Hedonism

Utilitarianism is defined as the action taken that will maximize utility, or bring the most happiness to the people involved. There are two kinds of utilitarianism, act and rule. I shall refer to act as extreme and rule as restricted. In the following paper I will define extreme and restricted utilitarianism separately and then demonstrate how Smart establishes a difference between the two in the Desert Island Promise case and how Smart chooses extreme utilitarianism and what he ought to do in…

In the Ethics of Philosophy, Utilitarianism is the doctrine that our actions are correct if the result of our actions produces the greatest happiness between the majorities. However, in: "What's going on with Slavery?" Some objectivist utilitarianism tried to deny this morality, which reflects on the estate of any importance accusing the terrible actions of slave merchants and slave owners in utilitarianism. They attack this doctrine by saying that utilitarianism is a belief system that he can…

In the book “Philosophical Problems in the Law” by David Adams he discusses the ethcial theory of utilitarianism. In his book, Adams describes utilitarianism as the idea that, “the morally right act is that which will produce the best consequences for all affected” (Adams, page 8), in other words; the best thing for a person to do to be considered a moral person is to do what is best for the greater good. This theory has many supporters, but one famous supporter, who we talked about in class,…

OSCAR WILDE: A STUDY IN ART, MORTALITY, AND PLEASURE PURSUIT Hussein Jasim Mohammed Al-Husseini English Department University of Misan Amarah, Maysan, Iraq Abstract Oscar Wild's attitude to hedonism would not be of an ordinary variety. Thus, it becomes all the more necessary to focus this study on Hedonism - Its Philosophical Bases in intertwining connection with the extraordinary strange personality of Oscar Wilde. His mind during its vigorous growth of creativity for one decade and more…

producing a contradictory understanding of the influence of structure and agency on identity formation. This identity negotiation afforded Horsley a sin licence for a hedonistic lifestyle spawned of his nihilistic beliefs. One argument is that Horsley’s hedonism was an attempt to fill the meaningless of existence with pleasure (Wynd 2012:144). Conversely, his reflexive…

Even though some may have everything they want, they still want more. On the other hand, some sacrifice their happiness in pursuit of their aspirations. All in all, it is inevitable to escape the grasp of hedonism for the reason that it controls an individual’s life. Falling into hedonism, one is on no…

talents. The reader follows the tale of Dorian Gray, a young man, who is corrupted and poisoned by the influences around him as his soul decays. Being absolutely shocking to its time, due to the austere theories featured in the novel, including hedonism, individualism and the somewhat morbid elements it also includes, the novel received substantial criticism and hysterical protest. To such attacks Wilde…

pleasure that is experienced by the actors involved (Bentham, 1994). In this essay, I will first elaborate upon the technical terms and other semantic variances which are specific to utilitarianism, before formalising utilitarian arguments such as hedonism and preference satisfaction utilitarianism. Furthermore, I will discuss objections towards the utilitarian argument, specifically the issues that arise regarding justice and rights.…

The impression we therefore gain of Lord Henry straight away is his sarcastic and cynical view of life. Lord Henry is an advocate of hedonism, i.e. he pursues pleasure as the overall aim of his life. Despite this, his character remains fairly consistent and tamed. While Lord Henry 's philosophy of hedonism would lead us to believe he would live a life of immorality through sordid affairs etc. we later find out that he actually spends his time going to theatre 's and…

specific reason that books are burned outright; the shady descriptions of aging intellectuals and fire chiefs with rhetoric prowess offer little insight to the reason why books are forbidden objects. Fahrenheit 451 presents a theme of censorship and hedonism in a dismal future society that does not read. During the events of “The Hearth and the Salamander,” the society of Bradbury’s novel, through a sentinel of book destruction named Montag. He perfectly represents the society of Fahrenheit 451…