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matters and this aspect of Benthams theory is called hedonistic utilitarianism ("Utilitarianism," 2005). Bentham (1988) further s...
a prison takeover (Burke, 1995). Though unusual, if something like that were to happen, officials would be at an extreme disadvant...
every objection. What is perhaps striking is that Mills theory is applicable to a variety of situations. Unlike Kant for ex...
a Buddhist monk, Venerable Thich Nhah Hanh, "whether he would rather have peace under a communist regime that would mean the end o...
their behaviors or lack thereof. Also, Georges wife, Mary, is not a decision maker but she no doubt has an influence on the decisi...
he is absolute appalled that Sissy does not know the scientific definition for "horse," and that his own children have been tempte...
beliefs and attitudes. Most of us have many different values and attitudes. Self-accountability is one value by which I try to liv...
today, scholars see three types of Buddhism: "immigrant Buddhism," "import Buddhism" and "export Buddhism" (Buddhism in the United...
paths of their hair and the red dot or bindi that is displayed on the forehead" indicate they are sexually active in many ways (La...
roughly 12 percent of the displaced employees a change at relocation within the company. Forty percent would be hired by the new b...
of Mahayana Buddhism. Its basic elements are practically identical to this form of Buddhism, in fact. Buddhism is in many ways o...
plagiarism sometimes enters the picture. For example, after a certain number of years, a copyright is exhausted and writers can us...
the balloon, and certain gestures, were definite responses to the environment and evidence of consciousness, but the doctors disag...
made to render the greatest happiness for the greatest number. That is all that utilitarianism is equated with. There are differen...
the street ... must and will reflect our personal moral standards" (Reavley, 2001). Those moral standards, Reavley implies, must ...
is caused by eating an animal. As a utilitarian, Singer focuses more on the consequences of the act and not the consequences of f...
of recognizing cause and effect. Throughout the history of Buddhism, there were disputes and different sects emerged. The first ...
by way of recognition toward such shortcomings that humanity could overcome this "profound error" (Nehamas, 1994, p. 40), diligent...
commandment "thou shalt not kill", for example, are forced to re-examine their views in the light of military service in wartime, ...
into Zen Buddhism, which absorbed much of its metaphysical orientation from Taoist teachings (Suzuki 4). Unlike Indian Buddhism,...
Buddhists believe that the mind is non-physical and is reborn in another form after the brain dies. pragmatism: pragmatic philos...
are doing is unethical. Why? The majority of people are not environmental activists and they do not care about the trees. Of cours...
2004). John Stuart Mills, in his book Utilitarianism, further stated that not all forms of pleasure were of equal value (Free-Defi...
(Rothberg, 1994). This makes it difficult to apply these terms to the Eastern concept of Buddhism. The fact that the usage of th...
trust the individuals in the position, or is a drug test needed? Utilitarianism supports the idea that the greater good is what i...
In looking at the greatest good we may argue that there are many people that have benefited from the use of the internet,...
centuries later many of his works were collected together and many oral stories were also collected by Buddhist monks to become th...
of moral realistic thought and debate. Thomas Hills "Moral Agency Presupposes Autonomy of the Will"...
of stem cell research far outweigh the negativities. Because of these benefits stem cell research can be ethically defended utili...
number one, yet Islam doesnt characterize Allah in any type of human form (Zahid). Additionally, Islam doesnt recognize castes - a...