When health is mentioned, the first thing that people think of is the physical aspect of the health. The ontological side, which can be pin pointed exactly (cancer or a broken bone) and the physiological side which is considered an illness/virus. The physiological side of it is subjective and is experienced differently for each person. That’s how I view the phrase universal good... different for each person. So when you ask me is health a universal good it is a very broad topic with many different ways to be answered. This is because health is more than just the physical ailments and good can be interpreted in so many different ways. The medical dictionary states that,” health is a person’s mental and physical condition.” This means we have
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What does it mean to be universally good and who does it benefit? Also is the “good” a long term or short term phrase? Because eating ice cream is good right when you do it, but eating it every day, 7 days a week, can turn out to be very sickening and potentially life altering. John Stuart Mill believes that good benefits not everyone but the majority because the ends justify the means and you can dispel certain rights if the effects benefit more people (8). I have to disagree on that one. If you have to abolish or limit someone else’s rights for your sake, you’re not doing good for the universe but only good for yourself. This also forces people to stop being individual and conform to other ways of life. If you tell people that they cannot get a job without a college degree and made it where only the “higher educated” are working, you increase college rates and education. However, some people cannot afford college or the job they want is better when you have real life experience. Then what have we done? We have made society conform to our idea of good and have put more of the world into debt and created unhappy environments to live in work in. The Constitution of the World Health Organizations states that the health of all peoples is fundamental to the attainment of peace and security and is dependent upon the fullest co-operation of individuals and States (984). This helps back up my statement about how utilitarianism is not the way to achieve universal good because you don’t need just one person or the majorities ideas and thoughts; you need the unison of both the individuals and states to work together to create stability for
What does it mean to be universally good and who does it benefit? Also is the “good” a long term or short term phrase? Because eating ice cream is good right when you do it, but eating it every day, 7 days a week, can turn out to be very sickening and potentially life altering. John Stuart Mill believes that good benefits not everyone but the majority because the ends justify the means and you can dispel certain rights if the effects benefit more people (8). I have to disagree on that one. If you have to abolish or limit someone else’s rights for your sake, you’re not doing good for the universe but only good for yourself. This also forces people to stop being individual and conform to other ways of life. If you tell people that they cannot get a job without a college degree and made it where only the “higher educated” are working, you increase college rates and education. However, some people cannot afford college or the job they want is better when you have real life experience. Then what have we done? We have made society conform to our idea of good and have put more of the world into debt and created unhappy environments to live in work in. The Constitution of the World Health Organizations states that the health of all peoples is fundamental to the attainment of peace and security and is dependent upon the fullest co-operation of individuals and States (984). This helps back up my statement about how utilitarianism is not the way to achieve universal good because you don’t need just one person or the majorities ideas and thoughts; you need the unison of both the individuals and states to work together to create stability for