Jeremy Bentham

Growing up, we have all experienced the pressures of utility. According to Jeremy Benthem, utility is defined as, “the property in any object, whereby it tends to produce benefits, advantage, pleasure, good or happiness, to prevent the happening of mischief, pain, evil, or unhappiness to the party whose interests is considered.” Today in more modern terms, we could call it people pleasing. It is from this principle where we get utilitarianism, a property that is characterized by the principle…

For decades we have used animals to test our various chemicals and products to find out if they are safe for us, but should we really continue hurting animals for our own gain? Animal testing should be banned, for it is stripping away animals’ rights to remain safe and unbothered, and there are many alternative ways to test human products that don’t cause harm to animals. First and foremost, banning animal testing would keep animals away from abuse and other forms of mistreatment. Animals…

Since the advent of Precision-Guided Munition (PGM) in 1942, the United States has enjoyed an unrivalled military capability to fight the nations’ wars. The first elements of modern American PGM emerged towards the end of the Vietnam War, where the success of laser guided missiles had proven its value in precision strikes. Over the years, PGM has become deeply integrated into U.S arsenal for military warfare. PGM has undergone several improvements and upgrades, the recent one using GPS…

Throughout this course I have studied a numerous amount of theories. In this paper I will be sharing a handful of theories that I have studied. I will also compare and contrast some of the theories. The first theory that I came across was the theory of Moral Nihilism, also called ethical nihilism. Moral Nihilism is the belief that there are no moral truths. Moral nihilism would be consistent with an atheistic, materialistic worldview with no transcendent being who informs us about what is…

The mordern prison system was born in London during 19 the century and it influenced by utilitarianism of Jeremy Bentham. Bentham introduced a principle that prisoners should incarcerated as a part of their punishment and not for holding them until trial or hanging. His thinking influence the establishment of the first prisons used as criminal rehabilitation centers. Therefore at the time when implementations of capital punishment on variety of petty crimes were declined the notion of…

Sociology Explain how crime and criminal justice have been theorised? Criminology is now generally referred to as classical criminology which came into its own right 60/ 70 years ago, although it emerged around 130 years ago. It can be argued criminology emerged when the criminal justice system began to be questioned and the concern over identifying differences between criminals and non-offenders (Garland, 1994). There are various theories on criminology; those that will be discussed are…

No we shouldn’t be equally concerned for everyone. Having equal concern for everyone is too challenging. It would require us to not only give up extravagances but to totally change our lives to help others that are in need of the greater good. We would be required to lower everything to the impartial promotion of general welfare and would require us to give up our plans and activities and devote ourselves full time to promoting the good of others. Utilitarianism is incapable of making a…

In other words, utilitarianism deals with sentientism, being able to perceive or feel things. Bentham goes on to defend the rights of animals by stating that the interests of every being affected by any action are to be taken into account and given the same weight as the like interests of any other being. For example, Bentham uses the analogy of an inanimate object, such as kicking a stone. A young child kicks a stone. Does that stone feel pain? Of course not…

When I think of mainstream society regarding a particular community that may differ from mainstream society, the one group that comes to my mind is the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer (LGBTQ). Gould and Moe (2015) have researched quite exstensively the LGBTQ movement in Serbia. Through their research, it has been shown that the LGBTQ community seeks the same purpose as most other groups, acceptance and equal rights. Through their movement, a new religious sector known as the…

Utilitarianism is the ethical theory that decisions should be based on the benefit of the majority effected by such decision. Utilitarianism was produced by John Stuart Mill who mutated a theoretical version put forward by friend and mentor Jeremy Bentham. The original basic principle of utilitarianism was “ Actions are right to the degree that they tend to promote the greatest good for the greatest number.” Many people and governments have a utilitarianism theoretical view on life and how to…