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Utilitarianism is considered as one of the most prominent philosophical concepts. This model's core perspective emphasizes that actions are ethically acceptable or unacceptable depending on their consequences. Based on this understanding, it can be argued that utilitarians hold that the goal of morality is to improve life by enhancing some favorable things such as happiness in the world while minimizing undesirable aspects such as grief (Urmson, 33). Consequently, the core objective of this…

Moral Theory Of Utilitarianism. The moral theory of Utilitarianism is defined as to be that an action is only good only if it brings happiness to others. There are three sub principles that define the theory of Utilitarianism, Principle one talks about how consequences are all that matter in a situation or an action, that the final outcome/ results are those that matter. The second principle states that happiness is the only thing that matters and that we seek for pleasure more often and we…

During the late 18th century, Jeremy Bentham conceived the idea that human actions are driven by the amount of pleasure one may feel by completing the action. Known as utilitarianism, it states that pleasure is the main motivational force of all actions. Ideally, a morally good action would yield an optimal amount of pleasure for the most amount of people. Bentham stated that pleasure is a product of good actions, and that the value of an action is based off of how much total pleasure it can…

Moral Dilemmas of the Trolley Case Introduction The Principle of Utility The Principle of Utility, or the Greatest Happiness Principle, actions that are the right actions when the result of the action brings about happiness. If the action results in the opposite of happiness, the action is not in accordance with the Principle of Utility. As John Stuart Mill explains it in the book Utilitarianism, “By happiness is intended pleasure, and the absence of pain; by unhappiness, pain, and the…

good and happiness over-all, instead companies defined their rule of thumb through basic economics – greatest profit. In addition, the Bush administration conducted another round of tax cuts, which continued the trend of benefiting the wealthiest Americans. However, in this case Mill’s approach could have been used beneficially. Historically speaking, the first tax cuts during the Reagan administration did not bring about prosperity or the greatest utility. Therefore, by using Mill’s approach…

Most persuasive: Utilitarianism Mill’s theory of utilitarianism is based on “greatest happiness principle” that says “actions are right in proportion as they tend to promote happiness; wrong as they tend to produce the reverse of happiness” (Ethics: Theory and Contemporary Issues, Chapter 5). Mill defines happiness as pleasure and absence of pain. According to Mill, morality is based on the quality and quantity of pleasure produced by an action. It is not what you do, but how much of…

Thomas Jordan made short films for his songs which then was spiced together into a feature film called ‘Lookout Sister.’ Louis Jordan was highly popular with both black and white audiences for 1930 to the early 1950's. He was a very successful African American musician and sold at least 4 million hits during his career. In 1964 the Beatles set the stage for modern music video with the motion picture ‘A Hard Days Night’ directed by Richard Lester. A year later in 1965 they then began making…

Utilitarianism is a branch of metaethics that focuses on the ideas of consequences, self interest, and unbiasedness. Instead of determining if an action is moral through the immediate effects, Utilitarianism skimps over the short term and instead focuses on the long term effects of actions. Actions are no longer based on intention but, rather the overall effects from those actions determines if the parent event was morally good or bad. Utilitarianism also emphasizes the idea that an individual’s…

In this essay, I am going to write about the utilitarianism theory that defines the morality of actions as the greatest happiness principle that states that moral action is one that maximize happiness for the greatest amount of people and the categorical imperative which also taught us that, the rightness or wrongness of action does not depend on their consequences, but on whether they fulfill their duty. I believe this two theories might be correct in one way or the other, but as we have…

Singer talks about his beliefs and theories on abortion and infanticide. There are many opinions and perspectives on these topics but within utilitarianism is a kind of consequentialism, which states that the best action is the one that maximizes utility and its actions are solely judged by its consequences. Knowing the meaning, Singer makes sense in a way that a baby cannot maximize utility and a baby doesn’t even know or make decisions. Although this may be correct, to me, its not morally…