Jeremy Bentham's Utilitarian Theory

Utilitarian theory is a 19th century theory that was developed by Jeremy Bentham who was a philosopher of utilitarianism. The theory is closely related to the above-discussed theory, but it has a slight difference which makes it more convenient for application in the book Never let me go. The theory states that an action is said to be morally right if the results of the action courses the greatest happiness to the largest population (Bentham). Even without further expounding the theory, one can identify that the theory is totally in support of cloning program as presented in the book. The theory mostly deals with the numbers but not the action by stating that if the highest numbers are happy or benefit from an action compared to those who are …show more content…
It can effectively fit in this book because the book is more on biological technology, morality and a good life. The theory states that natural things are said to be morally right and good while unnatural things can are said to be morally wrong. The theory can be summarized using one statement which says that anything that is not natural is morally wrong. The theory is easy to understand because its main idea is wide open. The theory emphasizes that anything that is not out of nature or is not natural is not good and do not lead to good life while anything that is out of nature or natural is good and morally right (Moore). This concept can be applied directly and effectively in the book. This is because despite the clone being humans, they are not natural. Natural humans are those who are born by a woman after the normal process of fertilization. Clones are born in the lab through organ transplantation and other scientific and technology applications which mean that they are not natural. If clones are not natural, then they are morally wrong according to the natural law theory. All readers of this the book Never let me go who go through the book with the mentality of this theory find themselves criticizing the book in a greater. They do not only focus on the issue of killing clones or denying them the right of reproduction to be morally wrong but they also focus on the issue of developing …show more content…
This means that three go hand in hand, and that is why one cannot discuss moral theories and fail to focus on ethics theories. This ethics theory from Aristotle introduces a strange concept in the paper but a very important concept. Aristotle explained in this theory that medical science is an art. This means that cloning program is an act (Aristotle 12). Aristotle further stated that art can be morally wrong or right and if art is morally right, art is ethical and if it is morally wrong, the art is unethical. He further outlined a criterion of determining whether an art is ethical or unethical where he stated that the end product of the art determines whether the art is ethical or unethical. Applying in the book, cloning program in the first place was work of the art in medical science and technology. According to the theory, the art of cloning was morally right because the theory does not focus on the actual work of art. The results of the work of art were development of clones, death of clones, generation of organs and saving life of many people. It is good to note that the theory focuses on the end result of the art which in this case is saving life of many people which means good life. This means that the art of cloning as presented in the book is morally right, which makes it ethical. This is because the end result of the art is a good life which is morally right and