J.E.B. Stuart

Annotated Bibliography 2 The scholarly, peer-reviewed article "Human Chances for Happiness: A Review of Freud’s Civilization and Its Discontents" was written by Donald Capps and Nathan Carlin and was published in Volume 62, Issue 3, of the journal Pastoral Psychology in April 2012. I accessed the article through the University of West Florida library’s online database. In order to find the article on the UWF library’s website, go to the “Academic OneFile” database under “A-Z Database List.” To…

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.” This quote, by John Stuart Mill, about Utilitarianism embodies my ethical decision making process in a way that Relativism, Deontology or any other ethical system cannot. It is for this reason that I have chosen Utilitarianism as the ethical and moral system I employ in…

pleasure acts a method to promote the greatest happiness for the greatest amount of people (Soccio 350). This passage states that an individual ought to decide the most favorable pleasure for the majority of people. As utilitarian philosopher John Stuart Mills said “The Greatest-Happiness Principle holds that actions are right in proportion as they tend to promote happiness, wrong as they tend to produce the reverse of happiness.” Happiness in the utilitarian system is described to be solely…

happiness over unhappiness for all concerned” (Beginning Ethics). Bentham defined happiness is to be anything that causes pleasure and unhappiness is to be anything that causes pain. Bentham’s theory on utilitarianism is highly influential; John Stuart Mill, an English philosopher and economist, later developed Bentham’s moral theories on utilitarianism farther. Mill formed his ideas based off of Bentham’s theory. Bentham called the utilitarianism principle the principle of utility, and…

Analysis of Philosophical Traditions and Theories The word teleology is actually from the Greek word telos, which means by “purpose” or “goal” and logos, which are mean by “science” or “study”. Teleological ethics is referring to morality in the result or consequences of our behavior but not the behavior itself when we make any decisions or doing any things. From the perspective of teleological ethics, there is no right or wrong in human behavior itself but what deciding whether the actions or…

When setting up a just society, which value should be of utmost importance: liberty, fairness, happiness, or security? Upon examining Thomas Hobbes, John Stuart Mill, and John Rawls, we notice that all three were philosophers of Utilitarianism. Utilitarianism focuses that the happiness and general well-being of the majority should take priority over an individual; however, Utilitarianism also attempts to define the capacity of freedom of an individual’s liberty under sovereign authority. From…

I most relate to the transcendental literature because of what it inspires within me. It is all too easy to get wrapped up in what society expects of you. The transcendentalists writers like Emerson, Thoreau, and Whitman suggest we listen to our inner voice. In “Self Reliance” Emerson advocated for this throughout the essay with statements such as, “ Nothing can bring you peace but yourself.” Your conformity explains nothing.” "Trust thyself: every heart vibrates to that iron string.” ( 1346,…

OPINION In the essay presented by Isaiah Berlin who argues in favour of negative freedom , in my opinion the concept of negative liberty has been tactfully interpreted so as to avoid it from losing the debate between positive and negative liberty. It is wrong of Berlin to suggest one can be free if the agent is not impeded by any physical obstacle, but that real freedom is both internal and external. I feel that those who defend the positive notion do not want to force others into our way of…

Environmental fascism is an issue that most try to avoid when structuring a new environmental model. As well as it is also an issue that most try and avoid when trying to figure out how to solve an environmental dilemma because it shows favoritism. In this essay I will discuss why Aldo Leopold is accused of his Land-Ethic model falling into the category of the issue of environmental fascism, and how J. Baird Callicott tries to resolve the accusations. First lets begin with taking a look at what…

Men have always been considered stronger than women since the beginning of time. Whether in war, jobs, and just in general. In the early 19th century women got tired of it, and after freedom struggles and rallies, their voices were heard and they were given the rights and respect that they finally deserved. Women are now free to vote, work, and voice their opinions in any subject matter. Basically in society, they are now provided with equal opportunities which once was only available to men.…