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Individualism and Utilitarianism in Orson Welles' Citizen Kane

In five pages the thematic development of individualism and utilitarianism as it relates to the characterization of Charles Foster...

Religion and the Principles of Immanuel Kant

In twelve pages the moral doctrines articulated by German philosopher Immanuel Kant are related to principles of Catholicism and U...

An Argument in Favor of Utilitarianism in Third World Workshops

This 4 page paper is an argumentative essay that uses the principles of utilitarianism to defend the right of The Gap to exploit t...

Philosophers on Morality

In six pages this paper examines morality as represented by utilitarianism and as conceptualized by philosophers including Carol G...

John Stuart Mill and Immanuel Kant's Philosophies

In five pages this paper contrasts the philosophical perspectives of Immanuel Kant with John Stuart Mill's Utilitarianism. There ...

Warren Massacre and Utilitarianism

if Nagel had included in this line, a hint at travesties such as the Holocaust, the reader may well become more concerned with the...

Utilitarianism, Virtue, and Ethics

In six pages this paper considers relatives of people suffering from debilitative diseases such as Alzheimer's and concludes that ...

Smoking and Utilitarianism

but be harmful to them. However, after the completion of 30 studies, only 6 found conclusive evidence of this fact, the other 24 ...

Jeremy Bentham's Utilitarianism Philosophy

further support would be shown for the concept as not only are the immunizations used to insure health for the greater number of p...

Politically and Morally Rationalizing Terrorism and the Perspectives of John Stuart Mill and Immanuel Kant

irresistible force" and the result would be the establishment of the perfect civil constitution (Kant 45-46). Mans complicity in ...

Utilitarianism and John Stuart Mill

others), Mill recognized that mans relationship of the benefits of his actions necessarily related to the ability to weigh the pos...

Utilitarianism v. Deontology

a beneficial consideration in determining the different ways of applying deontological and utilitarian constructs. Recent legisla...

Electronics, Utilitarianism, and Happiness

In two pages this essay examines the acquisition of happiness through electronic means and also considers what the father of Utili...

Ethics According to John Stuart Mill and Mo Tzu

did not invent the principle of utility (which goes back to Plato) however, he was the first to devise a comprehensive theory base...

John Stuart Mill and Immanuel Kant's Philosophies

will a universal law" (Immanuel Kant). In ethics of choice, Kantian philosophy dictates that intention or consequences can ...

Moral Reasoning and Utilitarianism

This 8 page paper responds to the question of whether a utilitarian approach to moral reasoning is adequate. The writer first desc...

Utilitarianism and Kantian Ethics

In seven pages this report examines Utilitarianism and the ethics of Immanuel Kant in a comparison of the rational and moral views...

Abortion According to Utilitarianism and Kantian Ethics

(Larue, 1998). This value determination was given a moral rationalization and basis through interpretations of scripture and relig...

Juvenile Justice and Morality

In six pages this research paper examines whether or not it is ethical to try juvenile offenders charged with violent offenses as ...

Utilitarianism According to Philosophy Professor Bernard Williams

In six pages this paper considers the views of Professor Bernard Williams, who is Cambridge University's Knightbridge Professor of...

Philosophers and Their Weak and Strong Theories

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

Theoretical Comparison of John Stuart Mill and Immanuel Kant

exists where half of the population is in ecstasy while the other half are totally miserable, this would not be desirable under th...

Police Work Ethics and Moral Philosophy

In ten pages this paper examines law enforcement work in an assessment of ethics and moral philosophy with the Amadou Diallo case ...

Utilitarianism and Aristotelian Virtue

then, where does one go? Which way is correct? Going back to ancient times, Aristotle had a lot to say about virtue. In the Nicoma...

Lying According to J.S. Mill

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...

Philosophy of the Pro Choice Argument

reason (Anonymous, 2001, April 16). Utilitarianism Utilitarianism, on the other hand, is an approach to morality that was devel...

A Theory of Justice by John Rawls

to his awakening and allowed him to become a critical philosopher, "synthesizing the rationalism of Leibniz and the skepticism of ...

American Poverty and Philosophy

The poor in America are considered in a paper consisting of five pages in which various ethical philosophical perspectives includi...

A Moral View of 'Thin Red Line'

In 8 pages, this paper evaluates the film by applying such moral theories as Kantianism and utilitarianism. There are 6 sources i...

John Rawls, Utilitarianism, and Distributive Justice

In five pages utilitarianism and distributive justice as depicted by political philosopher John Rawls in A Theory of Justice are d...