Utilitarianism is an ethical theory that is concerned with the maximisation of happiness. This theory is used to decide which course of action can best minimise pain while ensuring the majority benefit; through happiness. Jeremy Bentham introduced utilitarianism as “the greatest happiness of the greatest number [,] that is the measure of right and wrong.” This theory demonstrates a straightforward process to defining what is morally acceptable and which actions should be taken. However, by doing…
persecuted such as the country of Saudi Arabia. We are allowed to drive our cars at night without fear of being pulled over because of the color of your skin. Yet what the government has not tell you is that the latter, is an illusion unless you are the majority. People are blinded when they think of America as a wholly country of unity and acceptance. What the movement of Black Lives Matter and the police shooting in North Carolina has shown us is that basic human rights such as equality for…
conclusion arises from Schmitt’s analysis of the problems associated with the act of identification. In a large number of cases, the will of the people does not underlie the act of identification, so it is possible that the minority group overrides the majority one. It means that the indirect participation in political decision making is not as straight forward as a direct one, thus it’s a less plausible approach to…
That the will of a rightful majority should hold political power and legislate to promote the public good. The two even share similar principles in regards to the delegation of powers between the different levels of government in Federal state structures as well as fearful stances on human nature. However, the two diverge in all other respects, most importantly in regards to the scope a good government should encompass as well as how to protect against unjust majorities.…
legal liberalism and feminist legal theory in relation to the majority decision and the dissenting decision. I personally, agree with the reasoning of the majority decision and will prove why. Summary The nature of the proceeding in the case of Winnipeg Child and Family Services (Northwest Area) v. D.F.G is an appeal. The name of the court hearing the proceedings was called the Manitoba Court of Appeal. The judges writing the majority decision are: Lamer C.J. and La Forest, L’Heureux-Dube,…
from 1796-1948. The British implemented the divide and rule tactic when governing Sri Lanka, where minority groups, in this case Tamils, are given preferential treatment. This is to aggravate differences between the Sinhalese majority and Tamil minority. This way, the majority group that was being discriminated against would direct their grievances towards their ethnic counterparts instead of the British colonizers. In the 19th century the British established coffee plantations on a large…
Suppose that the majority of the population are non-smokers; they dislike smoking, and would without doubt vote against the sale of cigarettes and tobacco, with the implementation of safer and healthier alternatives such as e-cigarettes. This would cause a sense of dominance…
“against any employee or applicant for employment because of race, creed, color, or national origin”. Now all affirmative action has done is start discriminating against majorities instead of minorities. Affirmative action was created so no one was discriminated against, not just shifting the discrimination of the minorities to the majority (Elizabeth Slattery). 7 The USA has had slavery for 188 years and segregation for 99 more (USA Today). Affirmative action is only 56 years old, meaning the…
Using the assumptions listed above, the population of the university, while rather large will have a majority as well. This is assumed to be a majority of women, who come from middle to upper class background and due to family ties, have outlets to jobs after college. This majority of the population would also let us assume that the orientation of incoming students would be geared towards the “Collegiate” student. According to Walsh (1973)…
candidate that received the majority of the votes in their state. The system also seems beneficial because it creates the impression of a way to simplify counting votes, but in actuality it makes many Americans to correctly perceive that their vote doesn’t count which in turn leads to low numbers at the voting polls. In addition, it discourages candidates form campaign all over the country and instead of in a few select states because only a select few states do not have a majority party.…