Rule utilitarianism

Never be afraid to let the rays of light from happiness shine. Happiness is a gift and upholds high value. However, happiness is not the only emotion that posses great worth. Although happiness is the ideal perfect feeling, consisting of no emotional burdens or worries, opposing emotions, such as anger, sadness, and fear, need to be recognized for their importance in life as well. Yet, undergoing the course of negative emotions is nothing easy. Unpleasant feelings bring heartache and despair;…

In most societies, such as the American society, people dream to be happy and to have pleasure. John Stuart Mill explained that every person wants pleasure in utility. Utility creates happiness through pleasure is what every person wants. The higher amount of utility a person receives, the more pleasure he or she will get. The more pleasure a person gains, the better life he or she will have. When asked questioned about morality, Mill explains that the right and moral thing to do is to do…

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…

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 my everyday life. The root of success, the root of anything ‘good’ in this world is happiness, for…

The Flaws of Utilitarianism Utilitarianism can be traced back to late 18th century to the 19th century (utilitarianism). Hedonist philosopher Jeremy Bentham introduced the principle of utility or also called the principle of pleasure. The principle of 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…

Utilitarianism is a theory produced by English philosopher Jeremy Bentham. “Utilitarianism affirms the principle that the right action is the one that directly produces the best balance of 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…

Pleasure is defined as having a good state of mind. Pleasure can also be seen as not feeling or not being in a horrible state. Epicurus believes that pleasure is essential to a happy life, he perceives it as the ultimate goal. Throughout his texts he elaborates on the types of pleasure, static and kinetic, and how the mind and body perceive pleasure. Desire satisfaction is defined as people getting what they want; they see it as their lives going well. Epicurus states that your life goes well…

“Well-being” and “good” here can be understood as happiness (Eggleston, 2012) and the absence of pain while by ‘unhappiness’ is the mean of lack of pleasure and pain (Bennett, 2005). According to Eggleston (2012), in point of view of utilitarianism, it may be seen as ethical to harm an individual for the benefit of the maximization of happiness. In the case study, Alvin and Vivian posting offensive material on Facebook page which is photo with captions and the consequences will determines…

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 the conclusion that Utilitarianism focuses on degrees of an individual’s liberty to help secure happiness and well-being for…

I choose the first logo because it’s simple. Although it’s simple it’s very meaningful, especially for us Indonesians. From what we can see this logo have a eagle head in the negative area. And as I know eagle (garuda) is an emblem of Indonesia, an eagle that holds on to a slogan “Bhinneka Tunggal Ika”. Not only that, Indonesia also well know for their red and white flag. Red symbolized bravery, while white symbolized purity. That’s why I chose this first logo. I also choose the second logo…