Date Jeremy Bentham Biography “Jeremy Bentham was an English philosopher” that “is primarily known” for his philosophical contribution‚ the ethical theory of utilitarianism (Sweet). Utilitarianism is the ethical theory that states that the best action is the one that brings about the greatest amount of good for the greatest number of people (DeGeorge 44). Specifically‚ Bentham was a hedonistic utilitarian arguing that “what ultimately motivates us is pleasure and pain” (Sweet). Bentham over the course
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1. Question: Why does the Catholic Church believe in purgatory? Answer: The Catholic Church’s belief in the existence of purgatory is based on the account of faith and also supported by the Scripture. It is our belief that purgatory is not an eternal state‚ but a state of purification one must go to before entering eternal life with God in Heaven so that person it entirely cleansed of their sins. In both the Book of Revelation and Corinthians it is taught that nothing unclean can enter heaven and
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whether capitalism is the devil in our economy or just a fact of life that works well with Christianity. In general‚ religion is an important factor of modern capitalism as there are people who believe religion directly affected the creation of capitalism‚ those who believe the opposite‚ people who believe that capitalism is a religion in itself. One theory of capitalism is that it was created by the Catholic Church itself. During the high Middle Ages (1100 - 1300)‚ it seemed that great inventions
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1. Why does Cisneros father believe College can be worthwhile for her? Cisneros father believes college can be worthwhile for her because it will help her to meet an intelligent husband who will be able to support her and take care of her. Her father really believed in the traditional Mexican values that women were meant to become someone’s wife and not to work to support the family. 2. In paragraph 8 Cisneros writes that her father represents the public majority which she envisions as the audience
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The Idea of Mill ’s ethical theory is his Greatest Happiness Principle in that “actions are right in proportion as they tend to promote happiness and they are wrong as they tend to produce the reverse of happiness. Happiness is the intended pleasure and the absence of pain. Unhappiness is the pain and the lack of pleasure. Pleasure and freedom from pain are the only desirable things.” Mill ’s view of happiness is hedonistic‚ which suggests that the only good thing in a person is pleasure and the
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Explain Benthams Utiliarianism (30 marks) The theory of utilitarianism was put forward entierly by Jeremy Bentham‚ who wrote about Ethics and Politics. He was a social reformer keen to improve the lives of the working class. Many of the improvements made in the treatments of criminals in the 18th and 19th centuries were the results of Benthems ethics. Bentham believed that which is good is that which equals the greatest sum of pleasure and the least sum of pain. (Hedonism)
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PART-I ------------------------------------------------- GENERAL INTRODUCTION: Through the course of this research the researcher hopes to give the reader an insight of nature and scope of “The Doctrine of Precedent”. The researcher in her efforts to understand the Doctrine and its implication divided the research paper in the three parts. In the first part the researcher will look at the meaning and scope of the Doctrine of Precedent. In the second part the researcher looks at the types of
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said to the detective that his grandfather would of been happy that he found some important stuff about this typewriter. 1. Who is Ernie Pyle? Ernie Pyle was a journalist who wrote as a roving correspondent. 2. Why does the man believe that the typewriter is Ernie Pyle’s? The man believes that the typewriter is Ernie
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In act 3‚ Othello starts to believe Iago. After telling Iago to show him more and more prove‚ and Iago somehow miraculously coming up with the prove and luck being on his side‚ does it. Also‚ Desdemona promised Cassio that she would tell Othello to consider his position as lieutenant‚ which makes Othello believe Iago even more! When Desdemona and Cassio were talking about this conversation‚ they saw that Othello was coming towards them. Cassio‚ nervous about Othello firing him‚ leaves quickly to
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