In today’s society everyone is focused on the greater good and doing what’s best for the society over all. I believe America is built off of this type of doctrine, this also ties in with voting. People have the option to vote and they usually pick the candidate who has the most votes. They do this to see what the majority of the population wants like majority rules; this is for the greater good. According to Volokh, the United States is to be considered as a representative democracy. The Utilitarianism theory is the best fit with most everyday behavior in modern society.
Utilitarianism is the view that right actions are those that result in the most beneficial balance of good over bad consequences for everyone involved (Vaughn, 2010). The Utility …show more content…
For example, if they are able to take someone cells who is in a comma to help create a vaccine for a disease that could help many other people all though the consequence of using that one person cells might lead in death, utilitarians will still do this and see it as perfectly normal. This action would be okay in society, of course the doctors would need to get consent from the family before taking the patient’s life due to ethics. According to Future of Working, an example of act utilitarianism is a pharmaceutical company releasing a drug that has been governmentally approved with known side effects because the drug is able to help more people than are bothered by the minor side effects. Act utilitarianism often shows “the end justifies the means” mentality. According to buzzle, Business class travelers pay a higher price for their flight than economy class travelers, if one really thought about this they would see that they do not offer that much more of service in business class. The business class travelers are actually used to ease out the burden of deficit that the airline would have to bear if it is to allow the economy class passengers the opportunity for air travel at a lower price. They do this for the greater
Utilitarianism is the view that right actions are those that result in the most beneficial balance of good over bad consequences for everyone involved (Vaughn, 2010). The Utility …show more content…
For example, if they are able to take someone cells who is in a comma to help create a vaccine for a disease that could help many other people all though the consequence of using that one person cells might lead in death, utilitarians will still do this and see it as perfectly normal. This action would be okay in society, of course the doctors would need to get consent from the family before taking the patient’s life due to ethics. According to Future of Working, an example of act utilitarianism is a pharmaceutical company releasing a drug that has been governmentally approved with known side effects because the drug is able to help more people than are bothered by the minor side effects. Act utilitarianism often shows “the end justifies the means” mentality. According to buzzle, Business class travelers pay a higher price for their flight than economy class travelers, if one really thought about this they would see that they do not offer that much more of service in business class. The business class travelers are actually used to ease out the burden of deficit that the airline would have to bear if it is to allow the economy class passengers the opportunity for air travel at a lower price. They do this for the greater