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Rule Utilitarianism Capital Punishment
629 wordsThe debate over capital punishment has been continous for many years now. It is a very controversial issue that revolves around several theories of punishment and social justice such as utilitarianism, retribution, and the right to live. These arguments come from different types of schools and reasoning, but they can all be evaluated within a utilitarian view. It views society as one organism. Its goal is to improve the state of society for all citizens in the future. Utilitarianism does not vie...
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Point Of View Rule Utilitarianism
1,025 wordsUtilitarianism (1) Utilitarianism is the philosophical concept, which emphasizes the superiority of utilitarian value over any other aspects of human existence. Basically, its proponents suggest that the true moral value consists of everything that increases the amount of happiness, for as many people as possible. Still, since the essence of happiness is perceived differently by different people, there always used to be a lot of controversy, surrounding utilitarianism, as the ethical teaching. T...
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Point Of View Rule Utilitarianism
1,849 wordsAn Analysis of Joanne who is HIV Introduction In this paper Ethical Subjectivism Joanne, argues that it's the right thing to do anything that is in her nature to do. She is willing to engage in sex with Doug, a friend of hers; even though she knows that she's HIV positive. The question I'll be looking for, in this paper, is whether or not she is doing the right thing. Her moral stance will be analyzed from the prospective of different ethical concepts, such as Ethical Subjectivism, Utilitarianis...
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Google To Censor Itself In China
1,444 wordsGoogle to Censor Itself in China The story Google to Censor Itself in China revolves around decision of Chinese government to censor the results of Google Web search. In order to be able to launch Chinese version of its search engine, Googles management decided to deviate from its own principle of making information universally available. Basically, Google has agreed to report users IP addresses to the Chinese authorities, when the search key words are being matched with those, provided to Googl...
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John Stuart Mill Point Of View
1,555 words... we understand why it can be taken as morality basis. Try to imagine the situations in which everyone takes what they want. It means that somebody will get everything and somebody nothing and in such situation the main idea happiness for all become ridiculous. As Julie Lund Hughes states Thus, if morality is defined in terms of happiness, not everyone can be moral, which seems wrong. This problem arises whenever one seeks to define morality in terms of happiness. The fact that not everyone co...
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Germ Line Therapy Genetically Engineered
4,617 wordsAbstract This paper sets out to defend human genetic engineering with a new bioethical approach, post-humanism, combined with a radical democratic political framework. Arguments for the restriction of human genetic engineering, and specifically germ-line enhancement, are reviewed. Arguments are divided into those which are fundamental matters of faith, or bio-Luddite arguments, and those which can be addressed through public policy, or gene-angst arguments. The four bio-Luddite concerns addresse...
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State Of Nature Psychological Egoist
1,083 wordsSurpassing the Obvious: Analysis of the Writings of Thomas Hobbes and J. J. C. Smart A term paper contrived is only as good as the sources from which it is assembled. It is from these reservoirs of knowledge that the bulk of a paper is developed. That is why it is absolutely imperative that the qualities of these sources are immaculate and relevant to the subject matter. Given my subject matter, ethical obligations and violence, it is critical to note and record the viewpoint of different philos...
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