Phil

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What does john mill believe

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he believes in utilitarianism that actions that lead to happiness are right and those that lead to suffering are wrong.

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subjectivism

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idea that our moral opinions are based on our feelings and nothing more.

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cultural relativism

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is the claim that ethical practices differ among cultures, and what is considered right in one culture may be considered wrong in another. The implication of cultural relativism is that no one society is superior to another, they are merely different.

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difference between subjectivism and cultural relativism?

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subjectivism are moral principles or rules being rooted in a persons feelings while cultural relativism defines moral principles or rules as being rooted in the beliefs of a particular culture.

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moral realism

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there exist such things as moral facts and moral values and that these are objective and independent of our perception of them or our beliefs, feelings or attitudes toward them.

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moral nihilism

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meta ethical view that nothing is morally right or wrong or right. There are no moral values principles or truths

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Act utilitarianism Bentham

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considers only the results or consequences of a single act

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rule utilitarianism mill

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considers only the consequences that result of following a rule of conduct

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difference between rule and act

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rule utilitarianists might argue and say that there are moral rules against lying, cheating stealing, or breaking the law, so people should never do these things. While act utilitarianism might say that even though these actions are wrong, people can do them in cases where doing so leads to more utility.

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ethical egoism

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claims that I morally ought to perform some action if and only if and because performing that action maximizes my-self interest.