Critically assess a utilitarian response to environmental ethics. Utilitarianism is teleological, concerned with the end or purpose of actions. It is also consequentialist, judging actions right or wrong according to their outcome. Many scientists, politicians and philosophers have expressed concern that the world is facing an environmental catastrophe. If this is to be believed, an ethical theory that focuses on the results of our actions seems most appropriate. Utilitarianism is able to
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Critically assess a utilitarian response to environmental ethics. Utilitarianism is teleological, concerned with the end or purpose of actions. It is also consequentialist, judging actions right or wrong according to their outcome. Many scientists, politicians and philosophers have expressed concern that the world is facing an environmental catastrophe. If this is to be believed, an ethical theory that focuses on the results of our actions seems most appropriate. Utilitarianism is able to
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Ms. Clayton In reading your statement “According to our textbook consequentialism is actions are “right” so far as they have beneficial consequences. Actions, laws, policies are morally right to the degree that they produce some good or some useful outcome. “Actions themselves are neither inherently right or inherently wrong; rather, moral worth attaches only to what decisions and actions bring about, not directly to the decisions or actions themselves (Arrigo & Williams, 2008). That made me
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The ethical theory of consequentialism states that we ought to base our moral decisions on the decisions that create the best outcomes. Therefore people should act so as to maximise good consequences. On the other hand non-consequentialism focuses on the moral rightness or wrongness of an act by looking at its intrinsic qualities rather than the nature of its consequences. I do not believe consequentialism is superior to non-consequentialism as a basis for making moral decisions due to its flawed
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Morals and Well Being Consequentialism is the belief that the results of one’s behavior are the ultimate basis for any judgment between the rightness and wrongness of that behavior. A consequentialist believes that a great outcome or consequence is based on a morally right act. Consequentialism is often described in the English saying, as “the ends justify the means,” which means that is an aspiration is morally significant, any approach to succeed is acceptable. Social contract theory is based
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scenarios. The three philosophical approaches are: consequentialism, deontology, and virtue ethics. Consequentialism is the view that the value of actions is derived solely from the value of its consequences. In accounting, this approach is used to analyze which decision is most ethical based on the harms and benefits to the stakeholders; basically, it is the decision that does the greatest good for the greatest amount of people. In short, consequentialism is the decision is ethical if the positive outcome
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Evaluating the Moral Justification of Force in the UK Police Consequentialism and the Use of Deadly Force Among Police Personnel in the UK Against a backdrop of a democratic society, the use of deadly force by the police in countries such as the UK seems implausible for human rights activists. First, police officers are expected to uphold the human rights of every individual hence, civilian rights are always preserved even in criminal cases where the due process of law is considered to be the
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The use of non-human animals in controlled variable experiments that affect the behaviour or biological systems of such animals is the very definition of animal testing. Animal testing has always been a controversial subject: be it within the bounds of medicinal advancement, cosmetic research, or even in the pursuit of scientific knowledge. Many animal rights advocates and societies, such as PETA (People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals) and BUAV (British Union for the Abolishment of Vivisection)
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Max Carey Ethics Paper 2 December 2, 2011 The Argument for Consequentialism Consequentialism and Imannuel Kant’s Theory of Moral Value provide a good framework for deciding what right actions are and specifically what actions are deemed intrinsically valuable. Consequentialism is going to emphasis that actions maximizing intrinsic value of all people affected by a situation are morally right while Kant is going to stress that only the motive behind an action determines whether an action
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The issue in question has to do with an ethical dilemma that is forced upon the owner (Charles) of a small lumberyard. This lumberyard in particular sells lumber and building products to mainly local consumers including contractors and builders. Unfortunately, many larger competitors have opened in the near vicinity, which threatens the small lumberyard. Ideally, Charles would like to pay his employees a salary that would allow them to live comfortably. However, he cannot afford to do so, because
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