Theological Studies 1001 17 March 2015 Mother Teresa Mother Teresa was a brave‚ strong‚ independent woman. She was born in Skopje‚ capital of the Republic of Macedonia on August 27‚1910 and died in Kolkata‚ India on September 5‚1997. Mother Teresa original name was Agnes Gonxha Bojazhiu. Once she became a nun‚ she became know as Blessed Mother Teresa of Calcutta or Blessed Teresa of Calcutta. Today‚ many call her Mother Teresa (“Blessed Mother Teresa” Encyclopedia Britannica). Agnes was raised by
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Utilitarianism derives itself from a combination of hedonism and consequentialism. Hedonism suggests that consequences are good as long as they lead to pleasure‚ which is the ultimate good in the case of utilitarianism. On the other hand‚ consequentialism argues that the right action is the one that produces the best consequences‚ and maximizes utility. Mill argues that the only factor relevant to actions is the amount of pleasure or pain produced‚ not the motives that propel action. Utilitarianism
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is the lottery an example of the utilitarian monster? Utilitarianism is an ethics that is based on the outcome and not on how that outcome is achieved. It is based on the principal that a belief that benefits majority must be preferred. That means that all the choices made can be categorized as being generous or miserable‚ honestly or dishonestly dealt‚ irrespective of the way but must make more individuals happy. Money minded utilitarianism will measure happiness in terms of money. When we consider
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Muslim become a better Muslim‚ a Catholic become a better Catholic."(Mother Teresa) Mother Teresa was a unique soul that help and impacted many unfortunate people in this world by holding the word of god near and dear in her heart. She devoted her life to the dying‚ the cripple‚ the mentally ill‚ the unwanted‚ and fully enjoyed every minute of it. She was fulfilling her life mission to work among the poorest of poor. Mother Teresa was born in Skopje‚ or now know as Yugoslavia‚ on August 27‚ 1910. She
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How does Lady Macbeth persuade her husband to murder the king? Lady Macbeth is very determined to become Queen after she reads the letter from Macbeth about the meeting with the witches. She thinks that it is meant to be that he will become the King "shalt be what thou art promised" and that she will become the Queen. Macbeth knows that if he wants to become the King of Scotland he will have to kill the current King‚ Duncan. Lady Macbeth knows her husband too well and that he will not
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Jeremy Bentham was a British philosopher‚ jurist‚ and social reformer. He is regarded as the founder of modern utilitarianism. Bentham sees that man is being governed by two feelings‚ this is pleasure and pain. These determine that which is good and evil for man. These are also the basis of the act of man‚ and these-pain and pleasure would be the fundamentals of the philosophy‚ utilitarianism. The principle of utility "is the action that approves or disapproves an action whatsoever". By the principle
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Saint Teresa of Calcutta was a nun in a covenant in Ireland namely Sisters of Loreto. She started teaching in a school and while she was teaching‚ she felt the calling of God to serve the poorest of the poor. However‚ one of the threats that prevented her from following God’s plan is the permission she had to received from Rome‚ so she could work in the streets of Calcutta. After nearly two years of waiting‚ she finally received her permission and proceeded with God’s plan. When she arrived at her
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This essay certainly made your stance on the questions asked known. I appreciated the quick reference to utilitarianism and Kantianism when tackling the first question‚ however‚ some further expansion was definitely needed. In the laborer’s example‚ it is important to know that such strict personal accountability would not work in White-Collar jobs. It is standard for White-Collar workers to be indemnified by their company for any problems that may arise while performing within the capacity of their
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Utilitarianism What is Utilitarianism? Utilitarianism is an ethical framework for effective moral action. It’s a philosophical concept that holds an action to be held right if it tends to promote happiness for the greatest number of people. The essence of utilitarianism is in its concept of pleasure and pain. It defines the morally right actions as those actions that maximize pleasure or happiness and minimize pain or evil. Utilitarianism is all about making the right choices that will consequently
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Utilitarianism depends on the happiness of people and by happiness I mean pleasure. When a person experiences pleasure they usually experience pain along with it in some form‚ or the pain is caused to somebody else. Pleasure is not the only thing that utilitarianism depends on. Along with pleasure it depends on the amount of pleasure‚ how great the pleasure is‚ and more things that are along the lines often pleasure the consequences of an action has as an outcome. Despite the action or decision there
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