A potential response is that one may proceed in Trolley but not in Transplant. The key difference can be explained by the Kantian idea of using people as an end in itself, rather than a means. In essence, for an agent to proceed in Transplant, he physically needs the body of a healthy man in order to save the five; whereas in Trolley the bystander does not use his victim in any sense (Thompson, Reading B). While this idea explains Trolley and Transplant in its vanilla form, it fails to explain the
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quality of software, Software is expensive, the risk of being caught is minimal and etc(Siponen, Mikko T., and Tero Vartiainen. "Unauthorized Copying of Software."). According to Act Utilitarianism all these reasons can be considered as actions to increase happiness so they could be ethical while if you use Rule Utilitarianism none of these reasons are ethical, these reasons are not compelling and we all must obey the rules that do not deceive and do not cheat. From what I’ve learnt in class I think it’s
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achieve some larger end” (Tremblay et al 2008, 9). In other words, the consequence of the action will provide the information if the action was right or wrong. The consequentialist justification brings a social and political benefit. Third, the utilitarianism theory
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Explain both the general principles of utilitarianism and the distinctive features of Mill's utilitarianism Utilitarianism says that the result or the consequence of an act is the real measure of whether it is good or bad. This theory emphasizes ends over means. It is therefore, a teleological or deontological ethics theory. Teleological ethics determines whether an action is right or wrong depending on the consequence or end result. Deontological, on the other hand, is when the actions are intrinsically
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"Prepaid Plastic Is Creeping Into Credit" 1. The textbook authors explain that "Managers operate in two organizational environments--internal and external--both made up of stakeholders...". Which organizational environment and which two groups or forces in the organizational environment are best illustrated in the article? Explain why. You must be specific. Ans: External stakeholders are best illustrated in the article and it is people or groups in the organization external environment that
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Morality (from the Latin moralitas "manner, character, proper behavior") is the differentiation of intentions, decisions, and actions between those that are distinguished as proper and those that are improper.[1] Morality can be a body of standards or principles derived from acode of conduct from a particular philosophy, religion, or culture, or it can derive from a standard that a person believes should be universal.[2] Morality may also be specifically synonymous with "goodness" or "rightness."
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Egoism: This theory looks at an action in light of these consequences for only one entity, the person deciding whether an action is ethical. In other words, if an action is good for me, then it is ethical. The plus of that theory is that it is easy to apply--you need only look at a proposed action, figure out the consequences for you and if they are good then the action is ethical. The minus of the theory is that it obviously leads to many conclusions that most would agree are not ethical. Suppose
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Consequentialism and Utilitarianism The struggle between intrinsic and instrumental value seems to be eonian, and even though they do have very different meanings, people sometimes find it very difficult to distinguish between them. If something is said to encompass intrinsic value, it means that it is good or bad in itself, without having any reference to who it is good/bad for, or what it is good/bad at – most references define it as “just being good in itself”; a very popular example of this
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Utilitarianism. Jeremy Bentham 1748-1832 It a teleological ethic, and a consequentialist approach as whether an action is right or wrong it doesn’t matter the consequences are most important. Background. Created by Jeremy Bentham, he was born in London at a time of great change. He was born in the eighteenth century. It was a time of great depression, alcoholism and violence plague the streets you can see this in gin lane. Jeremy Benthem saw humans were guided by two main motivations pain and
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The Film Super Size Me Ethical Paper Zhen J. Huang California State Polytechnic University, Pomona Introduction Take a look around when you go out, what do you see? Loads of fast food restaurants? Maybe McDonalds is the exact name. In the documentary film Super Size Me, filmmaker Morgan Spurlock (2004) shows that fast food has become a fixture in the American culture, as well as other countries’ cultures. As Spurlock (2004) said in the film “what would happen if I ate nothing but McDonald’s
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