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This 8 page paper responds to the question of whether a utilitarian approach to moral reasoning is adequate. The writer first desc...
further examined by comparing the moral reasoning with the stages laid down by Piaget, with more complex and mature reasoning only...
deem as acceptable. The concept of a rational society, in which the entire community is greatly influenced by principles its mem...
the consequences. Gender role was also explored. Gender role refers to the degree of femininity men have and the degree of masculi...
nature of human thought. Kants stance is extremely rational. However, some of his maxims prove to be unworkable in regards to ce...
of moral realistic thought and debate. Thomas Hills "Moral Agency Presupposes Autonomy of the Will"...
Bien Phu ended French control of Indochina. (Anonymous PG). Ironically, French General Henri Navarre had wanted this batt...
rule-utilitarianism. Act-utilitarianism "supposes that each particular action should be evaluated solely by references to its own ...
In six pages this essay defines utilitarianism and then attempts to answer 'Does rule utilitarianism collapse into act utilitarian...
This 5 page paper defines the philosophy of utilitarianism and differentiates between act-utilitarianism and rule-utilitarianism. ...
of an action is determined only by the welfare of individuals (2003). It is important to note that this topic involves the environ...
This 5 page paper analyzes John Stuart Mill's theory of Utilitarianism, how it works and how it evaluates actions, both quantitati...
offer the greatest good to the greatest number, in that the rights of the majority - the workforce - are protected. However, we al...
films, good meals-it doesnt really matter in the context of the doctrine. His point is that things can only be considered "better"...
the time the child enters elementary school, so about age 6, they may be capable of conventional morality although they could stil...
that this is wrong. They believe that there is an intrinsic morality and that women should not be executed for committing adultery...
ethical, philosophical, and moral issues that characterize the one delivery mechanism also characterize the other. A particular c...
their behaviors or lack thereof. Also, Georges wife, Mary, is not a decision maker but she no doubt has an influence on the decisi...
exists where half of the population is in ecstasy while the other half are totally miserable, this would not be desirable under th...
In ten pages this paper examines law enforcement work in an assessment of ethics and moral philosophy with the Amadou Diallo case ...
In seven pages this report examines Utilitarianism and the ethics of Immanuel Kant in a comparison of the rational and moral views...
Rawlsian justice is concerned with the idea of justice being fair and good, and it has a hope that social institutions do not give...
on actions, then the argument would end there. Utilitarianism, therefore, is their effect on society and the world at large. Actio...
(Himma, 2003). Throughout their lifetime, individuals are presented with moral dilemmas and situations in which they must make a ...
Halberstadts involvement with the military didnt end after Vietnam. Indeed, he has moved in and out of the military circle for de...
In five pages this paper examines the ethics of moral duty within the context of Utilitarianism by John Stuart Mill and the politi...
In 8 pages, this paper evaluates the film by applying such moral theories as Kantianism and utilitarianism. There are 6 sources i...
In twelve pages the moral doctrines articulated by German philosopher Immanuel Kant are related to principles of Catholicism and U...
In one page this essay considers how Immanuel Kant's moral philosophy on consequences transforms it into the utilitarianism princ...
that rules, in and of themselves, are not sacred or absolute (Crain, 2009). For example, if a child hears a scenario in which one ...