Utilitarianism
Utilitarianism is based on the idea that our moral worth of our actions is only determined by its involvement to overall utility in maximizing happiness or pleasure in society. It is, then, the total utility of individuals which is important here, the greatest happiness for the greatest number of people. “Utility, after which the doctrine is named, is a measure in economics of the relative satisfaction from, or desirability of, the consumption of goods.” (mustin, 2008) It seems to me what is moral and ethical brings out the happiness, but the down side is that society seems to suffer. So, as I move forward with my thoughts I feel that this theory has not pulled its through like it should have. According to Rachel’s “There three compositions of Utilitarianism. First, Actions are to be judge right or wrong solely in virtue of the consequence. It only shows that if you have a wrong decision it might have a bad consequence and if you have a right action/decision it …show more content…
We all should have good morals actions, being right, good and moral this would bring out the happiness that is so desired. But to get this it might create some uncomfortable decision making on your part and those decisions may affect others. Here is a small example from Rachels, “Utilitarianism follows the Minimum Conception of Morality by meeting both criteria set forth. The first being rationality, utilitarian do give reasons which support their beliefs, such as we chose chocolate ice cream because there were 20 people who wanted that and only 5 people who wanted vanilla ice cream.” (rachels, 2015) So, who is going to make the most of the ice-cream scenario? If you are learning towards being a utilitarianism everyone’s interest is put on the table for every decision that is made. Unfortunately, this may create issues in the long run. The decision making may interfere with their way of thinking and cause
Utilitarianism is based on the idea that our moral worth of our actions is only determined by its involvement to overall utility in maximizing happiness or pleasure in society. It is, then, the total utility of individuals which is important here, the greatest happiness for the greatest number of people. “Utility, after which the doctrine is named, is a measure in economics of the relative satisfaction from, or desirability of, the consumption of goods.” (mustin, 2008) It seems to me what is moral and ethical brings out the happiness, but the down side is that society seems to suffer. So, as I move forward with my thoughts I feel that this theory has not pulled its through like it should have. According to Rachel’s “There three compositions of Utilitarianism. First, Actions are to be judge right or wrong solely in virtue of the consequence. It only shows that if you have a wrong decision it might have a bad consequence and if you have a right action/decision it …show more content…
We all should have good morals actions, being right, good and moral this would bring out the happiness that is so desired. But to get this it might create some uncomfortable decision making on your part and those decisions may affect others. Here is a small example from Rachels, “Utilitarianism follows the Minimum Conception of Morality by meeting both criteria set forth. The first being rationality, utilitarian do give reasons which support their beliefs, such as we chose chocolate ice cream because there were 20 people who wanted that and only 5 people who wanted vanilla ice cream.” (rachels, 2015) So, who is going to make the most of the ice-cream scenario? If you are learning towards being a utilitarianism everyone’s interest is put on the table for every decision that is made. Unfortunately, this may create issues in the long run. The decision making may interfere with their way of thinking and cause