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Essays 181 - 210
the face of it, to go against the utilitarian principle of the "greatest good of the greatest number", taking a more long-term vie...
taken ten years to be resolved (2003). These authors also report there are so many lawsuits being filed related to the set-aside p...
Long-term solutions carry "higher personal risks and an intangible measure of worth" (Schafer, 2002; p. 14). 2. Utilitarianism A....
who also figure prominently in the decision-making process by virtue of the arguments they offer for courts consideration and the ...
He explains: "Men lose their high aspirations as they lose their intellectual tastes, because they have not time or opportunity fo...
Where Philosophy and Reality Meet Accessibility to and the cost of health care have been overriding issues...
& Associates, n.d.). This was the temperature advised for optimum taste of the coffee (ATLA, n.d.). It was also determined that ot...
nature of human thought. Kants stance is extremely rational. However, some of his maxims prove to be unworkable in regards to ce...
rule utilitarianism (Pojman and Meagher 223). Act utilitarians are often thought of as consequentialists because they look at the...
absolute, or to take the view that killing an enemy to defend ones country is not "covered" by the ethical imperative....
things, some of which were not the original intent of Jeffersons vision. Having money has come to be equated with a sense of free...
in the different trade-offs so that the greatest utility "goodness" can be provided. This can be contrasted with other approaches,...
trust the individuals in the position, or is a drug test needed? Utilitarianism supports the idea that the greater good is what i...
that this is wrong. They believe that there is an intrinsic morality and that women should not be executed for committing adultery...
dealing with the actual philosophies and how they fit into the auditing profession. What well do, first of all, is define what it ...
a certain set of circumstances, and that would not be acceptable as a moral guide. B) Consider a new law that requires people wit...
administration that is tied to a clandestine love affair. Forbes prints a small article regarding another type of conflict of inte...
perhaps for good reasons but with disastrous results over the long term. Community over self is more obvious and calls to m...
commandment "thou shalt not kill", for example, are forced to re-examine their views in the light of military service in wartime, ...
are doing is unethical. Why? The majority of people are not environmental activists and they do not care about the trees. Of cours...
the street ... must and will reflect our personal moral standards" (Reavley, 2001). Those moral standards, Reavley implies, must ...
be serious diseases amongst the populace. By mandating it for the greater good, as it is something that will help the greatest num...
particular truths involved (Mill, 1987). But, in art, individuals must operate from the opposite direction - first there is a gen...
the greatest happiness of the greatest number is the foundation of morals and legislation" (Jeremy Bentham, 2006). This simple co...
The idea of utilitarianism is one that addresses whether something is of utility, whether it can actually create something positiv...
In five pages this essay discusses Martin Luther King's 'Letter from Birmingham Jail' from John Stuart Mill's utilitarian philosop...
In five pages this paper considers a utilitarian approach to an ethical problem. Two sources are cited in the bibliography....
as a morally acceptable act from a Utilitarian point of view. Many philosophical and sociological questions loom over this issue...
wishes, she would remain on life support. This scenario has several ethical implications from the nursing or medical professional...
He and a group of utilitarians formed a small Utilitarian Society based on many of the writings of Bentham. His many works appeare...