Consequentialism

evaluates actions based upon their consequences.The thought in utilitarianism is that the ethical worth of an activity is resolved exclusively by its incentive in giving joy or joy as summed among every single cognizant being. It is a type of consequentialism, implying that the ethical worth of any activity is controlled by its result. In this manner the utilitarian saying: the best use for the best number. The biggest supporters of utilitarianism were Jeremy Bentham and John Stuart Mill. Yet,…

a) According to Wikipedia definition “A claim right (positive right) is a right which entails responsibilities, duties, or obligations on other parties regarding the right-holder. In contrast, a liberty right (negative right) is a right which does not entail obligations on other parties, but rather only freedom or permission for the right-holder.” The two are inconsistent. Positive rights are acknowledged to the detriment of negative rights. They can't exist together, since they are perfect…

Kantian ethics is deontological, in terms of moral theory. Due to that fact, Kantian ethics does not consider the consequences of an action but on whether it fulfills one's duty defined in the categorical imperative. Imperatives are forms of command; in this case, Kantian ethics abides by the categorical imperative which is defined as an objective that is rationally necessary and an unconditional principle that we must always take after in spite of any common wishes or slants we may have. All…

“Most think that, if one were to send missiles to destroy starving people in Africa, this would be wrong. On the other hand, merely sitting back and doing nothing while they starve to death is morally permissible.” (The Trolley Problem) What is morally right and wrong has been an argument for philosopher for centuries. In 1976, a woman named Judith Thomson, a moral philosopher and metaphysician from Columbia University, wrote the book “Killing, Letting Die, and The Trolley Problem”. Thomson…

As a member of the country of Eggonia 's Grand Council on Ethics and as a human, Eggonia obligated to send famine relief to the neighboring country of Furesia. Every living creature on Earth has correlation to other living things and has the mentality to help each other. According to me, helping others is an obligation which we have to follow and a law of nature. Sending famine relief to Furesia can save many lives and Eggonians are the cause of Furesian undergoing a devastating famine that cost…

government and judicial sectors and while some believe that a utilitarian view keeps Americans safe, in reality it is an outdated and destructive to America’s well-being. The central theme of utilitarian concepts in government is primarily consequentialism.…

Ethics, the investigation of the ethical estimation of human behavior and of the guidelines and rule that should administer. Another definition demonstrated that it was a social, religious or standard code of conduct, considered right. Notwithstanding I trust it is a great deal less complex than these two definitions. Morals to me are more about doing things ethically that are correct or wrong since that is the means by which you were raised. There are various perspectives on what morals implies…

Happiness is the presence of pleasure and the absence of pain, the happiness of everyone, not just yourself is what matters most, an act of consequentialism. The goal is to seek the greatest happiness from the greatest number. This is known as the principle of utility. This does not mean we always have to be motivated to promote the greatest outcome for the greatest number, we’re more likely to…

principle. For the particularist, ethical principles such as “Lying is bad” cannot be properly applied to certain scenarios. For example lying to someone is seen as morally impermissible in most ethical principles such as deontology and Rule consequentialism. But if we add that I’m lying to a murderer because he wants to kill my brother, I am sure the perspective of people assessing the morality of the action changes. The problem with moral principles is that a single principle leaves out too…

In Crime and Punishment, Fyodor Dostoevsky invites the reader to explore the results of fully embracing utilitarianism as a moral philosophy. The novel does this through Rodya, a character who adopts utilitarianism and acts in unsettling ways. I will argue Dostoevsky does not challenge the core premises of utilitarianism, but instead asks the reader to think about the consequences of this ideology. Rodya is both nonreligious as well as utilitarian to the extreme. Rodya is (at least in part)…