SEARCH RESULTS

consciousness" (Sayadaw). These are the normal processes of perception, movement, and consciousness. With this concept Buddha arri...

The idea of utilitarianism is one that addresses whether something is of utility, whether it can actually create something positiv...

the greatest happiness of the greatest number is the foundation of morals and legislation" (Jeremy Bentham, 2006). This simple co...

wishes, she would remain on life support. This scenario has several ethical implications from the nursing or medical professional...

undertake the action that make them most people happy. Those considered in the equation will include the customers the employees, ...

He and a group of utilitarians formed a small Utilitarian Society based on many of the writings of Bentham. His many works appeare...

particular truths involved (Mill, 1987). But, in art, individuals must operate from the opposite direction - first there is a gen...

In five pages this paper considers a utilitarian approach to an ethical problem. Two sources are cited in the bibliography....

this principle, Kant directly addresses the topic of lying by posing the question: "When I am in distress, may I may a promise wit...

but when exampled it becomes clear. For instance, one ought to respect human life. If one respects the life of another, then they ...

this chapter, the highest normative principle involves the idea that "actions are right in proportion as they tend to promote happ...

as a morally acceptable act from a Utilitarian point of view. Many philosophical and sociological questions loom over this issue...

regarded as being little more than attempting to keep a pig satisfied. Because man has the intellectual capacity for reason, he s...

qualities that would indicate that there are more differences than points that could cause the individuals to be called equal to e...

regarded as being little more than attempting to keep a pig satisfied. Because man has the intellectual capacity for reason, he s...

In five pages this paper discusses this work's concluding paragraph in an analysis of its meaning regarding equality and happiness...

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

In five pages this essay discusses Martin Luther King's 'Letter from Birmingham Jail' from John Stuart Mill's utilitarian philosop...

Brian Williams, NBC news anchor and managing editor of NBC Nightly News, was one of the most trusted journalists in mass media. Ev...

Within these tragedies, the unfortunate fate of the hero or heroine is usually determined by some type of sexual desire. The them...

wall, "deserted his wife and children sixteen years earlier" (Koprince and Bloom). Tom describes him as a "a telephone man who fel...

the one who is primarily the main focus of the play and it is her collection that bears the title of the story, as she collects gl...

scene begins Laura Wingfield (Karen Allen) and her gentleman caller Jim OConnor (James Naughton) are looking at Lauras "glass mena...

around the characters. Through the decaying setting, and also a setting that is quite dreamlike, the story begins on a very allusi...

todays society persists in the misconception that "all desires are rights" in and unto themselves (Carter). Carter, citing James O...

to by Jim in very earthy, concrete terms that nonetheless indicate that she is pretty. When she says that blue "is wrong for-roses...

In many ways the social failure of America as a whole at this time in history is symbolized by the personal failure experienced...

shift constantly, and she appears sometimes pitiable, sometimes conniving, sometimes difficult to escape. Descriptions of Tom and...

In 5 pages this paper examines the masterful use of symbolism by Tennessee Williams in The Glass Menagerie. There are 6 sources c...

In five pages this paper discusses the witch trial of Abigail Williams as depicted by Arthur Miller in his play The Crucible. The...