Consequentialism

In the summer of 2015, Europe experienced the highest influx of Syrian refugees as a consequence of the civil war led by the Al-Assad family which ruled the country undemocratically since the 1970’s. After the Arab springs, a revolution which began in 2011 led to disbanding of numerous authoritarian regimes the Al-Assad’s refused to stop down and started a brutal civil war. This led to various groups of individuals fighting for varied ideals to fight one another. During this time, the extremist…

Niccolò Machiavelli’s The Prince captures a unique place in time. Bound by classical Greek themes of political theory, The Prince also engages with contemporary political framework that continues to maintain its relevance. While some claim that Machiavelli’s work is an obscene form of realpolitik, it can also be interpreted as a profound attempt to create a groundwork that appeals to the reunification of Italy. Machiavelli uses The Prince and the restricted context of political power and…

Describe the moral theories of Aristotle, Kant and Mill and how they relate to healthcare. Every time an individual carries out an act there is a deeply embedded instinct to question whether the action is right or wrong this is influenced by the concept of morality, which is essential in society. This essay will discuss the theories of morality from the perspectives of Aristotle Kant and Mills. Immanuel Kant (1724-1804) was a thinker and intellectual his position on morality and…

A Moral Outcome The army states in ADRP 1-0 "The Army" that, “The Army ethic is the evolving set of laws, values and beliefs, deeply embedded within the core of the profession’s culture and practiced by its members to motivate and guide the conduct of individual members bound together in common moral purpose.” There is an intense issue with this as the Army struggles to meet the bedrock requirements of a profession, chiefly that using the words evolving and deeply embedded in the same…

The death penalty is a controversial means of punishment that divides society on whether it is morally acceptable to allow individuals to die as retribution for serious crimes. Australia abolished the death penalty in 1973 under the Commonwealth Death Penalty Abolition Act. Under this Act, a person under the laws of the Commonwealth “is not liable to the punishment of death for any offence (1973, s.4).” The Australian government later passed the Crimes Legislation Amendment (Torture Prohibition…

3. Ethical persons are shaped by their values. What are moral values (as described on BB)? Values are the constructs by which we live. This code is influenced by religion, laws, economics, familial experiences, education, society and technology. Personal morality, is personal shaping based on experience. Social morality, develops based on interactions with our surroundings and is considered to be the social norm. 4. Briefly, define ethical relativism and then discuss how Sumner’s Cultural…

The Controversial Equation For A Good Life It seems appropriate that during the course of one’s life, one has to at some point evaluate what makes a life a good one and come to terms with whether they lived their life well or not. This question “What is the good Life?,” has been explored by thinkers from diverse disciplines and dates back from Plato and Aristotle to present time. Renowned legal philosopher Ronald Dworkin detailed a possible answer in his essay “What Is A Good Life?” based on the…

Other ethical theories such as Utilitarianism, focuses on the ratio of benefits and burdens that are associated with a choice, as well as Consequentialism, which determines morality based on the consequences of an act. Kant’s ideas are commonly referred to as ‘Duty Ethics’. In this theory, morality is rooted in good-will among people and our basic duty in society is to cultivate and establish a…

Universal Evil: Does it Exist? When you google "definition of evil", you will get about 65 million search results in less than a third of a second. This suggests to us that there are many definitions of evil and that evil exists in many forms. However, is there evil that is universal? The notion of universal evil is interesting. For evil to be universal, it has to be fundamental not situational, innate not cultural. Evil comes in many forms. There is not one clear definition of evil, it…

A Moral Theory makes an action right and wrong. Utilitarianism(Mill), Deontology(Kant), Virtue Ethics( Aristotle), and Care Ethics (Held) are some of the moral theories introduced by ancient great philosophers. These principles or theories are used in resolving difficulties and making the moral decisions. Mill introduced an idea of Utilitarianism, the moral worth of an action based on its consequences. Immanuel Kant’s theory of Deontology is the moral worth of an action determined by the…