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correct them by illustrating how values are an integral component of personhood. Indeed, it can readily be argued how the concept...
like knowledge itself, is secure. Indeed, according to Plato correct opinion is a guide to knowledge. To be correct, opinions th...
Aristotle manages to come up with a provisional definition (Book II, Ch. 6, 1107a): Aret? is a state or condition of soul that is ...
suggest that both love and hate can be taught (Plato). We can further extrapolate from that to conclude that if a nation is in har...
allow the young Emperor, age 8, to fall into the hands of Genji warriors, a "Nun of the Second Rank," instructs the boy to make h...
navy of the Confederate States of America. Roughly one-fifth of US naval officers resigned and joined the Southern rebels. In hi...
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...
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 ...
as a morally acceptable act from a Utilitarian point of view. Many philosophical and sociological questions loom over this issue...
this chapter, the highest normative principle involves the idea that "actions are right in proportion as they tend to promote happ...
particular truths involved (Mill, 1987). But, in art, individuals must operate from the opposite direction - first there is a gen...
He and a group of utilitarians formed a small Utilitarian Society based on many of the writings of Bentham. His many works appeare...
(4). As he explained in Utilitarianism, this pursuit of the greatest happiness is not based on mere human selfishness, but rather...
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...
qualities that would indicate that there are more differences than points that could cause the individuals to be called equal to e...
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....
be serious diseases amongst the populace. By mandating it for the greater good, as it is something that will help the greatest num...
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, ...
consciousness" (Sayadaw). These are the normal processes of perception, movement, and consciousness. With this concept Buddha arri...
(Marquand, 1997, p. 1). Dennis Pigman, a minister of the Assembly of God and a former chaplain on the Arkansas death row, believes...
distinguishes between the activities of the practical and intellectual virtues, with the activities of political virtue having a s...
In five pages this paper discusses what these authors think constitutes a virtuous person as presented in their texts. Three sour...
In seven pages various readings featured in this collective volume consider topics of self respect, self interest, dignity, and ch...
In six pages this paper discusses interactive television's benefits such as distance learning, telemedicine, and videoconferencing...