Consequentialism

“Super-naturalist” (Hodge, Lecture on 1-12-15), or someone who believes that things have a supernatural explanation for their existence. Being a Christian, I have a standard of rules I live by that serve as a guide for how I go about life. I disagree with Consequentialism because I would not be able to make a decision to kill one person to save twenty. Although this philosophy is good in theory, I feel like I wouldn 't have the heart to hurt someone even if it for the good of the majority,…

Ethical egoism states that one should do things that benefit in their own interest. Some key features of ethical egoism are ethical subjectivism, Naïve Ethical egoism, and enlightened ethical egoism. This theory claims that we should act from self-love. However, Egoists have different views about what is good for the individual depending on the situation. In “Don’t Help Me” Kevin is confused about what steps he should take to help his friend, so I am going to advise him based on ethical egoism…

Humanism It is about methodology of values and beliefs that is based on the idea that people are basically good and that problems can be solved using reason instead of religion. Humanism is a philosophy in a form of science and inspired by art, and motivated by compassion. Affirming the dignity of each human being, it supports the maximization of individual…

Utilitarianism is interesting because it takes primarily a consequentialist approach to ethic looking at the ends to something and looks at the pros or cons of an action, or what causes the most happiness versus the amount of generating pain from an action. Even though it sounds simple to compare the amount of happiness versus pain the equation that we have to use for utilitarianism does not always work the that it should and other flaws that we will go over in this essay taking an unusual…

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…

Joseph Conrad’s novel Heart of Darkness, utilizes varying themes to convey the depth of man’s inner corruption. One reoccurring theme addressed throughout the novel is the value of decisions, focusing on life or death. The books states the Europeans of the Company and the attempt to colonize the Congo River with the intent of helping the native people of the land and as many individuals as possible. The falsehood of this aid is highlighted through the main character Marlow’s eyes in the greed,…

Abortion is a highly debated issue. For many years, civilizations have deliberated on its ethicality and legalization without ever achieving a unanimous agreement. Throughout time, several moral theories such as consequentialism, deontological ethics and virtue ethics have all attempted to advocate plausible interpretation of whether abortion should be an acceptable thing to do. Every single one of these philosophies shows compelling evidence that they might possess the ideal way to approach…

Like act consequentialism, the Principle of Sacrifice denies options. One is morally required (when constraints are not in play) to do whatever would bring about the best outcome. One is not morally allowed to choose any course of action that would induce a less than…

Williams’ argument in which he puts forth two examples to strengthen his case against it. Finally, I will present my own thoughts as possible utilitarian responses towards the assertions made. The utilitarian view mixes those of both hedonism and consequentialism.…

Dentition Making Certainly, in one point of our life we have question ourselves on how to accomplish the most accurate decision in a moral dilemma. Imagine this scenario, you are a doctor in an oncology ward in a major city that is strapped for financial and material resources. The hospital admitted two new patients. One patient is suffering from a seemingly incurable form of cancer. She has a family for whom she is the primary breadwinner. You know that there is an experimental drug that you…