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He explains: "Men lose their high aspirations as they lose their intellectual tastes, because they have not time or opportunity fo...
originally? Even if it is passed on to future generations, or victims, it has to come form somewhere. While some say it is origina...
This 8 page paper explains the theories of both Bentham and Mill, and argues that corporate America should embrace a mild form of ...
& Associates, n.d.). This was the temperature advised for optimum taste of the coffee (ATLA, n.d.). It was also determined that ot...
will a universal law" (Immanuel Kant). In ethics of choice, Kantian philosophy dictates that intention or consequences can ...
did not invent the principle of utility (which goes back to Plato) however, he was the first to devise a comprehensive theory base...
(Larue, 1998). This value determination was given a moral rationalization and basis through interpretations of scripture and relig...
In seven pages this report examines Utilitarianism and the ethics of Immanuel Kant in a comparison of the rational and moral views...
In five pages this paper considers the revocation of an individual's rights in the military system in an examination of The Caine ...
In twenty one pages this paper contrasts and compares natural law and utilitarianism in a consideration of their similarities and ...
This 8 page paper responds to the question of whether a utilitarian approach to moral reasoning is adequate. The writer first desc...
reason (Anonymous, 2001, April 16). Utilitarianism Utilitarianism, on the other hand, is an approach to morality that was devel...
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...
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...
exists where half of the population is in ecstasy while the other half are totally miserable, this would not be desirable under th...
the face of it, to go against the utilitarian principle of the "greatest good of the greatest number", taking a more long-term vie...
ethical, philosophical, and moral issues that characterize the one delivery mechanism also characterize the other. A particular c...
of moral realistic thought and debate. Thomas Hills "Moral Agency Presupposes Autonomy of the Will"...
In looking at the greatest good we may argue that there are many people that have benefited from the use of the internet,...
2004). John Stuart Mills, in his book Utilitarianism, further stated that not all forms of pleasure were of equal value (Free-Defi...
rule utilitarianism (Pojman and Meagher 223). Act utilitarians are often thought of as consequentialists because they look at the...
nature of human thought. Kants stance is extremely rational. However, some of his maxims prove to be unworkable in regards to ce...
Where Philosophy and Reality Meet Accessibility to and the cost of health care have been overriding issues...
is a theory that a student writing on this subject should certainly explore. Central to utilitarianism is the premise that it ...
trust the individuals in the position, or is a drug test needed? Utilitarianism supports the idea that the greater good is what i...
things, some of which were not the original intent of Jeffersons vision. Having money has come to be equated with a sense of free...
absolute, or to take the view that killing an enemy to defend ones country is not "covered" by the ethical imperative....
ethical theory, utilitarianism and deontology often enter the picture. Mill (2001) for example, who is a utilitarian, claims that ...
school, and despite working as many hours as I could, I knew I could never afford tuition, so I had to win a scholarship. Winning ...
that birth occurs when a woman is in the youthful childbearing years. A student asks: " Should age be factor in permitting pregnan...