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Halberstadts involvement with the military didnt end after Vietnam. Indeed, he has moved in and out of the military circle for de...

ideas about economic theory and in doing so, he arrived at the conclusion that "conventional economic analysis could not show that...

rights of another individual. In this way, then, even if one chooses badly, they have not been damaged to the point that they have...

of stem cell research far outweigh the negativities. Because of these benefits stem cell research can be ethically defended utili...

In six pages this paper discusses the strengths and weaknesses of various philosophical theories with the utilitarianism of John S...

that lying is not only necessary in some circumstances, but one may go beyond the few exceptions and see good in the lie. It is ce...

This 8 page paper responds to the question of whether a utilitarian approach to moral reasoning is adequate. The writer first desc...

exists where half of the population is in ecstasy while the other half are totally miserable, this would not be desirable under th...

alert the masses as to the underlying consequences of individual actions. A prime example of this concept is the notion of paying...

In five pages the utilitarianism philosophy as conceptualized by Jeremy Bentham and John Stuart Mill is examined with the 'The Ult...

In five pages this paper examines the ethics of moral duty within the context of Utilitarianism by John Stuart Mill and the politi...

is the same condition that essentially puts them in an ethical position to make this choice. The integration of Kants perspective...

In one page this essay considers how Immanuel Kant's moral philosophy on consequences transforms it into the utilitarianism princ...

others), Mill recognized that mans relationship of the benefits of his actions necessarily related to the ability to weigh the pos...

In two pages this essay examines the acquisition of happiness through electronic means and also considers what the father of Utili...

In five pages this paper contrasts the philosophical perspectives of Immanuel Kant with John Stuart Mill's Utilitarianism. There ...

irresistible force" and the result would be the establishment of the perfect civil constitution (Kant 45-46). Mans complicity in ...

In five pages this paper contrasts and compares the similarities in the utilitarianism perspectives of Jeremy Bentham and John Stu...

were distinguished in the nineteenth century with the "natural" sciences. To a great degree, James was attempting to create and/...

of each association, and in which each, while uniting himself with all, may still obey himself alone, and remain as free as before...

in their fathers footsteps. Like Jesus, John began preaching at the age of 30 (Catholic Online, 2007). His location was the banks...

is one alternative in deriving a moral theory when considering a variety of philosophical models. Above all, it is simplistic. And...

up with perhaps the earliest fully developed system of utilitarianism, of which two prominent features are noteworthy ("Utilitari...

the expense of so many others? Indeed not, inasmuch as Sarahs mistake cannot be expected to cost one hundred innocent lives over ...

to do with whether or not the act increased or decreased overall happiness or whether they have utility. Acts are evaluated based ...

deem as acceptable. The concept of a rational society, in which the entire community is greatly influenced by principles its mem...

regarded as being little more than attempting to keep a pig satisfied. Because man has the intellectual capacity for reason, he s...

He and a group of utilitarians formed a small Utilitarian Society based on many of the writings of Bentham. His many works appeare...

rules (Honderich, 1995). Act-consequentialism evaluates righteousness in respect to consequences. There is a significant different...

this principle, Kant directly addresses the topic of lying by posing the question: "When I am in distress, may I may a promise wit...