Consequentialism

or the divine command theory, would make a decision that may not directly affect their morals, and may not maximize happiness does compared to someone who has virtue ethics. For this same reason is why I believe virtue ethics to be a form of consequentialism, more closely to utilitarianism because they seek to maximize good over evil as well as…

Utilitarianism is a doctrine that all actions should be judged in terms of their utility in promoting the greatest good for the greatest number. The general principle of Utilitarianism is elemental is composition. One of most importance is consequentialism. Consequentialism is the theory that the rightness of an action is always a function solely of its consequences. Utilitarian consequentialists in turn define right acts as whatever will produce the outcome with the greatest net balance of…

Abortion should be evaluated by Consequentialism and Deontology. Since abortion is a life and death situation it’s important to look at the consequences as well as the right and duties of those involved. For instance, abortion has been used to end unwanted and unexpected pregnancy’s that involve teenagers and women who have had sex with a man. The problem is not that they have had sex, but that they made the decision to have sex knowing the possibly consequences. Then she tries to terminating a…

Consequentialism is a moral theory that state the possible outcome of a consequences based on one action that are basis to any morality or judgement toward the action. In both Utilitarianism & Ethical Egoism use the theories of consequentialism to focus on the outcome of the primary motivation of that action of whether or not that conduct is ethical. A moral right action is one that produce a good result therefore the consequence of the good action is outweigh to all other consideration. The two…

correct for yourself, but it could also lead to actions that would harm others; utilitarianism, while it does try to promote total good, can lead to somewhat nonsensical decisions and might end up being harmful. That is why I can’t agree with consequentialism, it’s too easy to make mistakes with moral judgment and can often lead to making unethical decisions very…

humanity and living their life purposefully and meaningfully one can live the “good life”. Whereas consequentialism focuses on the consequences of acts being good or bad and deontology focuses on rules about the acts themselves, virtue theory brings the individual 's personal character and morality into question as to whether that person is acting out of goodness or badness. It would seem that consequentialism and deontology would be better used for broad and complex situations and virtue theory…

as “an argument against varieties of consequentialism” (Mulgan). Consequentialism is defined as: “one’s conduct is the ultimate basis for any judgment about the rightness or wrongness of that conduct” (Haines). It is important to define these terms because they are ways to see the objection that people have towards Singer. Digging further into the concept of demandingness objection, laid out by a critic of Singer’s, Tim Mulgan, states that: “Consequentialism makes demand D. D is an unreasonable…

pleasure without pain, is the only thing of intrinsic value. Utilitarianism is an off­shoot of Consequentialism, which holds that the right­ness or wrong­ness of an action is evaluated by the outcome. (Consequentialism will be discussed…

universal rule that trumps the fact that a larger quantity of people are seen as more useful than a smaller quantity from a utilitarian perspective. Similarly, John Stuart Mill would justify his recommendation to Jim in accordance to the theory of consequentialism or determining whether an action is right or wrong by analyzing the consequence it produces. If the act performed benefits a large group of people, the many instead of the few, then it is considered to be right or moral. On these…

Ethics is the philosophical study of morality. In other words, it is the study of what is wrong and right, good or bad. Humanity has been intrigued with the answer to these subject matters for hundreds of years. In that time there have been several philosophers such as Aristotle who have formulated moral theories like Virtue ethics. Not all of these theories are put in practice today but they do help in the solving of moral issues. One such experiment which has been brought about by the…