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    My overall philosophical view for the discussion about the “right to keep what you earned”, (Mackinnon and Fiala, 2015), can be altruistic, but I believe my view is more of the idea of Rule Utilitarianism. Rule Utilitarianism described in the book Ethics: Theory and Contemporary Issues “utilitarian theory that focuses on postulating general rules that will tend to produce the greatest happiness for the greatest number”, (Mackinnon and Fiala, 2015). One idea that I found useful to branch off Rule

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    Mill Act Utilitarianism

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    Nominally speaking, Utilitarian came from the Latin word utilis, which means useful. It was historically coined by Jeremy Bentham – known to be as the father of this philosophical movement – who espouses that idea “the greatest happiness for the greater number” Another proponent of this ethical theory is J.S. Mill, who posited the difference bet act utilitarianism and rule utilitarianism. From the above statement, basically, utilitarianism works this way. The only reason for performing an action

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    Defined by the Merriam-Webster dictionary, utilitarianism is “a doctrine that the useful is the good and that the determining consideration of right conduct should be the usefulness of its consequences; specifically: a theory that the aim of action should be the largest possible balance of pleasure over pain or the greatest happiness of the greatest number” (Webster). The idea of utilitarianism is founded from the Principle of Utility which has three simple ideas. The first idea is the belief that

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    Utilitarianism is the idea that an action is right as long as it promotes happiness, and that the greatest happiness of the greatest number should be what tells us what’s right. It seems so obvious; make the most possible people happy. However, one critic of Utilitarianism, Bernard Williams thinks you'll find it absurd that the obvious answer is always going to be the one that maximizes utility. Williams argues there's going to be a serious cost to certain actions but Utilitarianism doesn’t consider

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    Utilitarianism vs. Deontology A better way to understand utilitarianism and deontology is to see it through a scenario with a moral dilemma. The scenario includes bombs, death, torture, and a moral dilemma. Utilitarianism is a theory in which decisions should be made in optimizing the greatest amount of pleasure over pain and the greatest amount of happiness for the greatest amount of people (Merriam-Webster). In the scenario a police chief desperately throws out the idea of torture of a crazy

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    Consequentialism is the moral theory that the morality of an action is to be judged solely by its consequences. Although this definition is relatively specific, it covers a broad range of philosophies. For the context of this paper we will focus on the concept of utilitarianism as it has been emphasized in lecture. Utilitarianism is a form of consequentialism related to the maximization of utility; looking to maximize the good, while minimizing the bad. While utilitarianism seems to promote overall

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    Let Sleeping Dogs Lie

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    Let Sleeping Dogs Lie, Bentham's Utilitarianism Up to this point, the ideas discussed have either been philosophical goals for governments to reach, or goals for government to cease to exist, but have lacked the ability to be realized perfectly. This is where utilitarianism separates itself from the rest of the pack by asking a few simple questions: does it work, and does it help more people than it would hurt. Utilitarianism is unconcerned with the methods, as long as the end result justify them

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    Principle of Utility An act is only morally right if it does more to improve the overall well being than any other action a person could have done in a circumstance. Which leads to the idea that morality is based on moral calculations. The fallacy of Hasty Generalization Generalizing from a sample size that is too small or biased, rather than looking at something more relevant with the situation. Principle of Humanity People should always be treated as an end (with respect) in themselves

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    Utilitarianism is a moral theory which was created by John Stuart Mill. John Stuart Mill said that Utilitarianism is “doing the act that creates the most pleasure, with the least pain, for the most people.” (17.Mill.) Utilitarianism has to do with people’s happiness since Utilitarian’s see that every act you do should be creating the most pleasure for the most people. The theory of Utilitarianism does not always worry about just one single person, but worries about the greater good for all people

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    The idea in utilitarianism is that the moral worth of an action is determined solely by its value in providing happiness or pleasure as summed among all conscious beings. It is a form of consequentialism, meaning that the moral worth of any action is determined by its outcome. Thus the utilitarian maxim: the greatest good for the greatest number. The largest contributors to utilitarianism were Jeremy Bentham and John Stuart Mill. [1] The objection that I am going to focus on in this essay is a

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