Jeremy Bentham

One day, the devil appears in front of you and your best friend, BFF and makes you a deadly offer. He wants you to kill your best friend and in exchange, he will hide the body; however, if you refuse to kill your friend, the devil will go to a random town and within an hour, kill 10,000 people instead. He gives you and BFF five minutes to confer and decide what to do. Given the situation, BFF believes that the act utilitarianism is correct and argues that she should be killed for the greater…

3.1 Deontological theory Deontological theories can be classification as one of the normative theories which are morally required, banned or permitted. The definition of deontological theories means that people should follow to their obligations and duties when analyzing and ethical dilemma (Shakil. A, 2007) This means that people should uphold their duty no matter right or wrong because it is their obligations to another individual and society (Catherine, 2002). It also can be the forms that…

There once was a boy named Tim. Tim grew up in a poverty stricken home. His father deals drugs in an effort to combat their poverty. Tim’s mom is an alcoholic. When Tim turns eighteen he joins a gang and enters the drug business. He is them arrested and put on trial. The judge must decide how to punish Tim. Two prominent forms of punishment are set before the judge: rehabilitation or retribution. What are these forms of punishment and how are they different? Though both are…

Gleen Greenwald believes those who say that privacy does not matter to them instinctively take action in protecting their privacy. He talks about how people being social animals still need their own privacy and how scrutinized people’s perspective on privacy is in today’s world. He expresses his thoughts and examines examples of where people unconsciously choose to protect their privacy even after they verbally deny the importance of privacy. He also says how mass surveillance has invaded our…

Once I read the assigned readings these are the four ethical ideas/theories I found interesting. Reading Six Kantian Ethics was founded by Immanuel Kant. According to Kant, nothing is completely "good" because it can always be associated to something bad. As the book said, whether it be “talents of the mind", "character" or "gifts of fortune" these "things in themselves", are not good. The only thing that can be called good is good will. Good will isn't good because of what it attains even…

rights of the people. The claims that are made in the articles go hand in hand with several ethical terms. For example, Utilitarianism, The Categorical Imperative, Virtue Ethics, Social Contract Theory, Natural Law and Feminist Ethics. According to Jeremy Bentham, Utilitarianism is about morality making the world as happy as possible, not about pleasing God (Rachels and Rachels 99).…

Classic utilitarian’s including Jeremy Bentham and John Stuart Mill, define happiness as pleasure in the absence of pain. John Stuart Mill, was an economist and English philosopher from 1806 to 1873. He wrote a famous essay in 1861 titled, Utilitarianism. Utilitarianism is a legal and moral theory, with background in traditional philosophy that was well-known in the 18th and 19th centuries by, Jeremy Bentham. The main idea behind this type of utilitarianism is explained…

After WW1, the winners which were the United States, United Kingdom, and France adapted the underlying principles of liberalism that has been practiced since the 17th and 18th centuries to try and avoid war. Liberal thought is grounded in a notion that human nature is good, not evil, meaning that states thrive in a world governed by morality and law. States want to cooperate to achieve mutual goals in peace. Just like realism, liberalism derives from the observations and interpretations of…

4) There is a broad range of ethical theories that have differing perspectives on what is considered morally correct and incorrect. To begin, Virtue Ethics is based on virtuous character. Moral standards arise due to virtuous characters and their actions and beliefs. Aristotle is the main philosopher in Virtue Ethics, and he believed that in order to reach Eudaimonia, also known as happiness, it was imperative to develop virtues. Next, Thomas Aquinas is the main philosopher for the Natural Law…

The Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy defines autonomy as an individual’s capacity for self-determination or self-governance (Iep.utm.edu, 2015). Autonomy could either be moral, personal or political. Self-respect, simply put, is a feeling of pride or confidence in ones’ self; a sense of dignity and honor. Keeping the definitions above in mind, I will attempt to prove that respecting an individual’s right to self-respect and autonomy is both a moral right and morally significant. We run into a…