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    The Golden Rule, Utilitarianism, and the Deontological are all approaches that have to deal with morality and ethics. Paying taxes has and always will be a social responsibility; therefore the tax avoidance strategies employed by Apple are unethical. Tax money is necessary in order for the government to run a functioning town and to support the resources needed to operate the community. Considering that Apple is a very wealthy corporation, there was no desperate need for them to act in such an…

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    Utilitarianism is making decisions that will bring out the most delight in the majority of people. Consequentialist and utility are the two fundamental principles that utilitarianism is based on. The consequentialist principle is what decides what is correct or incorrect based on the consequences. The utility principle is decided on which consequence is the best decided by the amount of satisfied or unsatisfied people. These principles introduce two formulations: act- and rule-utilitarianism.…

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    Utilitarianism is considered as one of the most prominent philosophical concepts. This model's core perspective emphasizes that actions are ethically acceptable or unacceptable depending on their consequences. Based on this understanding, it can be argued that utilitarians hold that the goal of morality is to improve life by enhancing some favorable things such as happiness in the world while minimizing undesirable aspects such as grief (Urmson, 33). Consequently, the core objective of this…

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    Utilitarianism is centered around the idea that the right action is the one that promotes the most utility, otherwise known as happiness. Because of this, utilitarianism is grounded in the foundational value of happiness. All instrumental values derive their worth from foundational values; therefore, anything that promotes happiness is valuable. Foundational values can explain other prescriptive claims or value claims. Under utilitarianism, any claims that are correctly made are those that are…

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    and they usually pick the candidate who has the most votes. They do this to see what the majority of the population wants like majority rules; this is for the greater good. According to Volokh, the United States is to be considered as a representative democracy. The Utilitarianism theory is the best fit with most everyday behavior in modern society. Utilitarianism is the view that right actions are those that result in the most beneficial balance of good over bad consequences for everyone…

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    Utilitarianism is a type of ethical moral theory, which, in its basic terms been practised since the classical era. It’s understood now, as it been fully systematized in the modern era. Utilitarianism, in its basic understanding, is assigned to bring greater happiness. This can be found as from the breakdown of the word Utilitarianism: utility is known for, being united, useful and well understood. Utilitarianism expands this word, to spread it to be a united, useful happiness, also called the…

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    types of utilitarianism and that one is the correct and true form of utilitarianism and the other is not. Smart gives many reasons why one is the right version and the other is wrong but ultimately, there is an objection to the version he defends. Smart believes that there are two types of utilitarianism, restricted and extreme. Restricted utilitarianism has moral rules that everyone must follow even if breaking the rule means greater utility. Extreme utilitarianism disregards the rules as…

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    Act utilitarianism has an advantage over rule utilitarianism because that what is right and wrong can changed when considering the scope, the duration, the intensity, and the probability. For example, say a person and his siblings are running away from bad people, who want to capture them. The person and his siblings get tired and rest in the forest nearby. The boy wakes up and hears the bad men near them so he tells his siblings to remain quiet and go on without him. He runs towards the bad men…

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    John Mill’s approach to justice is a qualitative approach based on the foundation of utilitarianism, which is what creates the greatest happiness or the most good for people is the right thing to do. This approach is teleological in so the ends or happiness justify the means or actions are in proportion. Mill is focused on rule-utilitarianism, which does not test each individual action directly by the first principle of utility, but instead, the individual act is just if it conforms to a…

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    Utilitarianism is one of many moral theories that many use to guide their decision-making process. It can answer moral quandaries that are posed in many pieces of entertainment, as well as real life. Whether it be choosing a degree to major in or to send money to a charity, utilitarianism has an answer. It finds it's foundation in the works of Jeremy Bentham and John Stuart Mill. Over the years since its inception, it has become a cornerstone moral theory of modern philosophy. Utilitarianism…

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