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the face of it, to go against the utilitarian principle of the "greatest good of the greatest number", taking a more long-term vie...
the person to do what is right for themselves (Sager, 2009). With persuasion, the decision is clearly left to the consumer and the...
there are other outside influences. In ethics of choice, Kantian philosophy dictates that intention or consequences can aff...
also something that is easily masked. Bad people can appear good and vice versa. Making a determination about an individuals tru...
ethical theory, utilitarianism and deontology often enter the picture. Mill (2001) for example, who is a utilitarian, claims that ...
commandment "thou shalt not kill", for example, are forced to re-examine their views in the light of military service in wartime, ...
Long-term solutions carry "higher personal risks and an intangible measure of worth" (Schafer, 2002; p. 14). 2. Utilitarianism A....
that birth occurs when a woman is in the youthful childbearing years. A student asks: " Should age be factor in permitting pregnan...
the general population are serviced. There should be no preference due to the fact that someone knows one of the workers, or becau...
moral philosophies applied to my own decision making, I lean towards: Utilitarianism or Deontology? When considering a moral phi...
qualities that would indicate that there are more differences than points that could cause the individuals to be called equal to e...
the way in which the world operates" (Yost egoism.htm). Feinberg, however, argues that this theory is not infallible. He claims th...
was receiving a congratulatory gift for his academic achievements, specifically, his 3.5 grade point average (Kansas City Star, 20...
is the right thing to do, even if it will make life much more difficult for the individuals involved. Others suggest that the fetu...
out that God stopped Abraham from committing this act, but the point is that Abraham was quite prepared to do it and this was the ...
and ice creams sold in the summer, this looks at the trends rather than just the past performance. Regression analysis takes th...
greater good, however, it fails to take into account the consideration of the lesser numbers, who continue to represent yet anothe...