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(4). As he explained in Utilitarianism, this pursuit of the greatest happiness is not based on mere human selfishness, but rather...

be viewed as a doctrine where the useful is good and the determining consideration of right conduct should be the usefulness of it...

the fittest paradigm does hold true. One can view that truth in daily life. Children who have accidents often have them in the pr...

In this paper consisting of seven pages a better understanding of such abuses as Amadou Diallo's murder by NYPD officers is provid...

would Hobbes be accepted in todays world? Would he fit in at all? These and other questions loom large. Still, each in their own w...

In six pages this paper examines the just society quest as philosophically considered by John Stuart Mill in 'On Liberty,' Jean Ja...

that lying is not only necessary in some circumstances, but one may go beyond the few exceptions and see good in the lie. It is ce...

In eleven pages this paper considers Benjamin Franklin's perspectives on society and self in comparison with the views of Thomas H...

the government have the right to act? By what measure can one say that an existing government is a rightful one? Hobbess...

causes them to prefer intellectual pleasures over sensual ones. He continues in his thinking to assume that the principle of utili...

The utilitarian philosophy of John Stuart Mill is applied to these topics in a paper consisting of 5 pages. Three sources are cit...

In six pages this paper contrasts the utilitarian concept of John Stuart Mill with the true happiness theory of Aristotle. Five s...

In six pages this paper discusses the strengths and weaknesses of various philosophical theories with the utilitarianism of John S...

In six pages this report considers the concept of justice as perceived by philosophers John Stuart Mill and Aristotle. Four sourc...

what the concept of rights truly meant to the populace as a whole, with his general consensus reflecting the respect for and appre...

altar, they represent Jesus human and divine natures. Believers are also called to be the light of the world. In the Smoking Flame...

being antithetical to their interests, but rather looked upon government as an instrument for promoting and protecting the interes...

shoppers. What is proposed is a nuisance law, with a nuisance being defined as something that contributes nothing to the social go...

business ethics. The first, they maintain, was launched in the defense industry during the 1980s, when reports of military contrac...

the same species and rank, promiscuously born to all the same advantages of nature, and the use of the same faculties, should also...

anti-discrimination legal issues and laws, equal rights protection, and the newer "discipline" of modern and critical race theory....

action should be judged in terms of whether or not that act brings the "greatest good" to the "greatest number" (Frost, 1962, p. 9...

of veracity. This is because each segment of humanity is its own little universe and what is held to be truth in one section of th...

facilitate a persons physical or moral good. In other words, laws should be formulated only in so far as one persons actions inter...

himself, without mischief reaching at least to his near connexions, and often far beyond them"(Mills,9). John Stuart Mill seemed ...

contributions to ethical and social theory" (Anonymous John Stuart Mill 1806-1873, 2002; MILL.HTM). In his work "Principles of ...

line of work, or even work at all. The government does demand allegiance and can draft members of the society if a war thus demand...

the solider represents the state and the people are merely innocent bystanders. At the same time, during a draft, one could also a...

Still, most Americans see themselves as free and voice their opinions loudly. What does this mean exactly? Is it the same freedom ...

of stem cell research far outweigh the negativities. Because of these benefits stem cell research can be ethically defended utili...