is the soldier’s duty to do as they are told and to save the last remaining son of a family. Kant feels that the eight soldiers are treating Private Ryan as a means to and for their mission so they can get back and fight the war. By treating Private Ryan as a mean of their mission he is also an end to their mission as well. Utilitarian ethic says to ac to promote
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save five is permissible under utilitarian principles. The loop variant of the case follows exactly as the original case of the trolley problem. Seeing as it is handled in the same manner. The death or pain of one‚ and ultimately his or her family‚ is permissible due to the net happiness and utility of five people (and their families.) Another way to think of this scenario is that we do nothing and allow five people to die is enabling one to live. From a utilitarian point of view‚ this is indefensible
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Jeremy Bentham’s Utilitarianism Utilitarianism is one of the most powerful and persuasive approaches to normative ethics in the history of philosophy. Though not fully articulated until the 19th century‚ proto-utilitarian positions can be discerned throughout the history of ethical theory. Though there are many varieties of the view discussed‚ utilitarianism is generally held to be the view that the morally right action is the action that produces the most good. There are
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Abstract The purpose of this paper is to examine both the utilitarian and deontological considerations behind Patricia Dunn’s decision to have private investigators check the telephone records of the board members of Hewlett-Packard‚ and the method they used to acquire the information. In addition‚ these same ethical considerations will be applied to the private investigators who acquired the telephone records‚ the website that published the information‚ and the person who leaked information. The
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