Consequentialism

cause animals to suffer and experimenting on them (BBC, 2018). There are two views on if it is ethical; human benefits are gained or causing suffering to animals from effects of testing. This can create a form of egoism. Egoism is a form of consequentialism that defines right or acceptable conduct in terms of self-interest (Ferrell, Thorne, & Ferrell, 2016). For animal testing, no one will ever completely agree because of ethical diversity. Meaning values will often differ person to…

There are various points of view on the healthcare rights of women. Sometimes it even boils down to one’s own ethics. There are different forms/views of ethics, such as: consequentialism, duty-based, situation based and virtue ethics. I believe virtue ethics have the biggest impact/correlation to healthcare rights for women. “Virtue ethics is person rather than action based: it looks at the virtue or moral character of the person carrying out an action, rather than at ethical duties and rules,…

Description Throughout the course, we have discussed numerous, interrelated subjects pertaining to meta-ethical issues and normative frameworks. Each one has strong relationship with the criminal justice system. One of the first subtopics we learned was that of choices, values, and ethics. The everyday choices we make have consequences for ourselves and others. Most people think of the intended consequences of their decisions before they act, but few people really take the time to consider…

learning from several sources and not harming people and treating them well in the decision making process. Teleology Ethical Philosophy Also known as consequentialism, teleology extends the rightness or wrongness of actions and is based solely on the goodness or badness of their consequences (Regis-University Ruekert-Hartman). The main consequentialism theories are egoism and utilitarianism. Adam Smith defines egoism as self-interested behaviour which is right only if it leads to acceptable…

Over the past decade, there has been increasing commercial interest in growing genetically modified (GM) food crops such as corn, soy, and rice from many nations (Baram & Bourrier, 2010). Like everything has the positive and negative side of it, also there has been a lot of controversies about GM food crops. Some research studies indicate that GM food crops are beneficial to those countries that are suffering from nutrient deficiency such as vitamin deficiency (Naqvi et al., 2009). In a study…

3 Buddha and prophets as the discoverer of truth :- Buddhists seek moral guidance from buddha , sangha ( community of aryans or noble sages ) and dharma . Prophets were the mouthpiece of God . Prophets prepared the standards of moral conduct on the basis of their observations .The verses of Koran were revealed after observing every particular situation . Prophets were the ideal men .Buddha was the giver of rules of moral conduct and the buddhist follow the examples found in the life…

The majority of people tend to look at morals as a set of rules laying out what is right and what is wrong when it comes to behavior, that they should abide by. during the period of time known as the Enlightenment people questioned religious doctrines and traditional values. Immanuel Kant, Adam Smith, Voltaire and Jean-Jacques Rousseau all wrote may papers detailing their beliefs and philosophes. These authors all share in the belief that humans have the ability if they choose to, to change not…

Aristotle (384BC-322BC) was a Greek philosopher who is considered to be one of the greatest thinkers in the history of western philosophy and science. One of his most influential works is the Nicomachean Ethics, where he puts forward a theory of happiness that is still pertinent today. John Stuart Mill (1806-1873) was a British philosopher who has had a considerable influence on contemporary moral and political philosophy. Both Aristotle and John Stuart Mill develop their ethical theories around…

“What is worse, to live without a leg or to live with an obsession that controls your life?” Elliots book chapter “Amputees By Choice” describes what it's like to live the life of an apotemnophilia (someone with the attraction to the idea of being an amputee) or an acrotomophilia(a sexual attraction to amputees). Elliot discusses how the concept is “an ambivalent moral ideal-a struggle between the impulse toward self-improvement and the impulse to be true to oneself”(pg3). Apotemnophiliac’s are…

action, and this means that morality is apparent in those who do the right thing despite it being hard or dangerous. Utilitarians are of the mindset that one should do that which will produce the most happiness. Utilitarianism derives from consequentialism, which bears the perception that the action producing the best consequences should be done. Utilitarians value the overall utility involved in maximizing happiness in…