Consequence ethics is focusing on what gives the best overall good for the greatest amount of people. If so, does that mean it is okay for a smaller amount of people to suffer for the greater good? A consequentialist ought to act according to what produces the largest amount of pleasure, and therefor he has to defy that some people will have to suffer for it, if the outcome produces more well-being. There is a case considered a problem with distributing resources in a community from Julia…
In society tools are the crux of future advancement and achievement, without which no society can survive. In today’s modern society, literacy is the cornerstone of our society’s toolbox. Societies with high literacy rates are considered to be more progressive and having more potential as there is optimum utilization of human resource which contributes to the development of the entire nation. On the other hand, societies with low literacy rates are less assertive static and flop. To assess the…
The benefits and consequences of headphones are widely debated and whether or not their benefits outway their consequences is a topic of controversy among many. There are those who assert that headphones are a great invention and despite their negative effect on a person’s hearing over time they are worth it. On the other hand there are those who argue that despite the usefulness of headphones they are not worth the anti-social behavior they promote and the damaging effect that they have on ears…
The Consequences of Robots Replacing People in Industrial Jobs and Their Effects on Electronic Industry Growth Ronald E. Stewart Southern Illinois University at Carbondale Author Note Ronald E. Stewart, Information Systems and Applied Technologies Department, Southern Illinois University at Carbondale. This research was supported by educational benefits provided by the United States Department of Veterans Affairs Post 9/11 GI Bill program. Correspondence concerning this article should be…
Over 300,000 collision sports-related injuries occur each year in the US. It is proven that students in high school who play sports are more susceptible to a concussion than older players. This means that if you fail to take care of a head injury it could lead to permanent brain damage, and athletes who have already suffered from a head injury are 3 times more likely to experience another one. Coaches don't want to lose their greatest players, and students don't want to lose their spot on the…
"Should be solve the cause or find a solution to the consequence?!" “ALONE AND UNREPRESENTED” From the moment we arrive at this world we are influenced by the culture and society around us. Our personalities and the way we generate behaviors are shaped by the culture surrounding us. All cultures/societies have ethical and moral systems that affect how people make decisions and lead their lives. The term ethic “derived from the Greek ethos which can mean custom, habitat, character or disposition…
Prohibition actually caused more problems for the U.S. than it cured. During the 13 years that Prohibition was in effect the U.S. suffered from the devastating consequences that resulted from Prohibition. Consequences such as the birth of the speakeasy, which allowed a whole new class of drinkers that its predecessors did not allow, these new patrons were women. In Addition, Prohibition was responsible for the rapid growth of organized…
is when injuries arise. Research explains the corollary of heavy lifting "Caution must be used when increasing weight amounts, however, as attempting to lift weights that are too heavy can result in muscle injuries and other health problems." ("Consequences of Lifting too Heavily") The human body is not made it be invincible and can only tolerate so much stress until the body decides to give out or on worst cases, shut down. Trainers tend to get distracted by their muscle gains and…
Five People with Huge Consequences How can one person make a difference? In the Greek dramatist Sophocles’ play Antigone, After the war of Eteocles and Polynices, Creon ends up becoming king because the two brothers killed each other. While he was king he decided to bury Eteocles and not Polynices, which angered Antigone because she thought it was immoral. In William Shakespeare’s tragedy Julius Caesar, A group of conspirators plan to kill Caesar after they kill Caesar, Antony and Octavius…
manifest God’s love, to offer a model of holiness, to allow us to share in divine life, and to defeat the devil. He did everything out of his love. His creation was perfect, but it was the temptation of Satan that brought sin to the world. The consequence of sin required a special sacrifice that would save human beings. God becoming man to offer his father the sacrifice is that special sacrifice needed. God becoming man is known as incarnation. Incarnation is defined as “the doctrine that the…