Consequentialism

considered either right or wrong due to their consequences (Shaw, 5). Followers of consequentialism support this premise by adhering to four essential principles. First, consequentialists abstain from disclosing on what is considered to be ‘morally valuable’. Agents of consequentialism never reference a moral framework which prescribes proper deeds, instead, they simply identify the morally correct action. Second, consequentialism claims that understanding what is ‘morally valuable’ is a…

Utilitarianism worried about the greatest good for the greatest number of people. Consequentialism is more focused on the desired outcome. Which can also be good. But in some instances, you don’t wish the good to your worst enemies(Consequentialism II). Utilitarianism is still labeled as a branch on Consequentialism, and in that way they are similar. With Utilitarianism being one of the branches on Consequentialism, there other branches that fall under that…

beings of the most outrageously immoral rules of conduct. All he shows is that the consequences of their universal adoption would be such as no one would choose to incur. Here Mill considers of consequences in moral action, as we will see, Mill’s consequentialism rather than Utilitarianism is the direct charge made to Kant, these two notions are not same, the utiitlirms principle is seek happiness and avoid pain, precisely moral action would be conducted on maximizing happiness and minimizing…

the passengers overboard since it maximizes his well-being. From examining both consequentialism and ethical egoism it can be concluded that consequentialism would address the dilemma in the most favorable way. Consequentialism would take in account the lives of all the other nineteen passengers rather then just the captains life, which is the only thing that matters through an egoist point of view. Consequentialism would also allow the captain to decide what he considers to be morally right or…

the actions of doctors, patients, and patients’ family members in the event of end-of-life ethical issues. Some of the issues include the rightness or wrongness and the morality of such actions based on ethical reasoning (Smith, 2012). Consequentialism is a form of moral theory that justifies the outcome of ending life; it is objected by the deontological…

theories that supports protecting endangered species is consequentialism. Consequentialism is the ethical theory that makes the moral decision of whether something is good or not based on the consequences that come from said action. With consequentialism being a sort of umbrella term, underneath it includes other ethical theories such as utilitarianism, altruism, egoism, and negative…

answer for whether there is such a thing as free will and moral responsibility. For my argument, I believe since everyone has some form of moral responsibility, no one can have full possession of free will. This will be supported through ideas of consequentialism, incompatibilism, and examining human physiology, including neuroscience. To begin discussing about free will, one has…

text. Thus, bringing forth questions as to why one should consume their time with reading it. It is argued that The Prince is still read today due to its predominant link to consequentialism and/or amoralism. Either of these are plausible, but which moral theory did Machiavelli’s vision of politics really take on? Consequentialism can be defined as an ethical theory in which the consequences of one’s actions are viewed as the ultimate foundation for any judgement and whether that act should be…

community and family, which is one of the obligation health care workers have (mainly use consequentialism); 2) debate the isolation…

The consequentialism ethical theory speculations are basically right, that we ought to be seeking to make to best out of good. The Kantian thoughts of building quality in a self-government or the cooperative attitude that gives the best results of good. In Kant’s theory is focused on Morality and Rationality, what principles people hold on what is right and wrong. The good behavior versus the bad what type of character people betray when dealing with others. A person who is judgmental of others,…