Rule utilitarianism

What are the difference between happiness that comes as a result of as a consequence of living and happiness that comes as the result of an explicit search for happiness? Well, there are lots of differences between pursing the happiness and the happiness that comes from searching as Mark Kingwell, Sharon Begley and Nathaniel Hawthorne gave us different responses for happiness. In “ In Pursuit Of Happiness”, Mark Kingwell explains that there isn’t a simple way to explain what happiness is. He…

The moral dilemma shown here, is the same one that Singer believes occurs every time an American who already owns a TV chooses to go out and buy a new one. Instead of using this excess money to upgrade their television, they should be donating it to prevent the deaths of kids in need. Even though these two decision both have different factors to them, they both could lead to the same result. Except, in one scenario a kid dies by being sold to an organ peddler, and in the other a child dies of…

An Inquiry Concerning Morals, David Hume writes about what his view of justice is. Hume believes that when it comes to justice in a society, there is no need to prove justice and that ‘public utility’ is the origin of justice. Hume states, “… the rules of equity or justice depend entirely on the particular state and condition, in which men are placed, and owe their origin and existence to that utility which results to the public from their strict and regular observance” (Hume, pg. 86). To prove…

All these explanations are plausible and insightful in analyzing the paradox in China. However, one factor that is not normally stressed is politics: whether the quality of government influences people’s happiness and whether the implementation and enforcement provide more satisfaction to the general public are open to interpretation. Derek Bok illustrates how political factors impact happiness in the United States and discusses potential policies that can be implemented to promote happiness…

Environmental fascism is an issue that most try to avoid when structuring a new environmental model. As well as it is also an issue that most try and avoid when trying to figure out how to solve an environmental dilemma because it shows favoritism. In this essay I will discuss why Aldo Leopold is accused of his Land-Ethic model falling into the category of the issue of environmental fascism, and how J. Baird Callicott tries to resolve the accusations. First lets begin with taking a look at what…

Bizzell and Herzberg note in The Rhetorical Tradition that a figure who constantly promote the concept of belle lettres is Hugh Blair who encourages the cultivation of taste. According to him, good taste is needed to enhance moral improvement. Further, he asserts how the character of taste is incorporated as delicacy and correctness. Occupying these two will define people as intellectuals. Blair briefly elucidates that people with delicate taste are able to “see distinctions and differences…

In our fast-paced world, everyone is looking for shortcuts to get faster results. Unfortunately, in the pursuit of gaining happiness, we look for pleasure; the short-term solution for happiness. In this paper, I refute the statement that pleasure is the highest means in a good life, but instead, it is Eudaimonia. Eudaimonia translates to happiness that is achieved when we have reached our well-being at its full potential. While Eudaimonia gives a deeper sense in meaning, pleasure is good to have…

In his book, Pleasure and the Good Life, Fred Feldman introduces an idea known as Default Hedonism. Default hedonism can be broken down into three separate claims that tie together in a single formula. Before default hedonism is defined, Feldman shares that some assumptions about pleasure and pain should be made. The first two assumptions address pleasure. The first assumption is that pleasures are certain feelings or sensations that result in an “episode.” According to Feldman, “episodes” have…

3) Movement form personal to impersonal voice. There are two kinds of movement: - The personal voice is used to indicate a subjective opinion such as through the first person pronoun I, or through the use of second person pronoun you. For example: I think we should change our flag You shouldn’t drop rubbish Both I and you indicates the subjective opinion based on speaker’s intention regarding to the phenomenon - The impersonal voice is used to indicate and objective opinion, such as through…

When asking if the happiness of an individual should rate higher than the welfare of the general state of society, I strongly disagree. Many people make the most of their lives by having the knowledge to understand what matters in life. On the other hand there are also an abundance of people who do not have the knowledge to know what matters in life. The definition of happiness is, “Happiness is thought of as the good life, freedom from suffering, flourishing, well-being, joy, prosperity, and…