Hedonism

According to Bentham, the consequentialist principle states that the rightness of an act is defined by the goodness of the results, and the hedonist principle states that an act is right if it brings pleasure and prevents pain. Hedonism specifies that pleasure is the ultimate, highest good. Therefore, it is the end goal. In Bentham’s view of utilitarianism, the “pig philosophy” argues that the end result justifies the mean because “a pig enjoying his life would constitute a higher…

Matisse's painting Dance, is often considered to be the painting that launched his artistic career and got him into the mainstream of modern art as we know it today. The Dance is known to be a key example of modernism since it satisfies the quota that art critic Clement Greenberg has set forward for us and paves a new direction in modern art for future generations to follow. According to Greenberg, modernism in painting should have a strong focus on the basic structure presented in each artwork…

85. What is The Purpose behind Suffering within Concept “EVERYTHING IS VERY GOOD”? • The ‘man-made’ science characterizes Pain as a complex and subjective phenomenon, therefore, finding the consensus on the adequate definition of Pain, which certainly represents discomforting and unpleasant sensory and emotional experience, is still a major challenge. According to the inference that stems from the rational part of man-made science, Pain is a ‘primordial’ phenomenon of the same rank and…

In this day and age, it’s difficult for sex to not be a main topic of focus, because it is everywhere. It’s on the cover of magazines, in movies and television, on billboards, the internet (especially the internet). It’s commonplace to the point most of us don’t even bat an eyelid, and within this (relatively) recently sexualized society, non traditional sex is becoming increasingly popular. Threesomes and group sex, anonymous hookups, BDSM, none of it has really been popular, or openly…

The term evil is incredibly subjective, and yet something universally known to exist. The topic has prevailed priority interest in religion, science and morality: where it comes from, how it’s cultivated, how it's destroyed. There is a looming mystery to evilness, an obvious existence, but latent foundation. East of Eden written by John Steinbeck follows the peoples of the Salinas Valley in California and their chaotic web of moral code. The book projects a multitude of biblical references and…

In their age-old writings on passionate martyrdom and Nichomachean Ethics, St. Perpetua and Aristotle promote actions and lifestyles geared toward the same destination, in spite of their apparent contradictions. While Aristotle advocates for a principled obedience to a core of virtues and Perpetua stresses the definite singular importance of giving one’s life to God, both authors approach a common definition of appropriate behavior involving courageous resolve in pursuit of the highest happiness…

Fund embezzlement, employee assault, intended false advertising, fraud, are just a few in many unethical practices in the market place since a long time ago. This raises a question: Does business ethics really exists? Of course, does exist given that each one of every company is given an ethical conduct of some sort, and all required to submit Social Responsibilities Report at the end of every year. However, business ethics is different, because it is more twisted in the market place. It is…

Brave New World The standard for societal morality is deteriorating. One needs only to open their eyes in order to see that the traditional definitions of principle and correctness are being redefined. In the news, one is able to witness this gradual loosening of morals through current articles which cover the rising rates of cohabiting couples, or the increase of clandestine businesses which provide sexual services. Not only are these and other societal norms redefining morality; they are…

forever wed his unutterable visions to her perishable breath, his mind would never romp again like the mind of God.” (Fitzgerald 119). In kissing Daisy, Gatsby seals his relentless pursuit of the American Dream as Daisy and idealizes her wealth and hedonism. Gatsby is blinded by his hope and does not see that Daisy has corrupted his dream from happiness to wealth, and so he makes his fatal mistake. Similarly, Anakin Skywalker was freed from slavery by the Jedi order and was told that he was “The…

While reading The Picture of Dorian Gray first thing that came into my mind is how shallow and vain someone can be, and at the same time pretend everything is normal. Dorian Gray, the protagonist of the novel is exactly that: self-loving, egotistic young man who is not capable of making out good from evil. Maybe it would be more proper to say that he does not want to acknowledge his misbehaviour even though he is aware of it. This corrupt demeanor of his naturally brings out immorality in all…