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    Frankenstein is nature’s way of saying No Frankenstein is nature’s way of saying no because of the bad things that happen in it. Its warning us that if we do try and clone this is one if the outcomes that could happen. I believe that in the book frankenstein that all the things that went wrong were outcomes that aren’t as bad as what could have been created. If victor would have done one thing different he could have created something different and would have caused a lot more destruction and chaos

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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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    Want in a Moral Theory?” Throughout history‚ there have been traditional assumptions about male and female gender roles and stereotypes. Men are rational and women are emotional. “Men should be decisive and courageous‚ women should be submissive and meek; men should pursue amorous conquests‚ women should be faithful and chaste; men should be warriors‚ and women nurturers; men should lead‚ women should quietly follow”(Baier). For New Zealand born Annette Baier‚ in What Do Women Want in a Moral Theory

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    Stuart Mill’s doctrine and Utilitarianism. Utilitarianism is a moral approach that believes `` the supreme principle of morality is to produce as much happiness as possible`` (118). Utilitarianism evaluates the right action according to the amount of happiness and absence of pain. In addition‚ ``there is in reality nothing desired except happiness`` (118).The right action should result the most desirable happiness as many people as possible. I choose this moral theory because‚ I believe if people

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    save himself and the other six men that needed the fever serum. We are going to look at this situation from Immanuel Kant’s categorical imperative‚ Mills principle of Utilitarianism‚ the number principle‚ and my comparing it other scenarios discussed in class. Categorical Imperative‚ a term coined by Immanuel Kant‚ argues that moral requirements are based on a standard of rationality. Immorality is a violation to the categorical imperative and is thereby irrational. Individuals that posses equal

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    Strengths and Weaknesses of Utilitarianism In the article‚ “Strengths and Weaknesses of Utilitarianism”‚ Louis P. Pojman explained the grounds on which utilitarianism has been attacked and showed some possible response to its defenders which imply his positive attitude towards utilitarianism [1] . In order to argue that thesis‚ Pojman’s one important premise is the response to the no-rest objection. He believed that the agent should aim at maximizing his or her own happiness as well as other people’s

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    Utilitarianism is a prominent theory‚ which is defined as an action that is considered to encourage happiness and pleasure within a social context‚ and if it fails‚ then it tends to promote harm to the environment. However‚ John Mills disagrees with this definition and instead he believes that everyone’s happiness is intrinsically good for them. This‚ in brief‚ is the argument from Mills. The following shall be an examination of his theory. I will then examine defences to his opinion as presented

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    THE MORAL ARGUMENT How do we explain the fact that people often refrain from immoral acts even when there is no risk of their being caught? There are many formulations of the moral argument but they all have as their starting point the phenomenon (fact) of moral conscience. In essence the moral argument poses the question: where does our conscience‚ our sense of morality come from if not from God? It also asserts that if we accept the existence of objective moral laws we must accept the existence

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    Self-Morality‚ Moral Relativism‚ and Divine Command Theory Lisa Salazar Essay 1 Part One: Introduction and Statement of Thesis What is morally right or wrong doesn’t depend on what ideology you believe in‚ Moral Relativism or Divine Command Theory‚ but your own individual self-morality. Believing in Divine Command Theory can become a problem when there is doubt of motivation and Moral Relativism can result in morality becoming inconsistent. The standard of consistency requires that “a moral theory should

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    Confucianism and Utilitarianism Comparing and contrasting these two ethical theories was quite difficult at times‚ mainly because they tend to be so contrasting that the two seem completely unalike. Especially when the two share a time difference of a couple millenniums from when they were created. This makes it quite easy to locate differences between the two‚ but for a quality paper that accounts for about only half of what to write. It took some time and extensive research to find what these two

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