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An adorable puppy is heard to resist. Their sweet eyes, soft fur, and wiggly tails can brighten anyones day. One lick on the cheek and your heart melts. But have you ever given thought to where that sweet puppy came from? If you are at a pet store, chances are that puppy came from a puppy mill. A puppy mill is where dozens, and sometimes even several hundred dogs are kept in unimaginable conditions. They are kept in stacked, cramped wire cages, covered in their own filth. Many are sick, malnourished, never leave their cages, or even see the light of day. They have no idea what it feels like to be loved and cared for. The people running these facilities are only in it for profit and have no care for the wellbeing of the animals. The only way to stop the mass production of puppies, is to stop buying them from pet stores. If there is no profit, puppy mills will be forced to shut down. Puppy mills began in the 1950’s. Struggling pig and poultry farmers were looking to supplement their income. Farmers began converting their coops into kennels to breed and sell puppies. The cost of raising puppies was cheap, and puppies were easy to sell. Farmers were making a steady income selling them. Today, the Humane Society of the United States…

Connor Rogers PHIL 101L 141 Mill Essay Mill’s definition of freedom is the absence of coercion. Coercion is getting someone to change their behaviors with force, threats, bribery, and deceit. So according to his definition if you are to change one's behavior using any of these you are taking away their freedom. One form of coercion is governmental and this is by making certain actions illegal. A couple examples of governmental coercion are gun control, smoking bans, helmets/seat belts etc. The…

Bentham and Mill, although both firm believers in Utilitarianism, had somewhat different views when it came to decision making. Bentham uses a step by step process in his essay describing the thought process that one should have when determining the outcome of an action. Similar to Mill’s belief, if the outcome were to bring more happiness to the community as a whole than pain, than that decision is just. However, Mill believed that to make a proper and good decision required using the analyzing…

John Stuart Mill’s advocates and supports that Utilitarianism is in fact a moral theory under what he calls the Greatest Happiness Principle. The term “utility,” in Mill’s opinion can be described in the Greatest Happiness principle. In the Greatest Happiness Principle, Mill’s elucidate that “actions are right in proportion as they tend to promote happiness, wrong as they tend to produce the reverse of happiness” (Mill). His argument under this principle was that the equality of pleasure comes…

John Stuart Mill is considered one of the most notorious philosopher in the late nineteen century who on morality grounds defended the idea of utilitarianism. Mill constructively argued that being cultured is what was the soul to happiness and if one' was to keep happiness on the highest level of morality then it would lead to higher goals and ambitions. Mill's explained the relation between how pigs and humans evaluated behavior in a philosophical manner, he was content with the idea that a…

The proper route to obtain eternal happiness is a controversial subject for many. Should one constantly focus on his own personal happiness, or should one make the happiness of others his priority? What if the individual who endeavors never-ending euphoria is indeed the most broken inside? This concept was the chief issue in the autobiography of John Stuart Mill, a 19th century English philosopher. Mill's reasoning of just 'going with the flow' by concentrating less about personal happiness is…

John Stuart Mill's teleological perspective of Utilitarianism, guarantees that “actions are right in proportion as they tend to promote happiness, wrong as they tend to produce the reverse of happiness. By happiness is intended pleasure and the absence of pain; by unhappiness, pain and the privation of pleasure.” (Mill, p.54) This ethical theory emphasizes that as reasonable beings that naturally interact and are compelled to settle on choices every day, how those choices are established—our…

If something makes you happy, does that mean that it is the best action? In the theory of Utilitarianism, there are two "creators," Jeremy Bentham and John Stuart Mill. They put forth the idea that actions are right only if they increase happiness, and are wrong if they result in unhappiness. In this essay, we explore the theory of Utility, and then understand the theory through Plato’s two challenges, whether an action is good beyond what a group or individual in authority claims, as well as if…

Pseudonymity is best described as the practice of using forged documents to create new works of writing bearing a deceased writers name, instead of the current writer claiming the credit for the work. Many of Paul’s writings and letters have been said to have not actually been written by Paul himself. Many scholars believe that some letters were creations of Psuedonymity(Harris,2014). The Psuedonymity practice was quite popular among apostolic writers and was widespread among Hellenistic Judaism…

it can affect the students’ academic record, possibly causing the student to no be permitted from entering college. Plagiarism is a major problem among college students, and it can lead to serious consequences. It may be true that plagiarism is wrong, but some students still believe it’s good to use other people’s idea because they say if the data already exists on the internet why should they be stressing out coming up with new ideas. It also helps them finish the essay…