British Petroleum “BP” Oil Spill On April 20th 2010‚ British Petroleum better known as BP had an extremely destructive impact on the environment and the livelihood of those in Gulf Coast area of Louisiana‚ Mississippi and Florida. BP’s Deep-water Horizon oil rig was located offshore‚ 52 miles off the southeast coast of Venice‚ Louisiana. An explosion on the Deep-water Horizon oil rig caused a massive fire that claimed the lives of eleven BP workers. After 36 hours of burning‚ the Deep-water Horizon
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Utilitarianism Theory Ethics involve defending‚ systematizing and recommending concepts of wrong and right practice or behavior. Ethical theories are categorized into different aspects as per the roles they assume. Using ethical theories‚ we can assess and question universal truths and function of reason in ethical judgments and moral standards that control evil and right conducts. Utilitarianism theory falls under normative ethics which judges the correct behavior we ought to adopt and the repercussions
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Analysis – BP America‚ Inc.: The Prudhoe Bay Oil Spill and a Commitment to “Being Green” Michelle L. Staton Case Summary The Angelo-Persian Oil Company was formed in 1909 by a wealthy Englishman named William Knox D’Arcy. It did not operate under the British Petroleum (BP) name until 1954. In early 1959‚ BP discovered hydrocarbons under the North Sea and Alaska‚ and found the West Sole gas field in 1965 which was the first oil exploration success in British waters. In 1969‚ BP discovered
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brother was at the hindsight of my mind‚ consequences for me‚ my brother‚ and extended and nuclear family were an even more important consideration for me. Act-utilitarianism justifies what is right or wrong by the consequences of a situation; this explains why it is the main principle to use for my scenario. This traditional form of utilitarianism focuses on whether an act is morally permissible or required based on the predicted or actual consequences. Because my actual consequences were very similar
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The classical theories of morality are Aristotle’s perspective called Nicomachean Ethics‚ the Fundamental Principles of the Metaphysics of Morals by Immanuel Kant‚ and the Theory of Utilitarianism morality by John Stuart Mill. These classical theories create the basis of morality and moral argument. Utilitarianism is an ethical theory regarding the greater good. It rationalizes; the actions a person makes in their life and says they should be directed towards achieving the greatest happiness for
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Sarah smith 10/8/2013 Deontology and Utilitarianism There are two types of Deontology the first one is‚ one should act based on duty‚ and the second one is action should be based on the right intention and nothing else. Utilitarianism is when you have to think about the majority of the people no matter what the consequences is. It is based on maximizing happiness for everyone involved. I would favor Deontology because I think you should do your duty and only do what is right. If you have the
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Utilitarianism and deontology are two moral theories that can often pull us in different direction. Utilitarianism is the ethical doctrine that virtue is based on utility‚ and that conduct should be directed toward promoting the greatest happiness of the greatest number of persons. This can be viewed as a contingent right. Contingent means something that could happen or come up depending on other occurrences. An example of a contingent right is the unexpected need for a bandage on a hike. The bandage
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the key features of utilitarianism The theory of utilitarianism was developed by and associated by Jeremy Bentham and utilitarianism is a teleological ethical theory where the moral value of an action can be judged by its consequences. Three main philosophers have come up with different types of utilitarianism. Jeremy Bentham introducing Act Utilitarianism and John Stuart Mill trying to improve the flaws that he encountered with Bentham’s theory with his Rule Utilitarianism and lastly‚ Peter Singer
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oil spill affected and left significant damage to human‚ animals‚ and to the environment that will last not just years‚ but centuries‚ or maybe more. “On 20 April 2010‚ the British Petroleum(BP) Deepwater Horizon drilling rig exploded off the coast of Louisiana‚ killing 11 workers (National Commission on the BP Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill and Offshore Drilling 2011)” (Peres). This drilling rig have about 126 workers that time. This massive explosion happened at about ten at night wherein only the lights
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Utilitarianism is an ethical theory coined by an English philosopher who lived during the late 1700’s name Jeremy Bentham. Bentham believed in the principle that human beings should be motivated by pain and pleasure; he said “Nature has placed mankind under the governance of two sovereign masters‚ pain and pleasure” this meant that every human being’s goal in life should be to pursue pleasure and avoid pain and that these should be defining factors of what is moral. Utilitarianism is strongly based
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